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So, I turned my laptop on for the first time in months, and the fucking battery is dead. And I don't just mean dead as in uncharged, but dead as in "permanent failure" or "battery cannot be identified." I could probably count on one hand with fingers left over the number of times I've turned this goddamn thing on since the last instance of having problems with it. It still works, obviously (because I'm using it), with the power cord plugged in, but the battery is just straight up dead as shit, "0% available (plugged in, not charging)".
I tried updating the BIOS, which some people claimed help to solve erroneous "battery cannot be identified" issues, but could not do it normally, because it wouldn't let me do it without the battery being above 10% charge. *facepalm* Well, I found a way to force it to update the BIOS via USB boot drive anyway, but in the end, it didn't help, so I guess the battery is actually FUBAR.
This is the last time I ever buy a Dell device, that's for goddamn sure.
I tried updating the BIOS, which some people claimed help to solve erroneous "battery cannot be identified" issues, but could not do it normally, because it wouldn't let me do it without the battery being above 10% charge. *facepalm* Well, I found a way to force it to update the BIOS via USB boot drive anyway, but in the end, it didn't help, so I guess the battery is actually FUBAR.
This is the last time I ever buy a Dell device, that's for goddamn sure.
