abartar
Aug 21 2006, 07:07 AM
| | Dell plans to announce a recall of 4.1 million batteries worldwide.
Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude™, Inspiron™, XPS™ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation™ notebook computers.
Here's a list of the affected models:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 6000, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 500m, 510m, 600m, 6400, E1505, 700m, 710m, 9400, E1705
Dell Precision: M20, M60, M70 and M90 mobile workstations
XPS XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170 and XPS M1710
Have your battery pack's serial number handy before you visit this special Web site Dell has set up:
http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/
On Dell's Web site, you can enter your entire serial number to check if you need a new battery. That page will also link you to an order form for a new battery and let you know how to send the old battery back to Dell for proper disposal.
All the best |
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Mark420
Aug 21 2006, 07:55 AM
I saw a report on BBC world that was filmed by someone on thier phone at a conference..all these business men were sitting down watching a presentation when someones Dell explodes and catches fire in a big way causing them all to run away from it!! There were romours for ages that these batteries were not good but heres the proof!
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Pharoah
Aug 21 2006, 03:50 PM
Yeah, I saw that too a while ago. Very funny. I've fried 3 dells. Had the infamous SmartStep 200n. First time there was really something wrong with it and the keyboard melted. They sent me a new one and it kept overheating and dying when I wanted to play games it should have been able to do like Empire Earth (awesome). I had to put a tupperware full of water in the freezer and then under my computer  . Anyway, I got it replaced with the 5150 I have now, only the motherboard fried about 1/2 year ago and I had to have the board replaced. Moral - if you're going to buy a Dell, stick with a desktop!
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snutz411
Aug 21 2006, 10:13 PM
I almost wish that I bought my Dell 600m 6 months later than I did. Then I would have been able to replace the battery. The battery on my laptop sucks and lasts only like 45 minutes without a charge. I also mistakenly bought an additional primary battery thinking that it was a modular bay one....pwnt. Good news is that my laptop didn't make my house burst into flames.
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ELTan
Aug 22 2006, 06:53 PM
So far i know the problem battery use by dell is produce by sony. is that means that other labtop battery produce by sony also in danger... we cant wait till the battery burn.... how to check?
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-Battery-
Aug 22 2006, 09:55 PM
i saw this on the bbc aswell, although the batteries did come from sony in the 1st place, you cant 100% blaim dell i also heard this could damage there company alot.
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yeh
Aug 23 2006, 05:48 AM
Well, the problem with saying that the battery is produced by Sony is that what does Dell produced anyway? As far as I know, a lot of their stuff is done the OEM way. You can't just say that when the motherboard in your Dell desktop computer fried, you go and blame some Taiwanese OEM manufacturer. Hey, if someone wants to blame the parts manufacturer, they go buy some unbranded computer in the first place.
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Grafitti
Aug 23 2006, 01:14 PM
QUOTE(-Battery- @ Aug 22 2006, 09:55 PM) 
i saw this on the bbc aswell, although the batteries did come from sony in the 1st place, you cant 100% blaim dell
i also heard this could damage there company alot.
BUT.... that's why you'll go and bust double the cash on a brand name, because of its supposed superior quality control, servicing, etc. So it's pretty lame that Dell didn't catch this sooner. I find it hard to believe that either they didn't do any quality control testing, or that if they did, not one of the models tested showed signs of extreme overheating. Or does testing now mean pushing the power button and seeing if all the lights come on? What would be real classic, and maybe not so possible since the latest bomb freakout, is if a Dell would explode in flames on a transatlantic flight as the plane is coming into Washington. We'd probably hear next about the "terrorist masquerading as a businessman with his laptop full of solidox" or whatever.  Anyways, I never was such a big fan of Dell.
