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    Dell Inspiron 1501 weird Battery Start Up Message

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lalalaprise, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. lalalaprise

    lalalaprise Notebook Enthusiast

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    I boot up my Dell Inspiron 1501 with WinXP and it always gives me this error message after the Dell logo screen appears and before windows loads:

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    Warning: The Battery cannot be identified
    This system will be unable to charge this battery

    Press Any Key to Continue
    Press <F2> 2 times to enter SETUP
    Press <F12> and Any Key to enter Boot Menu

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    I always just hit any key and it boots up normal. My Battery also charges normal and everything is working fine...

    Anyone encountered something like this?
     
    lalalaprise, Jan 23, 2010
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    lalalaprise Notebook Enthusiast

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    I guess this isnt a common problem?
     
    lalalaprise, Jan 30, 2010
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    Sharpnd Notebook Guru

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    A simple bios update resolves this issue :)

    Link


    If the link doesn't work for you, just enter your service tag, or select your laptop model under the Drivers & Downloads portion of support.dell.com
     
    Sharpnd, Jan 31, 2010
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