Dell notebook recall

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<p>If you bought a Dell notebook in the last couple of years, you might want to check this out:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/[/url]”>https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>And if you want to know WHY this recall is in effect, here’s an instance:</p>

<p><a href=“Photo Storage”>Photo Storage;

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<p>And another instance at a Japanese conference - <a href=“http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550[/url]”>http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550&lt;/a&gt; .</p>

<p>And iBooks can potentially have the same problem - albeit less frequently - <a href=“http://markblog.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2006/06/02/apple-ibook-catches-fire-from-battery/[/url]”>http://markblog.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2006/06/02/apple-ibook-catches-fire-from-battery/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, if you’re affected by the recall, replace the battery as soon as you can. The fires are rare, but as you can see, have happened enough to warrant concern.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>We saw this in the morning’s paper, and I was able to order a new battery for S’s laptop very easily. According to the website, it should be here in 2-3 weeks.</p>

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<p>sjmom:
I turned my son’s laptop over looking for that barcode - but there were so many labels on there I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. Where is the battery? I don’t even know that. He’s at work…</p>

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<p>I had to wake him up to show me where the battery was! But I think it was in the lower left hand corner when looking at the bottom. The website has some pictures of batteries, and his was there. (It seemed to come off easily when he pushed a couple of plastic things.) In any case, the serial number series is like that shown on the website. Good luck!</p>

<p>Here is a link to a picture of the battery – scroll to photo #2.
<a href=“http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/dell-to-recall-41-million-laptop/20060814181709990031[/url]”>http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/dell-to-recall-41-million-laptop/20060814181709990031&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I just received tenant’s new laptop from Dell…left her copy of this thread and asked that she call Dell immediately to see if she has a bad battery!</p>

<p>I also reminded her to get me copy of her renter’s insurance policy.</p>

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<p>Odd that the offensive batteries were actually Sony’s. We specifically did not buy Sony because they were reported to overheat and shut down. Why on earth are they put into Dells?</p>

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<p>Sony probably gave Dell a really good deal on batteries. :0</p>

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<p>Thanks sjmom. The link helped a lot. I took out his battery and apparently it is not one of the bad ones. I had to get my magnifying glass out to put that number into the web site! :)</p>

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<p>I just checked D’s. We also are lucky!</p>

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<p>Me too! Although, I was actually looking at the silver lining–a new battery, free! But the website did make things very easy. As far as looking for and removing the battery, you need to look at the user guide for your model laptop and it shows you how to remove it. Mine is hooked up to the back of the laptop and just slides out easily when you press the latch. But there are about 10 different kinds of batteries pictured and each one is probably attached in a different way.</p>

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<p>Yay! Our two are not affected either! Maybe there weren’t a large percentage of batteries involved.</p>

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<p>Whoo hoo! Sometimes it pays to procrastinate. S’s Dell was shipped 7/24/06, so he is in the clear (but I checked the battery site anyway).</p>

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<p>Mine shipped in August 04, in the “problem” window. But I checked every which way (computer model, battery model and specific battery PPID - talk about overkill) and I am in the clear. Typing away care-free. :D</p>

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<p>Since son’s battery died a couple of months ago (possibly related to this problem?) we were about to order a new one anyway. So this situation worked out to our benefit.</p>