{"id":1445,"date":"2020-11-12T13:31:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech2.mountdesales.net\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2020-11-12T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:31:26","slug":"dell-laptops-and-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1445","title":{"rendered":"Dell laptops and batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes a Dell laptop will refuse to charge a battery, or won&#8217;t recognize the battery. That **could** be because the battery is dead, or the laptop doesn&#8217;t recognize the off-brand battery you bought &#8211; but it could also be because the sensor chip in the battery has gotten confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how to reset it. It takes no tools, and just a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"1446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?attachment_id=1446\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?fit=1131%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1131,717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?fit=474%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech2.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-1024x649.png?resize=474%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?resize=1024%2C649&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?resize=768%2C487&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?w=1131&amp;ssl=1 1131w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tech.mountdesales.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information was taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncconsumer.org\/news-articles-eg\/resetting-a-dell-laptop-battery-in-five-quick-steps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncconsumer.org\/news-articles-eg\/resetting-a-dell-laptop-battery-in-five-quick-steps.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a Dell laptop will refuse to charge a battery, or won&#8217;t recognize the battery. That **could** be because the battery is dead, or the laptop doesn&#8217;t recognize the off-brand battery you bought &#8211; but it could also be because the sensor chip in the battery has gotten confused. Here is how to reset it. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1445\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dell laptops and batteries<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,30],"tags":[94,521,137,538],"class_list":["post-1445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-make-tech-easier","category-more","tag-battery","tag-dell","tag-laptop","tag-reset"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42ogX-nj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1126,"url":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1126","url_meta":{"origin":1445,"position":0},"title":"Buying a computer for college &#8211; an opinion","author":"Tom Rule","date":"12\/04\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Some thoughts on choosing a laptop when you are heading off to college next year: The first thing: check with the college you are heading to [or the several possible colleges!]. 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