False "Low Battery Alarm" with after-market battery - Dell Studio


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit SP1
       #1

    False "Low Battery Alarm" with after-market battery - Dell Studio


    Hello,

    Sorry for being away from posting on the forum since a long time, though I have been visiting the forum lot many times, without logging in - mainly through Google search. That shows how effective the website really is.

    Since some time a very persistent error has been bothering me and I thought it best to come here and post the issue.

    After my original battery for my Dell Studio 1555 32-bit computer died, I replaced batteries thrice, one after another (the computer is five years old).
    The three replacement batteries were:
    1. Dell - exact replacement 56 Wh
    2. LB1 - matching specs but 48 Wh
    3. Dell - exact replacement 56 Wh

    Since the second replacement battery, the Low Battery Alarm has been disturbing me each time that:
    1. The computer is restarted with the main power disconnected.
    2. The main power jack is removed after a 100% charge.
    3. The main power jack is removed anytime.

    Since in the first place I never set this alarm manually, I am assuming there could either be a Dell specific registry issue with after-market batteries, though I don't understand why. Either way the irritant must go.

    I checked Advanced Power Options under Power Scheme but found nothing that would give me a hint of what's wrong.

    The alarm screenshot is attached.

    Any help would be welcome.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails False "Low Battery Alarm" with after-market battery - Dell Studio-low-battery-alarm.jpg  
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  2. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Enterprise
       #2

    Rule out the OS and Drivers by downloading a Linux LiveCD and booting from that See if you get the same errors/alarms/warnings.
    If you do it could be a faulty charging circuit in your laptop. Check with Dell and see if they have a battery calibration tool. Sometimes completely running the battery flat a couple of times does a "reset" kind of thing.
    Sorry I can't think of anything else just now.
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