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Default Strange battery issue - 08-18-2010, 03:26 PM

So, originally I thought my battery was not charging/charging extremely slow. Once the meter gave a steady reading of 0% for a few days of charging, I did some diagnostic tests and found that the battery is actually charged (runs for about 4 hours), the software just thinks (and says) that it isn't...

I can't seem to find much in way of a solution to this problem. So far I've tried a few 3rd party battery meter software packages and of course, I've done 3 fresh installs of XP since this problem started.

If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to anything... This is quite a strange problem..
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Default 08-18-2010, 05:22 PM

have you tried to download and re-install Dells Battery Utility?

link: Mini 9 Battery Meter/Wireless Utility

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=264714


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Default 08-19-2010, 10:27 PM

I've installed all the drivers with each OS install that I've done, but I just removed the battery utility and reinstalled.. Maybe that will do the trick.. Thanks for the tip..
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Default 08-20-2010, 03:37 AM

Reinstalling the battery software did not work. Thanks, though..

Anyone else have any suggestions?
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