Camera Battery Blog

Conserving Battery Power

Perform the following actions to conserve battery power:

• Connect the computer to an electrical outlet when possible because battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is used and recharged.
• Place the computer in standby mode or hibernate mode (see Power Management Modes) when you leave the computer unattended for long periods of time.
• Use the Power Management Wizard (see Configuring Power Management Settings) to select options to optimize your computer’s power usage. These options can also be set to change when you press the power button, close the display, or press <Fn><Esc>.

Charging the Battery

NOTE: With Dell? ExpressCharge?, when the computer is turned off, the AC adapter charges a completely discharged Dell 1300 battery to 80 percent in about 1 hour and to 100 percent in approximately 2 hours. Charge time is longer with the computer turned on. You can leave the battery in the computer for as long as you like. The battery’s internal circuitry prevents the battery from overcharging.

NOTE: If you want to use a 9-cell inspiron 1300 battery to obtain Dell ExpressCharge, you need to use it in conjunction with a 90-W AC adapter.

When you connect the computer to an electrical outlet or install a battery while the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the computer checks the battery charge and temperature. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge.

If the battery is hot from being used in your computer or being in a hot environment, the battery may not charge when you connect the computer to an electrical outlet.

The Dell 6000 battery is too hot to start charging if the light flashes alternately green and orange. Disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet and allow the computer and the battery to cool to room temperature. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet to continue charging the battery.

Replacing the Battery

CAUTION: Before performing these procedures, turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem from the wall connector and computer, and remove any other external cables from the computer.

CAUTION: Using an incompatible GD761 or U4873 battery may increase the risk of fire or explosion. Replace the battery only with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. The battery is designed to work with your Dell? computer. Do not use a battery from other computers with your computer.

NOTICE: You must remove all external cables from the computer to avoid possible connector damage.

To remove the battery:
• If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. See the documentation that came with your docking device for instructions.
• Ensure that the computer is turned off or in hibernate mode (see Hibernate Mode).Slide the two battery-bay latch releases on the bottom of the computer toward the sides of the computer until they are engaged.
• Grasp the battery by the Dell 1525 battery tab and slide the battery horizontally toward the front of the computer.
• Lift to remove the battery from the bay.To replace the battery, follow the removal procedure in reverse order.
  

  Storing a Battery

  Remove the Dell 1520 battery when you store your computer for an extended period of time. A battery discharges during prolonged storage. After a long storage period, recharge the battery fully before you use it.

  The document is from Dell.com support

Dell battery User’s Guide: Checking the Battery Charge

The Dell QuickSet Battery Meter, the Microsoft Windows Power Meter window and icon, the XPS m140 battery charge gauge, and the low-battery warning provide information on the battery charge.

Dell? QuickSet Battery Meter

If Dell QuickSet is installed, pressto display the QuickSet Battery Meter. The inspiron e1705 Battery Meter displays status, battery health, charge level, and charge completion time for the battery in your computer.

Microsoft? Windows? Power Meter

The Windows Power Meter indicates the remaining 40D battery grip charge. To check the Power Meter, double-click the icon on the taskbar.If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, a icon appears.

Charge Gauge

Before you insert a DV1000 battery, press the status button on the battery charge gauge to illuminate the charge-level lights. Each light represents approximately 20 percent of the total battery charge. For example, if the battery has 80 percent of its charge remaining, four of the lights are on. If no lights appear, the battery has no charge.

Health Gauge

The battery operating time is largely determined by the number of times it is charged. After hundreds of charge and discharge cycles, DV2000 battery lose some charge capacity, or battery health. To check the battery health, press and hold the status button on the battery charge gauge for at least 3 seconds. If no lights appear, the battery is in good condition, and more than 80 percent of its original charge capacity remains. Each light represents incremental degradation. If five lights appear, less than 60 percent of the charge capacity remains, and you should consider replacing the battery. See Specifications for more information about the battery operating time.NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work immediately after a low-battery warning. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet, or install a second battery in the media bay. If the battery runs completely out of power, hibernate mode begins automatically.

