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post #1 of 6
9/2/08 at 7:29pm
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Hi there! I'm new here and would GREATLY appreciate any help that I can receive here....

About 2 weeks ago, I turned on my Dell Inspiron 1501 and the following message came on before I even got to the main windows screen:
Warning: The battery can not be identified. This system will be unable to charge this battery.

I have been able to continue using my computer without problems until last night, I plugged the AC adapter in to charge the laptop and the green light on the adapter did not come on to charge the computer. So I dont know if I am having a problem that will be solved with just replacing the AC adapter, or the battery itself because of the error message.

I called Dell and of course they cant help me as I'm not under warrenty anymore. I have been looking on line and it seems that this is a common problem which isnt easily solved. I dont know anything about the BIOS settings so I dont want to mess with that yet. If anybody has any advice or has dealt with this problem before, I would greatly appreciate any help!!

Thanks!
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post #2 of 6
9/2/08 at 9:24pm
bios is not exactly scary as some may think

is it just a bios change that will fix this issue?

what is the fix? mind linking or copy pasta?
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post #3 of 6
9/2/08 at 10:40pm
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I have no idea how to fix. I have read different solutions online that address resetting BIOS but dont know how to do that or if that's even the best solution
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post #4 of 6
9/3/08 at 1:57am
more likely that the battery is failing (or already bad)

cheers ...
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post #5 of 6
9/3/08 at 2:30am
@qhn: why would the battery not be identified if failing? This is an error I've never before seen, though I have had to replace batteries.
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post #6 of 6
9/3/08 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by bmwrob View Post
@qhn: why would the battery not be identified if failing? ....
i was not sure due to some systems reporting differently - thus the ( ) of "or already bad"

cheers ...
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