Tips To Troubleshoot a Dell Laptop Battery

From the ultra-powerful Dell Alienware laptops to the added budget-friendly Dell Inspiron line, all Dell laptops run off of a battery and await on it whenever you abstract the computer from its AC adapter. Problems with the battery anon affect the advancement of your laptop. Troubleshoot the array to define areas that may charge absolute so you can adore your Dell laptop's abounding accretion potential.

1. Check that the Dell laptop battery is installed. Turn off the laptop and disconnect it from its power source. Flip the laptop over. Some models have the dell latitude d630 battery visible as part of the laptop's undercarriage, while others require you to remove a plastic panel to see the battery. If you're unsure, consult your product-specific manual.

2. Remove the battery. On most Dell laptops, the battery is removed by sliding the battery away from the laptop body at an angle. Inspect the metal elements on the end of the battery. Batteries with corroded, missing or bent elements may need to be replaced with a new dell m1530 battery from Dell's official store (888-364-6022).

3. Reinsert the battery into the laptop's undercarriage. Make sure the battery is oriented properly so that its metal elements are in contact with the metal elements inside the laptop. An improperly inserted dell xps m1330 laptop battery will not function.

4. Connect the Dell laptop to a power source using its included AC adapter cable. Check that the cable is powered; its indicator light, positioned either on the AC adapter block or on the plug that enters the computer, should be glowing.

5. Turn the Dell laptop back on. Double-click the vostro 1510 battery icon in the Windows taskbar, located on the bottom right corner of the screen. A new window will appear. Choose "Portable/Laptop" from the drop-down menu to turn on power management. This may resolve issues with the dell vostro 1710 battery being drained faster than normal.