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Go to SolutionBattery indicator starts at 82% when unplugged
The title really says it all.. When i unplug my laptop from AC... it just drops straight to 82% even after a few hours of charging.. but once i plug it back in.. it goes back to 100% after like a minute or two... any idea how i can adjust this? I just want it to be normal again... like.. 100% is 100%
Try draining your battery to the point it goes to about 1% then charge it again.. if that 41% thing happens = your battery is screwed so u can get a replacement.. or, they would just hardware update it.. i heard its a "good habit" to drain your batt to critical about once a month to keep your battery meter incheck.. not sure how true that is.. but just dont totally drain to 0% i heard thats bad too =d
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Posted March 13th, 2012 05:00
Just started having the same issue last night, updated the bios but i'm still having this issue. Also once I use the battery and it discharges past 50% it goes right to 5% and shuts down
DELL-Royan S
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Posted November 12th, 2011 01:00
Hio Sinclare,
Welcome to the Community. Your system model could have helped. I suggest you update your Bios to see if that fixes it. If it still says the same thing then try another battery, or it could be an issue with your motherboard.
To update your Bios, log on to support.dell.com, click on drivers and downloads, click on service tag, and enter your service tag, and you should be able to see bios to download and install it. You will need both the battery and the ac adapter connected to the system whne flashing the bios.
Thank you
Royan