wyantm06 Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 I know I am probably the most annoying person on this board lol but this place brings joy to me, mostly because everyone shows respect. But here is my question. I thought my battery was junk the whole time in my laptop. But I just finally found out I was wrong. A display came up saying my battery is low, well my battery down in the bottom has been at 0% for about 10 minutes. Btw I have a Dell Latitude C810. Is there a drive I am suppose to download to get this to work right or something? Thanks so much! Happy holidays to all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 You shouldn't need any drivers for the battery. Are you saying the meter show 0 percent yet you've been running for 10 minutes. The meters are never perfect and might say 0 while there is still some battery left to give you a chance to save/plug in. Try charging it fully and see how long it lasts and if the reading seems accurate. You're not annoying, you just need a lot of help, but at least you ask questions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 You shouldn't need any drivers for the battery. Are you saying the meter show 0 percent yet you've been running for 10 minutes. The meters are never perfect and might say 0 while there is still some battery left to give you a chance to save/plug in. Try charging it fully and see how long it lasts and if the reading seems accurate. You're not annoying, you just need a lot of help, but at least you ask questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 It might just be reading it wrong, see how long it lasts at 0 percent, recharge it fully and repeat experiment to see how long it lasts before the laptop turns off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Alright lol! Still running on 0%! I am pretty sure it is supposed to stay at like 0% for like 2 minutes so you have enough time to plug the power cord in. Well I am on like 16 minutes. The low battery thing is flashing and everything underneath the screen and the right hand corner says my battery is dead. So I don't know lol. Thanks you been lots of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Oh also if I plug in my power cord and take the battery out it has a power tester on it and it says dead on that to. Wow this is weird. Everything I check it says it is dead, but it's working still? Hmm I will have to update you in a few hours. I will leave it on while I sleep and see if it is on still when I wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Ok it just now went dead. So does this mean I have a bad battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Could just be that its getting old. Overtime laptop batteries loose their ability to charge and their capacities decrease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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