Dead battery

[Guest]

I have an inspiron 1100 and the other day I went to switch to battery power
but my computer says that it has absolutely no power in it. I thought that by
plugging in my computer it charged my battery if it was low but it doesn't at
all. Is my battery totally dead or is there a way to charge it back up?

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Daisy

You should take your laptop to a service centre and get the charging circuit
checked out.. it may be that your battery has reached the end of its useful
life, and will no longer accept a charge.. it is not unknown, however, for
charging circuits to fail..

 

[Quaoar]

I have an inspiron 1100 and the other day I went to switch to battery
power
but my computer says that it has absolutely no power in it. I thought
that by
plugging in my computer it charged my battery if it was low but it
doesn't at
all. Is my battery totally dead or is there a way to charge it back
up?

Laptop lithium ion batteries have a 'generally' accepted life of two to
three years, maximum. The battery might be unchargeable if in this age
range. Batteries are not normally covered under the warranty outside of
90 days, if at all. Even if the battery is outside of the original
warranty, call Dell support. They might have some suggestions about
other hardware failures that are covered under your warranty that can
affect the battery charging.

Q

 

[Guest]

Wow. And my lithium battery is still going strong after 4 years --
??? Do I just not use it enough, or what?

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