A low-battery warning occurs when the battery charge is approximately 90 percent depleted. The computer beeps once, indicating that minimal battery operating time remains. During that time, the speaker beeps periodically. If two DV4000 batteries are installed, the low-battery warning means that the combined charge of both batteries is approximately 90 percent depleted. The computer enters hibernate mode when the battery charge is at a critically low level. For more information about low-battery alarms, see Configuring Power Management Settings.

Dell battery User’s Guide : Battery Performance

Battery Performance

NOTE: For information about the Dell? warranty for your computer, see the Product Information Guide or separate paper warranty document that shipped with your computer.

For optimal computer performance and to help preserve BIOS settings, operate your Dell portable computer with the main battery installed at all times. One battery is supplied as standard equipment in the battery bay.

NOTE: Because the Dell 6400 battery may not be fully charged, use the AC adapter to connect your new computer to an electrical outlet the first time you use the computer. For best results, operate the computer with the AC adapter until the battery is fully charged. To view battery charge status, click the Start button, click Control Panel, double-click Power Options, and then click the Power Meter tab.

Battery operating time varies depending on operating conditions.

NOTE: Battery operating time (the time the Dell D820 battery can hold a charge) decreases over time. Depending on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which it is used, you may need to purchase a new battery during the life of your computer.

Operating time is significantly reduced when you perform operations including, but not limited to, the following:

• Using optical drives
• Using wireless communications devices, PC Cards, or USB devices
• Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or other power-intensive programs such as 3D games
• Running the computer in maximum performance mode.

NOTE: It is recommended that you connect your computer to an electrical outlet when writing to a CD or DVD.

You can check the Dell D620 battery charge (see Checking the Battery Charge) before you insert the battery into the computer. You can also set power management options to alert you when the battery charge is low (see Configuring Power Management Settings).

CAUTION: Using an incompatible battery may increase the risk of fire or explosion. Replace the Inspiron e1505 battery only with a compatible battery purchased from Dell. The battery is designed to work with your Dell computer. Do not use a battery from other computers with your computer.

CAUTION: Do not dispose of batteries with household waste. When your battery no longer holds a charge, call your local waste disposal or environmental agency for advice on disposing of a lithium-ion battery. See “Battery Disposal” in the Product Information Guide.

CAUTION: Misuse of the Dell D620 battery may increase the risk of fire or chemical burn. Do not puncture, incinerate, disassemble, or expose the battery to temperatures above 65°C (149°F). Keep the battery away from children. Handle damaged or leaking batteries with extreme care. Damaged batteries may leak and cause personal injury or equipment damage.

All the content is from Dell.com support Center.

Dell’s Latitude business notebook explain the new generation (E4 series, E5 series, E6 series)

Since 1995, Dell sold in the global market, the total number of business notebook computers than any other company. The new Latitude, Dell is the largest force in the history of R & D products, Dell and more than 4,000 IT experts and end-user communication, research, the results of cooperation. Let us take a look at the use of a variety of new technologies in the Dell Latitude E5400 notebook battery life, portability, security, and a breakthrough design which:

Super battery: Some systems use cells can be a total of 19 hours of life. In addition, our 6-cell and 9-cell Dell battery performance has been great progress.

Network Connection: include Wi-Fi (802.11n), mobile broadband options, WWAN, super broadband and Ultra-wideband Bluetooth 2.1. Overwhelmingly in support of WiMAX, the user can choose to install GPS.

Security features: non-contact smart cards, fingerprint readers, hardware-based disk password set, as well as the unique solution ControlVault. It is worth mentioning in particular ControlVault, through the intelligent security sub-processors with embedded memory stability, away from the system through the main drive of the “vault”, to help protect the user’s authorization code and security keys (as Studio XPS 15 battery) use this fingerprint).

Focus on software control: ControlPoint software allows you to achieve the power management, connectivity settings, as well as the integration of control of security settings.

