1. How to Charge a Dell Laptop Battery
Laptops are important tools in today's society, making proper care for them
paramount. One of the key components of any laptop is its battery. Here you
will learn how to charge a Dell laptop battery, ensuring it provides hours of
laptop usage.
Place the laptop on a clean and level surface, close to the power outlet you
will be using.
Examine the laptop power cable and identify the end that looks like a power
prong for a power outlet. Take this end and plug it into the power outlet you
are using.
Look on the back of the Dell laptop and locate where the laptop power cable
will be plugged in. This will be a small circular hole, about 1/4 inch in diameter.
Take the other end of the laptop power cable and plug it into this hole.
Charge the Dell laptop battery by leaving the laptop power cable plugged into
the power outlet and Dell laptop. Time to fully charge a battery will vary, based
on the amount of power the battery currently has.
Check the power level of your laptop battery by carefully lifting up your Dell
laptop and pressing the button on the bottom of the Dell laptop, which
displays a battery icon. Zero to six green lights will display, showing the
current power level of the laptop battery. This shows a range of power from
zero lights, meaning empty, to six lights, meaning full.
Unplug the laptop power cable from the Dell laptop once the green lights on
the bottom of the laptop indicate a full battery.
Your Dell laptop can be charged while it is on or off.
Only partially charging a laptop battery may lower the amount of power it can
hold in the future. Make sure to only use a Dell laptop power cable approved
by Dell.