How to Check the Charge of a Dell Laptop's Battery.

How to check a Dell laptop battery when the computer is off

Do you have a Dell laptop but don't know how much charge it has? Can't turn the laptop on? Just about to go outside and wait for the taxi? This is help you with that task!

Things You Should Know

• Ensure your laptop is off before you begin and not in sleep mode.
• Flip your laptop over and look at the battery; newer battery models will have a white rectangle with some lights on the bottom, and older models have this on the inside.
• Press the button next to the white rectangle and the lights will light up to signify how much battery power is left.

Steps

1. 

   Take the laptop out of its case.

2. 

   Make sure it is off and not in sleep mode.

3. 

   Flip it over onto it's top so you are looking at the bottom.

4. 

   To identify the battery: Newer models have it underneath. Look for a gray or black rectangle. Older models may have it at the front, where you put CD drives and such.

5. 

   For the newer ones that have the battery on the bottom, look on the battery for a little white rectangle with 5 lights on it. There will be a button next to them. Push it. The lights will come on. The number of lights will give you an estimation on how much it has left.5-Full. 4-80%. 3-60%. 2-40%. 1-20%. None-0%. If it is a half, the lights will stay on and the last one will blink. 4+1=90%. 3+1=70%. 2+1=50%. 1+1 =30%.

6. 

   For the older ones, take out the battery and look in the inside, where the connector is. There should be the same as above, a little pad with 5 lights on it. Do that same as above.

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Things You'll Need

• Dell Laptop