Check to see if you can get a warranty on the battery. It has been a while but for the Latitude line I seem to remember that Dell would add something like $25 to the bill and you would get a replacement battery after 2 years of service on the one you just purchased.
Jon On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>wrote: > 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:jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu] > 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" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> 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:jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu] > >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" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > >>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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > >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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > >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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
