Hello everyone.
I used to be able to watch full length DVD up to two hours on my notebook when the AC adapter is unplugged... Recently, my notebook can not play full lenght DVD movies because the battery life would run out just after 20 minutes.
I contacted Dell and they told me my warranty does noit cover the battery.
I dim the LCD light to correct the problem, but that did not help. I adjust the power scheme, but that does not help, either. What can I do to correct this problem?
Note: The notebook is now 3 years old.
2007-03-23 12:07:40 · 10 answers · asked by Ms. Dell XPS 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
3 years is a lot of time to get out of a battery. You can try cleaning the battery contacts. If that doesn't work, then you can try reconitioning the battery by draining it all the way down and then charging it back up a few times . If none of that works, you will need to buy a new battery. But like I said, 3 years is a lot of life. You are lucky
2007-03-23 12:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called battery wear. As you use your battery, the life of the battery slowly decreases. After 3 years of use, your battery is more likely dead. The best advice is to buy another battery or just use the AC adapter.
You can also try to calibrate the battery with a utility in the BIOS, but that most likely wont help much.
2007-03-23 19:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by RWC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought a laptop and had everything set up by the geek squad at best buy.... i didnt' buy an extra battery pak but they said after a few years, the battery would have to be replaced because its kind of like a cell phone...the older it gets the less the battery life has on it....and i think they said about 2 to 3 years is about time to get a new battery....
2007-03-23 19:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cant remember what its called but its when the batteries internal life goes down or in other words after a while it wont be able too store as much energy so it will run out quaker the only way too solve the problem is too buy another batteries
2007-03-23 19:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a problem and i have not seen a laptop that the battery doesn't die after a couple of years oyu are lucky to have gotten 3 yrs. buy a new battery!
2007-03-23 19:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy an new battery.
2007-03-23 19:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it sounds like the battery is dying.
2007-03-23 19:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to batteryfuel.com and buy a new battery
2007-03-23 19:12:05 · answer #8 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a new battery!
2007-03-23 19:17:54 · answer #9 · answered by garry.mullen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sad to say, it's had it's day - time for a new one
2007-03-23 19:18:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