Design: the introduction of a new design language. The whole structure of the use of magnesium alloy shell hub all-metal. Soon, in addition to the original mica metallic stripes, which business models will have blue, red and black for your choice. This is our first commercial launch of the notebook computer keyboard with smart backlight lamps, you can automatically adjust brightness according to environmental brightness backlight lamp.

In accordance with the needs of users, these products can be divided into three types, and now we look at each of these products, we can see the products in the Flickr photo above.

Portable - Dell Latitude E4200 is a 12.1 inches notebook computer, only a minimum of 2.2 pounds (about 1 kg), is the history of Dell’s lightest business notebook PC. Latitude E4300’s 13.3 inches minimum weight of 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg). Models in the series for those seeking high performance and light in one of the mobile business professionals and corporate management design, this series will be listed within the next few weeks, there are blue and red casings to choose from.

Standard, including LED backlight display, enabling a more compact body to support a longer battery time. Users can also choose non-contact smart cards, embedded camera can be adjusted automatically according to the environment of the backlight brightness of the keyboard and the next generation of solid-state drives SSD. Also worth mentioning is expected in the next few months, Latitude E4200 and E4300 will be will use the Dell Latitude ON, this new technology uses a dedicated low-voltage sub-processor and operating system, allowing users almost instant access to e-mail, calendar, attachments, contact information and web pages without having to restart the computer’s main operating system (OS) (also Studio XPS 13 battery use this OS), the life of up to several days.

Mainstream - Dell Latitude E6400 and E6500 notebooks, respectively, for the size of 14.1 inches and 15.4 inches, respectively From 9528 yuan and 9779 yuan. The series is like the pursuit of high-performance desktop computers and notebook users an ideal product. E6400/E6500 provided the first non-contact smart card and fingerprint reader, users can choose the keyboard backlighting, LED-backlit display, battery-chip, built-in camera, the next few weeks will provide a choice of blue and red shell.

Basic - Latitude E5400 battery is a minimum price of $1200 is only 14.1 inches notebook computer; Latitude E5500 battery is a minimum price of $1300 yuan is only 15.4 inches laptop. These two models listed today, they have day-to-day computer applications, the high cost-effective, and soon will provide housing options for black ink.

Trackback : laptop battery blog

Dell 4 cells 2200mAh inspiron Mini 9 battery test

Last night I ran a quick test on how long my new Dell Inspiron Mini 9’s battery would last under “normal netbook workload”.

This is the Dell inspiron Mini 9 battery Detail info:

14.8V 4Cells 32.4WAh Li-ion battery (As HP Pavilion DV4 battery, Pavilion DV5 battery, Pavilion DV7 battery, Pavilion DV3000 battery)

Dell inspiron Mini 9 batetry Test Details:

• OS: Gentoo Linux (what else? )
• Running programs: KDE 4, Konqueror, Thunderbird (fetching mail via IMAPS every 5 minutes)
• Conditions:
• Wireless connection to Internet, shell script kills and reloads Konqueror with three websites every two minutes (emulating a user who browses the WWW).
• Display set to lowest brightness level, screensaver / standby / etc. deactivated so that it was switched on all the time.

Dell inspiron Mini 9 batetry Test Data capturing:

The ‘remaining capacity’ value from /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state and a timestamp were written to a file every minute:

#!/bin/bash  LOG="/home/pn/batterylog"  echo "Battery log, started $(date)" >$LOG  while ((1))

do    TIME=$(date "+%s")    REMAINING=$(grep "remaining capacity" /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/state | cut -b 26- | cut -d' ' -f1)

  echo "$TIME $REMAINING" >> $LOG    sync    sleep 60  done

Dell inspiron Mini 9 batetry Test Results:

The Inspiron Mini 9 battery lasted a little longer than 4 hours and 50 minutes which means approx. 6.7 watts average power consumption while browsing the web over WLAN.

