No Battery Detected

[Upsidedown25]

(My laptop is a Dell Inspiron E1505 w/ Windows Vista Ultimate)Vista states
that no battery was detected, yet i have one inserted. I've tried pulling it
out and putting it back in, even the BIOS settings detect no battery. When I
remove the power cable, it still runs off battery, but the battery light
turns red. Also, I am trying to upgrade my BIOS and as a requirement, you
must have your computer connected to the battery AND to the charger. Please
help!

 

[JW]

Is it possible that your battery is old and just about dead? Since that
would easily explain the symptoms your are having.

 

[Upsidedown25]

I don't think it's too old. It's only 2 years old and before this happened it
still held a charge.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Two years is a pretty long time for a battery depending on how it is used.