One of the Dell Mini 9 laptop’s user said that the batteries on his
Mini 9 laptop either don’t seem to be charging at all, or that the
battery won’t hold a charge. Same like other device which use battery
as the power energy especially for cell phone and laptop, battery on
Dell Mini 9 laptop need pay attention.
Battery used on Mini 9 will applies to other laptop batteries that
have not been changed for a long period of time. After the initial
charge, the battery will recharge as you would expect. You may use
your system with the included AC Adapter while your battery is
charging.
Technically battery is not charged for extended periods of time
without use, the battery will experience something called pre-charge
mode. You are able to take the battery out of pre-charge mode by
charge it for around 12 hours.
Here are 2 ways handling and maintenance battery on Mini 9 laptop:
- Update Mini 9 BIOS to the
A04 version here
- Charge the battery around 12 hours before using the computer on battery power.
If you’re charging your Mini 9 battery for 12 hours or more and
already running the A04 BIOS but still getting the same problems,
better contact Dell Technical Support.