C610 battery charging led flashing

So I have a Dell latitude c610, and a c640. Together with those I also have 3 batteries. One came with my c640, it still works. The other battery also still lasts an hour and it came with a laptop from the same series but running win 98, and another one, with a c610. This battery however doenst work. When trying to charge it it charges for a few secs, then the battery indicator starts rapidly flashing orange. This also happened with battery nr 2 but after trying to charge it a few times it got enough voltage to be detected as working i think. How can i force charge the third battery?

Responses(1)

W

WayneF11

1 Rookie

•

1 Message

0

May 6th, 2024 13:08

To force charge the third battery for your Dell Latitude C610, try the following steps:

Update BIOS: Flash the BIOS to the newest revision (A16 or later) using both AC power and the working battery.
/forceit Switch: If flashing the BIOS doesn’t work, use the /forceit switch to flash the BIOS without a battery present. Be cautious, as this method is risky. aarp membership login
Check Battery Health: Confirm that the battery is not defective by checking its health in the BIOS or running onboard diagnostics.
Replace Battery: If the battery remains problematic, consider replacing it with a new one.

(edited)

View All

No Events found!