Li-Ion battery wont hold a charge

Wild_Card · #1 October 17th, 2004, 01:27 AM

I have a used Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop but the battery that came with it cant hold a charge worth a *insert word of your choise here*

I charge it over night and look at the battery's charge indicator (a series of 5 LEF lights) and they all light up indicating a full charge. But if I use the laptop with the battery, at full charge, I can only get about 2 minutes worth of working time.

I have been told putting the battery in the freezer will solve the problem. Any input?

Thanks,
Wild Card

renegade600 · #2 October 17th, 2004, 01:35 AM

laptop batteries does not last as long as they used to. Try start - all programs - utilities - battery Optimizer. Follow the onscreen instructions. It will take 6-8 hours.

Wild_Card · #3 October 17th, 2004, 08:48 PM

thanks I will try this now. Let you now when its done.

Wild_Card · #4 October 17th, 2004, 09:42 PM

Umm, I dont have that option. I have Start, Programs, but no utilities, or battery optimizer.

I've downloaded BATRCAL.exe from Dell's website and Im giving that a try.

I had put the battery in the freezer over night but that didnt do anything.

renegade600 · #5 October 18th, 2004, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild_Card

Umm, I dont have that option. I have Start, Programs, but no utilities, or battery optimizer.

I've downloaded BATRCAL.exe from Dell's website and Im giving that a try.

I had put the battery in the freezer over night but that didnt do anything.

I have always heard about the freezer trick but you are the first one to give a result. Sorry it did not work. Hopefully that file from dell will help.

Wild_Card · #6 October 18th, 2004, 12:11 PM

No, the file didnt do anything either unfortunatly. At full charge, my battery wont last more than 2 minutes.