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DimebagCFH · 12-17-2009, 04:45 AM

I just bought a dell inspiron 1545 and have been having problems with the battery keeping a charge for longer than an hour I was suggested to charge it for 12 hours straight before using just the battery is this true or could that overcharge it?

Psychonaut · 12-17-2009, 04:49 AM

I'm probably not the best qualified to answer but what are the power settings set at?

DimebagCFH · 12-17-2009, 04:50 AM

I had it on high performance but I bumped it down to power saver and only got an estimated 15 extra minutes

Polygon · 12-17-2009, 05:30 AM

You can't overcharge it with the system in your laptop unless it's broken. My main battery doesn't last very long and I can tell you why. Here are four things that will eat batteries for breakfast.

1. Wireless Card
2. USB
3. Screen
4. Optical and or HDD

If you're using any one of those at full they will drain your battery pretty fast. Combine them and I get's a lot worse.

Marquoz · 12-17-2009, 09:18 PM

Doing a cursory search on google it looks like the battery life on the Inspiron 1545 is atrocious to begin with. Also do you know how many cells the battery has to begin with? If it's 4 cell, then 1-2 hours sounds about normal, if it's a 6 cell 3-4 hours sounds normal. If it's a 6 cell try calling Dell customer service and talking to them about it see if you can get a replacement.

12-17-2009, 04:45 AM	#1
DimebagCFH Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:35	laptop question I just bought a dell inspiron 1545 and have been having problems with the battery keeping a charge for longer than an hour I was suggested to charge it for 12 hours straight before using just the battery is this true or could that overcharge it?

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12-17-2009, 04:49 AM	#2
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	I'm probably not the best qualified to answer but what are the power settings set at?

12-17-2009, 04:50 AM	#3
DimebagCFH Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:35	I had it on high performance but I bumped it down to power saver and only got an estimated 15 extra minutes

12-17-2009, 05:30 AM	#4
Polygon Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Utah Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:672 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:2	You can't overcharge it with the system in your laptop unless it's broken. My main battery doesn't last very long and I can tell you why. Here are four things that will eat batteries for breakfast. 1. Wireless Card 2. USB 3. Screen 4. Optical and or HDD If you're using any one of those at full they will drain your battery pretty fast. Combine them and I get's a lot worse.

12-17-2009, 09:18 PM	#5
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	Doing a cursory search on google it looks like the battery life on the Inspiron 1545 is atrocious to begin with. Also do you know how many cells the battery has to begin with? If it's 4 cell, then 1-2 hours sounds about normal, if it's a 6 cell 3-4 hours sounds normal. If it's a 6 cell try calling Dell customer service and talking to them about it see if you can get a replacement.

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