Linus' House of IT: 15 cents please

[Linus]

Originally Posted by Arwen

It's a Dell Inspirion 1200. I've got a Dell Latitude D600 refurb. I'll tell him. grin! Love you. Thanks! If that works, is it a bad battery?

Possibly. How long has he had this laptop and battery combo? Rechargeable batteries do a finite life to them (usually 2-3 years) and cost about $50-200 to replace. The Rechargeable Battery industry does have a recycling program in place (check at Radio Shack to see if they have a box) where you can drop off batteries (particularly NiCads) if that is the culprit.