This time I decided to use OpenOffice Calc to create the graph -

The test from: Patrick Blog

Trackback: notebook battery review

Dell XPS M1730 battery review

Dell XPS M1730 battery is a standard Dell XPS sereies battery (XPS M1210 battery, XPS M1330 battery, XPS M1530 battery) for notebook. This XPS M1730 battery is a black 9cells 85WHr li-ion Dell battery. On XPS M1730 battery has six indicator lights. When you press the button the lights become green to show its capacitance. There are some battery’s detail info on its back as replace code, capacity, using Attentions . Also the interface connect to laptop and bayonet are set on its side.

Excellent Specs :

# High capacity (85WHr) lets your XPS M1730 work longer.

# Quick-charging : fully charged in 3 hours.

Manufacturer Part# : WG317

Dell Part# : 312-0680

Please Notice this : the battery cant replace XPS M1530 battery

Tech Specs :

Product Type : laptop Battery

Features : For Dell XPS M1730 Notebook

Battery : 9-Cell Lithium-Ion

Power Provided : 85 WHr

Dell XPS M1730 battery problems:

Thats maybe the dell mainboard and adapter probelm : Just last night I started receiving a message saying,
“The AC Power Adapter Type cannot be determined. Your system will operate slower and the battery will not charge. Please connect a Dell 230W AC Adapter or Higher for Best Results”.

Customers Rating :

Doesn’t hold much charge, maybe an hour (when it was NEW). Now that it is a year old, it holds ZERO charge. If I unplug my computer, the battery holds no charge and the computer crashes immediately. Poor quality, poor value.

The battery that came with my M1730 is so weak my computer shuts down 10 sec after I unplug it. I did not use the battery much - always plugged in. The price is absolutely ridiculous for something that only lasts a year and provides 1 hour of power.

In the end the xps m1730 battery is a new battery as sony VGP-BPS8 VGP-BPS9 VGP-BPS13.There maybe some replacement in the market, you can select a cheap replacement for your OEM battery when you long working with battery. As the frequent “long time discharging” can damage your OEM battery.

Trackback : laptop battery blog

Dell XPS M1530 battery specs

Always on the way for business or journey? Take it easy about running out of battery power! You can power your XPS M1530 with this 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery. With a capacity of up to 85 WHr, the battery lets you work seamlessly when you are on the move for business trips or vacations. This battery provides uninterrupted reliable performance you need to get the most out of your system. This product has been tested and validated on Dell systems. It is supported by Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell system.

Dell XPS M1530 battery Highlights :

# 85 WHr capacity lets you work seamlessly while on the move.
# Offers reliable power for dependable performance
# Up to 600 charge-discharge cycles.
# 1 year warranty for XPS M1530 battery quality

Manufacturer Part# : GP975
Dell Part# : 312-0664

Dell XPS M1530 Tech Specs :

Features : For Dell XPS M1530 Notebook
Battery: 9-Cell Lithium-Ion
Power Provided : 85 WHr
Product Type : Notebook Battery

Dell XPS M1530 battery customer ratings

Owerhouse of a battery. Charge lasted far longer than the 6 Cell I had prior. I still liked the look of my computer even though this battery was bigger (More bigger than inspiron 1520 1720 9cells battery). The extra weight was not a problem (I am female and not very big.)

It Made my computer (XPS M1530 Laptop) so hot I had to return it and buy the 6 Cell. I could feel the heat off the touch pad and where I place my left hand when typing (where the hard drive is located.)

ConsThis battery is nothing special. Yes it is 9 cells but the poor quality of the battery counteracts the fact that it has 2 extra cells as 9cells latitude D620 battery.

I called tech help who did verify that the battery has more “mass” therefore would be hotter. I was surprised by this because what I had read here had me thinking it would be cooler than the 6 cell. It wasn’t. Too bad it was neat.

In all , this 9 Cells XPS M1530 battery is more powerful than 6 Cells XPS M1530 battery, also it become more hotter than 6 cells..