Vista - Inspiron 1525

Hi, I am new to laptops and Vista (got an old pc running on ZP). When I am
connected to the mains supply the battery icon in the trayer says "63%
available (plugged in not charging). Is this normal to only have 63%
battery? Especially when I am plugged in to the mains. I would have thought
it should go to 100%?

confused?!!

If you leave it plugged in but not powered on, does the charged
level/available increase? At some time, it should go to 100%. If it does
not, it might indicate a battery fault (old?) or a charging system fault.
This can take hours, depending on charger capacity.
--

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007


"wushmum" <wushmum@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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wushmum <wushmum@xxxxxx> wrote:
On laptops I'm familiar with, when you plug it in, it starts charging
the battery. Rechargeable batteries don't recharge immediately, so
you'll get a reading like you're seeing at first. The longer you keep
it plugged in, the higher that reading will get, until the battery is
fully charged.

What bothers me here is that it says "plugged in not charging". Why
isn't it charging?

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@xxxxxx
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

On Jul 16, 4:59 am, wushmum <wush...@xxxxxx> wrote:Hi,

If you've got a Dell Inspiron, post your question at:

alt.sys.pc-clone.dell

This is a great newsgroup for Dell owners.