laptop battery problems...?

Question

My computer seems to stay on a half hour after the meter on the computer claims that the battery is at 0%. Is their anything I can do to fix this.

I have a compaq presario

Answer 1

Most laptops come with a utility to recalibrate the battery meters. These need to be run occasionally to deal with the fact that battery characteristics change over time. Check your laptop for battery utilities and take a look at the laptops website.

Answer 2

Nothing to worry about. It is like the gas guage on you car. It is a warning device to give you a message. When the gas guage says empty you can drive a few more miles, but, don't do it, put in some gas. When the meter says your battery is dead, hook it up to the charger. Running a battery until the computer powers off on it's own shortens the life of the battery.

Answer 3

is it a Sony Battery check the number on it
Laptop Battery Recall
(AP) Major Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it is recalling 830,000 batteries made by Sony for its laptops, the latest in a growing global recall involving Sony batterie
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/29/business/main2051618.shtml?source=RSSattr=Business_2051618

Answer 4

you need a new battery, and when u get a new one, drain the batter ALLLL the way 100% because on the initial charge u must have a 100% DEAD BATTERY and it should hold a long long charge after that

Answer 5

Call the store that sold you the battery. A lot of them have been recalled and yours may be one of them. Particularly Sony.

Good Luck

Answer 6

if u have a dell call dell about the dell battery recall and they will give u a free one others i do not know i know this couse i have a dell laptop