Pop the keyboard out and have a look for the Dell part number on the underside of it. Stick that partnumber into ebay and see if someone is breaking an defective Inspiron 6400.
-----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 23 February 2011 13:56 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning Thanks, I think it might be better to replace the whole keyboard as at least one of the keys no longer has the "post" where the original key was. Besides... lots of people on here were bashing me about not getting OEM parts....so, I thought I"d get an OEM keyboard, if it's available. :-) From: Jeff Steward [mailto:jstew...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dell+inspiron+6400+replacement+key -Jeff Steward On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:31 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: Good idea. Next time I think I will buy an OEM replacement battery and do as you suggest. On a related note, I've got an Inspiron 6400 laptop that just came back from the field and it needs a new keyboard as several keys are broken off. Anyone know how to find out the part number for that? I can't find it on Dell's website. From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning 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? 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