Actually it's supposed to be an actual Dell battery that's been refurbed by someone other than Dell, so it doesn't have the Dell sticker price. :-) Still, it may be better if we can't get this working, to go ahead and pay the $80 or so that Dell wants for a new battery..
-----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning Off-brand battery? I've used them before when I need something cheap and immediate but with batteries, you really get what you pay for. Also you run the risk of off-brands being made with defective cells and there's nothing more fun than a lithium fire in your lap! ---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 On 2/21/11 1:39 PM, "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote: >Well, we didn't go through Dell... they wanted about 3 times what we paid >for it on Amazon. :-) I've contacted the vendor and we'll see...but I >thought maybe there might be a way to reset the "counter" or something. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:29 PM >To: NT System Admin Issues >Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > >Isn't there a standard 1-year warranty on the D-series batteries? We >usually go through the battery's life every year and a half to two years. >If it's already failing I'd call Dell and have them get you a new one. > >---- >Jack Kramer >Computer Systems Specialist >University Relations, Michigan State University >w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > >On 2/21/11 1:04 PM, "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>My Google-Fu is failing me today. One of my users told me late last year >>that he was getting a warning on his laptop that his battery was reaching >>the end of it's useable life, so I bought him a replacement. His new >>battery >>is saying the same thing and is only lasting about 45 minutes at most, >>even >>after several full discharge and recharge cycles. >>Is there a trick to resetting the lifetime counter on these things? I >>think >>he's got a Latitude D-series. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >>--- >>To manage subscriptions click here: >>http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>or send an email to [email protected] >>with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >--- >To manage subscriptions click here: >http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >or send an email to [email protected] >with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >--- >To manage subscriptions click here: >http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >or send an email to [email protected] >with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
