How DO you charge your Dell Laptop battery?
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using the adapter that came with the laptop and plugging it into the wall
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Plug it in when you have the chance, if it is new just run it until it is almost empty and then charge it, do it a a couple times.
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Dell techs are stupid and when ever they cant come up with anything else they automatically say the motherboard is out. I would reccommend going to a computer place and having them check it out. I called on mine one day and she went though like 3 things, and decided it had to be the motherboard...when actually it was just the battery.
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Even though the battery says its charged it may be bad. Do you know someone with the same laptop, so you can borrow thier batttery to test it.
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According to the Dell web site, it uses SATA drives.  If you have an IDE connector in there, you should able to connect it to that.  If it's already connected, you'll need to get an IDE cable that supports two drives and then make sure both drives have their jumpers properly configured.  If you aren't interested in all of that, just buy a USB hard drive enclosure and put your old drive into that.
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I bought a San Disk at Circuit City for around forty dollars which has several different slots for all kinds of memory cards. You plug it into the side of the Dell and put your memory card into the proper slot in the San Disk and you are set! It works great!!!!
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Any inverter designed to run from a car battery which gives the current output you require should work. Connect the batteries in parallel for longer usage time. If you can get hold of a socket and battery connector from auto-parts supplier it would make connecting a single battery easy. Or did you mean you want to run your PC from your car anyway?
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my computer doing the same thing i called a computer store and they said that my battery has gone bad and i need to replace it. go to tigerdirect.com and you can get one pretty cheap
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yeah Steve ^_^\n\nthe long lasting battery (8+ hours, precisely 8:32), at least Dell promise this with the 9 cell battery for its Inspiron E1405 (btw, idk under what conditions). This notebook fulfill all demands except gaming (but this isn't required) due to the GMA 950 that can't be upgraded. But all in all a powerful and well transportable notebook.\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1405?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn\n\nn.b. the E1505 with 15.4" screen can not fulfill the demand of 8 hours running on battery.
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Have a look at Batteries.com.  You can also shop around at Froogle - put in "battery" and your laptop make and model.
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Purchase a volts-adjustable power converter, otherwise you will zap your contraption.  Some can plug into a cigarette lighter socket and some can be wired directly to a twelve-volt battery.  Wallmart may still sell them, it's been some years since I've purchased any of em.
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Well looks like the new battery is a higher mah than the original that should give you more time. I would try using any battery utilities that your computer came with some may even be in the bios, try draining the battery till dead then recharge all night. if this does not work you have a bum battery.
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1. no a 7 amps charger cannot harm u'r notebook, neither can a 700 amps charger, provided the voltage rating is correct & it's a smps\n2. i will never recommend a charger from a different supplier than notebook manufacturer, reason being a. the battery charging circuit is a bit tricky, an auto cut-off switch mechanism for supervision / regulation charge: boost / trickle / off states b. the mating pin connecting notebook can make a loose connection, causing localised heating / sparking\n> if at all u buy different, only supplier i know of is targus\nhttp://www.targus.com/us/powerstore.asp\nfill in relevant details & after a few steps, offer comes up
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Did you hear of the recall on most Dell laptops batteries? You might want to check to see if yours qualifies for a free replacement.
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http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/suppliesselector.aspx?cs=19&l=en&c=us&printersku=221-6894&C1=51&L1=75&C2=30&L2=0&MD=942&dims=1\n\nAt the top there should be and ink and toner selection click on it pick your printer scroll down to next and order your ink
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That is a pretty old laptop.  I suspect the battery may be so old it may never charge and you will have to get a new one.  One option though is to put the battery in the freezer for a few hours and then give it a couple of days to charge up.  Some times this can revive an old battery for awhile longer.
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If you jump start it and then run to the store or school, the battery is not getting a thorough charge. \n\nFIRST step: Charge it with a charger or drive at least 50 miles, while observing the gauge.\n\nNEXT: check the battery cable connections for corrosion.\n\nNext: check the charging system for proper output.