Help!This product just arrived. Battery#2 shows "0%" available. And my main battery is charged, but removing charger turns off my laptop?
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This may be worth a try, but leave the laptop turned off, disable any charge thresholds you may have set up on the Thinkpad, and plug it in overnight. Both batteries should charge up to 100%. If that fails, remove the main battery and leave only the slice battery in, plug it in with the laptop turned off. Bit of a bizarre problem though, afaik, the laptop drains the main battery before the secondary. Maybe it's doing it in reverse somehow, but not switching to the main battery once the secondary is drained. Once both batteries are fully charged, it should behave normally.edit: As Kirk mentioned, use the charge port on the slice, not the rear port. This may be worth a try, but leave the laptop turned off, disable any charge thresholds you may have set up on the Thinkpad, and plug it in overnight. Both batteries should charge up to 100%. If that fails, remove the main battery and leave only the slice battery in, plug it in with the laptop turned off. Bit of a bizarre problem though, afaik, the laptop drains the main battery before the secondary. Maybe it's doing it in reverse somehow, but not switching to the main battery once the secondary is drained. Once both batteries are fully charged, it should behave... » Read More This may be worth a try, but leave the laptop turned off, disable any charge thresholds you may have set up on the Thinkpad, and plug it in overnight. Both batteries should charge up to 100%. If that fails, remove the main battery and leave only the slice battery in, plug it in with the laptop turned off. Bit of a bizarre problem though, afaik, the laptop drains the main battery before the secondary. Maybe it's doing it in reverse somehow, but not switching to the main battery once the secondary is drained. Once both batteries are fully charged, it should behave normally.edit: As Kirk mentioned, use the charge port on the slice, not the rear port. « Show Less
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Are you using the charge jack on your new big battery? If so, are all the green lights lit before you unplug the cord?
1275581
Not sure, did you charge the clamshell battery? Must plug in to the charger port on the battery, not on the computer
977741
I think you need to go into your battery settings on computer to tell it to charge both, I had mine stop charging correctly and fixed it in the settings menu.
1275582
If you are using the slice battery with the X220 you need to make sure that it is plugged into the slice battery and not the charging port on your laptop. It will charge both batterys and requires you to use the charging port on the battery when its plugged in to the laptop.
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Make sure that you bought the right battery first. Look up what kind of laptop you have usually it is printed on the laptop somewhere. Mine is a toshiba satellite. Then google what kind of battery it takes. Make sure that the battery is properly installed and locked in place(tabs near battery) and that it doesn't wiggle. Next is the charging unit. Make sure that its fully put together and connected to your pc power slot. If the battery is right and the power charging unit is fully conected and still no charge check to see if there is an orange light when you plug in the charger. If there is your prolly have a defective battery and should return it, if not then you prolly need a new charger or internal charger connector(pc end).
519558
Well, the battery does work above zero & it was cheap. Not a factory standard but it could be that my laptop lived with zero Power so long that it's the computer glitch not the replacement. Who knows!
1169694
There was a battery charger included with my laptop. I did have to ask for a new battery not long after my purchase because it stopped holding a charge.
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I suggest you contact Amazon or the seller for return instructions. I have had mine since may and have not had any problems. I do no if you leave your laptop plug in alot and leave the battery in it you will over charge the battery and ruin it. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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Well...it could be your battery. Try using the plug after removing the battery from it and if the laptop comes on, its definitely your battery!!
763392
Really don't know what could be causing this. A guess would be a defective charger or some other hardware problem. When I got my battery, I just took it out of the box, put it in the computer and let it charge. Been working fine ever since. Perhaps you could look on line with Dell 1545 laptop not recognizing battery." Usually, other people will experience similar issues.
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Have the terminal checked where the charger plugs in. It may be getting or is loose in the laptop. You can sometimes tell if this is a problem by wigling the charger end slowly when it is in the laptop.
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You were supposed to fully charge this when you got it before first use, but it probably will still recharge. If your settings are right, it will recharge just being left in the laptop plugged into a power supply. These are not like alkaline batteries that you use and throw away. If you don't have an AC to DC adapter for the laptop you will need to buy one while they are still readily available. I bought 2 so I would have a spare. Check your settings in the control panel if you don't see the battery charge indicator going up in percentage of battery power. I did not have this problem but it may be you laptop was accidentally set at some point to use only batteries. Let me know if you find an external charger. I bought 2 of these batteries and it would be nice to be able to keep one charged outside of putting it in the plugged in laptop. If such a thing was original equipment Dell probably sells or sold a device, but most of the time I just leave the laptop plugged in unless I need to take it somewhere. I can't say if that is good or bad practice since I don't know how to prevent the laptop from using the battery. There are in fact times you may have to take the battery out and unplug the laptop to deal with never shutting down type problems since simply rebooting will return you to where you left off, stuck.
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I purchased as a gift for my son at Christmas, he's had zero issues. Once the battery is fully charged, disconnect. Removing the connection from the laptop when finished using would prove ideal. Keeping it connected kills the battery much more quickly. Contact Philips or Batteries Plus is a great place to look. Hope this helps and good luck.
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A bit additional info, when you see it is less then 10% Batt left, stick in the power adapter ASAP, it could shut off by any min...just FYI, I got 2 of this laptop, all the same...
490015
Are you sure the charger is working, I would check that first? If so, also suggest you might need to disassemble it to determine the battery model and type, then search online accordingly. Sorry - not a positive answer to your question.
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I have just recently purchased this battery for my N5010 and when I put it in my computer I get a popup that says the model number for the primary battery cannot be determined and will not charge my battery. It also says no battery is detected. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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I have received the same problem with this battery. I suspect there may be something wrong with the charge regulating circuitry within the battery itself. The laptop should still work with the power cable plugged in.
763600
Mine is doing the same thing. Right out of the box. Not sure if it's the charger, the battery or the charge port. Neither USB nor the main adapter charge it at all.
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It could be defective, however with no information as to how it is connected, that would be impossible for me to determine. Try connecting the device to a different usb port on the computer. I have mine first connected to a "powered" usb hub and from there to a port on the back of my PC. That way batteries are charged regardless if the PC is on or not. In most cases if the device is plugged directly into the PC, power to the device is also turned off and not charging the battery when the PC is off. Hope this helps.......
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With only the info you provided, I believe the battery in the laptop dead, very dead. An external power source cannot fix that!