torrent99 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I've got a bit of a weird problem on my D630. (not OSX related..) The battery itself seems pretty good, it will power my laptop for up to 2 hours, without blanking the screen. However, bios and hence the OS doesn't think the laptop exists! It charges, and the LED glows green & orange as expected. Also in OSX when I do a Software Update, it claims that I have no power connected (even though I'm running off the mains!).... Anyone seen this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipart Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Errrr. Did you mean ".....battery exists."? And no not seen this before, is ita genu:ne dell battery? I would say the battery is faulty - they have logic boards in them - so the cells are ok, hence it powers the laptop but comms about its state are not being reported. I assume the BIOS says battery not present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrent99 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The bios (on the BIOS setup screen) says the battery doesn't exist (no battery connected)! (But it happily charges it and lights the battery light above the keyboard) I've a nasty feeling the power control circuitry has failed in a wierd way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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