I'd definitely speak to Dell, it doesn't sound right - a battery shouldn't give out after only a year. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Laptop battery problems > Hi Barbara, > > It does sound very much like you have a dud battery. It > might be worth having a word with DELL, especially since the > machine is only a year old.=20 > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara > Wilson > Sent: 31 May 2006 10:06 > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jaws-uk] Laptop battery problems > > Further to my question yesterday regarding JAWS and laptop > batteries, I wondered if anyone could help me with this > problem? > > For example: Last night I charged up my laptop to 100%. This > morning when I tried to turn it on it was dead. I plugged in > the power and now it's working, but the battery is at 0%. > Does this mean the battery is the problem or the laptop > itself? It is a Del and only 1 year old. > > Thanks. > > > Barbara > > Barbara Wilson > Email: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > MSN: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Mobile: 07917710779 > www.justgiving.com/cyder > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq