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Compaq Presario V6500 Battery problem

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/compaq-presario-v6500-battery-problem.176433/

NitrousNavneet
NitrousNavneet Original post #1
Aug 1, 2013 at 8:37 AM
My father had bought a 2nd hand compaq presario for his office use ,
the conditions are excellent , even the mouse pad is in stock condition ( NO faded color) .
but when I charged it 100 % ,under 10mins it's battery icon displayed that the battery is 5 % remaining,
with a message " reconsider replacing battery"..
What should I do ?
Saahib
Saahib #2
Aug 1, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Certainly you need to change your battery. However, before buying new battery, try to do battery calibration once or twice, it means, charge laptop to 100% and then discharge it completely . See if feature is there in your BIOS. After 1-2 calibration , see if battery life gets batter.. though if it lasts for 20 minutes, after calibration it may last for 30-35 minutes .
NitrousNavneet
Aug 1, 2013 at 7:40 PM
Can you tell me how much a new battery of it's compatibility will cost me ?
And where can I buy it online ?