Dell Precision 5540 won't power on from new battery
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Replaced my 56WHr original battery (down to half capacity) with iFixit's 97WHr replacement. Fits beautifully after removing hard drive bracket.
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Laptop runs fine on AC. Sometimes when I unplug, it immediately powers off hard, as if no battery. Other times it runs a few minutes before paying off hard. And other times it runs for hours. All this from 85% or better starting charge.
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Laptop runs fine on AC. Sometimes when I unplug, it immediately powers off hard, as if no battery. Other times it runs a few minutes before powering off hard. And other times it runs for hours. All this from 85% or better starting charge.
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Laptop will NOT power up from battery. First push of the power button, the power button, keyboard, and from power indicator all light up for about 2 seconds before turning off. No further activity. Subsequent pushes of power button yield nothing.
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Laptop will NOT power up from battery. First push of the power button, the power button, keyboard, and front power indicator all light up for about 2 seconds before turning off. No further activity. Subsequent pushes of power button yield nothing.
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When I asked iFixit if it ''could'' be a bad battery, they sent a replacement. It's behaving exactly the same.
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When I asked iFixit if it ''could'' be a bad battery, they sent a replacement. That one's behaving exactly the same.
I reinstalled the original battery, and it works as it should - short run time, but always holds up when full, and runs to empty.
Anybody have a Dell 6GTPY from here that actually works? Or experienced similar and fixed it?
Dell Precision 5540 won't power on from new battery
Text:
Replaced my 56WHr original battery (down to half capacity) with iFixit's 97WHr replacement. Fits beautifully after removing hard drive bracket.
Laptop runs fine on AC. Sometimes when I unplug, it immediately powers off hard, as if no battery. Other times it runs a few minutes before paying off hard. And other times it runs for hours. All this from 85% or better starting charge.
Laptop will NOT power up from battery. First push of the power button, the power button, keyboard, and from power indicator all light up for about 2 seconds before turning off. No further activity. Subsequent pushes of power button yield nothing.
When I asked iFixit if it ''could'' be a bad battery, they sent a replacement. It's behaving exactly the same.
I reinstalled the original battery, and it works as it should - short run time, but always holds up when full, and runs to empty.
Anybody have a Dell 6GTPY from here that actually works? Or experienced similar and fixed it?