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    630m/XPS m140 battery issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rixth, Mar 19, 2008.

  1. rixth

    rixth Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    This laptop has not been used much off the charger, but the battery only lasts about 1.5 hours.

    Attached is a screen shot from Notebook Hardware Control.

    This is what is weird:

    Designed capacity: 79920mWh
    Fully charged capacity: 16706mWh

    How can I get that back to something more acceptable? Battery life used to be hours. I have a 9 cell.
     

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    x60tp Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wear level is 79%. Get a new battery.
     
    x60tp, Mar 19, 2008
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  3. SpeedyMods

    SpeedyMods Notebook Deity

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    Yup, you're SOL. I was in the same boat, got a genuine Dell 9-cell off of eBay for $60. There is no way to bring the battery back.

    Yours still isn't too bad though, after 18 months,my battery got about 35mins. It was nice to get my 5 hours back.

    Greg
     
    SpeedyMods, Mar 19, 2008
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