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KDEWolf
Aug 24 2006, 01:40 AM
The same thing was happening to Motorola's cell phone batteries, wasn't it? I remember reading this somewhere, that some people have experienced talking on the cell phone and suddenly it's battery exploded, harming the user and people around. I'm not sure about the explosion's power, but must be reasonable, to even damage surrounding people. Also we must consider that having something exploding close to your ear can't be any pleasant. Anyway I'm not sure what the heck are engineers doing to these Lithium Ion batteries, but it surely can be unstable if done wrong (I don't believe these were caused by any kind of misuse). Thanks to god I'm more into Nokia and Siemens phones, that Dell computers are quite expensive here in Brazil. =p
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unimatrix
Aug 24 2006, 06:52 PM
Apple is now recalling theirs too. I think this is a new recall, not only the older Powerbook 15" models.
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xboxrulz
Apr 10 2008, 05:29 PM
Ummm... Dell is the definition of crap, a lot of their products are usually crappily built. Then again, that's the perception Dell wants people to think of their brand: tough, good built products. (Which most people in the computer repair business know that's not true).
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Habble
Apr 10 2008, 08:41 AM
Dell plans to announce a recall of 4.1 million batteries worldwide. Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude™, Inspiron™, XPS™ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation™ notebook computers. Here's a list of the affected models: Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810 Inspiron: 6000, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 500m, 510m, 600m, 6400, E1505, 700m, 710m, 9400, E1705 Dell Precision: M20, M60, M70 and M90 mobile workstations XPS XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170 and XPS M1710 Have your battery pack's serial number handy before you visit this special Web site Dell has set up: http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/On Dell's Web site, you can enter your entire serial number to check if you need a new battery. That page will also link you to an order form for a new battery and let you know how to send the old battery back to Dell for proper disposal. All the best wow lol i all ways thought dell was the best of the best i gessus i was wrong lol thats like freaky as lol
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DrK3055A
Oct 29 2006, 08:44 AM
Not quite much related to this topic, but last night one of my computers has burned in fire. Ironically while sparks were poping out of the case, Windows was running pretty stable. Despite that disaster, the only piece that got damaged was the source of fire, the SoundBlaster card. The reason for the fire was a track on the printed circuit board that somehow shorted to a neighbor, then overheated and lightened up. This can happen to any electronic device in your home, so think twice before leaving alone the TV or PC while switched on.
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abartar
Oct 29 2006, 05:01 AM
Friends it's not only Dell.. Most of the laptops vendor like IBM, toshiba etc... using the Sony batteries are recalling them. Please check your model nad battery part number and if it matches you can get it replaced free of charge. Nothing to PANIC it's more of a precautionary measure: Toshiba: has come out with a utility to run on the laptop to find out if your battery may require replacement. You can download it from thier site. The models having sony batteries are: Portege S100-S113TD, S100-S213TD, S100-S1132, S100-S1133, M400, M405-S8003, M400-S4032, M400-ST9113, M400-S4031, M400-S933, M300 Qosmio G35-AV600, G35-AV650, G35-AV660 Satellite A55-S306, A55-S3061, A55-S3062, A55-S3261, A55-S129, A55-S179, A55-S1791, A55-S1291, R10-S802TD, A55-S1066, A55-S1065, A55-S1064, R10-S820, R10-S804TD, R15-S829, A55-S1063, R10-S613, A55-S106, U205-S5021, U205-S5022, U205-S5012, U205-S5002, R20-ST4113, U200-ST3311, A50S-S1064, U205, U200, U205-S5034, U205-S5044, R25-S3513, R25-S3503, R15-S8222, R15-S822, A55-S3063, A55-S326 Tecra A2, M4-S115TD, M4-S335, M4-S435, M3-S737TD, M5-S433, M3-S636, M4-S635, S3-S411TD, S3, M3-S316, M3-S336, M4-S535, M4-S515, M7-ST4013, M7, M7-S7311, M7-S7331, M6-EZ6611, M6-ST3412, M5-S5331, M5-ST1412, M5-ST8112, M5, M4-S415, M4-S315, M4, M3-S212TD, M3, M3-S311, M3-S331 IBM: Model: T Series (T43, T43p, T60, T60p) X Series (X60, X60s) R Series (R51e, R52, R60, R60e) Battery Part/model number ASM P/N 92P1072 92P1088 92P1142 92P1170 92P1174 FRU P/N 92P1073 92P1089 92P1141 92P1169 or 93P5028 92P1173 or 93P5030
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