My Dell XPS M1530 has a flashing "X" on my battery. It says 'Consider replacing your battery'. It still charges but I don't know what to do.

great machine, try starting the thing up with the battery out of it and just the AC adapter plugged in. if that works then your battery needs replaced. if yous still get nothing and the battery indicates it's charged then unplug the ac adapter and try powering it up with the battery only, anything else is going to involve surgery to remove the memory and test that way. Are you at least getting any lights on the system? if the system board is dead you either won't get any lights or ones that were usually green (like the power button) will light up amber. this system is out of warranty now so if the system board is dead in it then the best bet is to try ebay for the replacement part and have a shop swap the board out for you. if you don't want to get that involved in it let me know i am a Dell certified systems expert (dcse) and i can either fix it for you or buy it from you and fix it up for someone else. I LOVE the XPS systems.

Try to see if there is a BIOS update for your laptop. The last version is A12. That sometimes will fix the problem. If not then it is most likely that the internal charger is built into the motherboard of the laptop is starting to fail. You would have to replace that part or most likely the entire motherboard.

Dell XPS M1530 Drivers for Windows XP are available at the following sites
http://www.notebook-driver.com/dell/dell-xps-m1530-laptop-windows-xp-drivers/
http://www.getpcmemory.com/drivers/download-dell-xps-m1530-notebook-windows-xp-drivers/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/254815-xps-m1530-windows-xp-driver-pack-final-udi.html

Hope it helps! Good Luck!
CreativeTECH

Hello:
Maybe your battery is ruined. Batterries tend to lose their capacity and appear not charging. This occurs after a year or two. It depends on its use and care. Maybe, you need to replace it. You may notice this entering BIOS setup by pressing F2 key after power on your Dell XPS. Then, check battery health on the BIOS menu and follow the recomendations.

I hope this helps. Thanks

Hi

Its a common issue for DELL Laptops usually if the battery and charger are working fine the culprit is the motherboard. If its still under warranty have them replace the motherboard and it will be good as new.Thanks

Leave battery out overnight in cool place. Try to charge next morning. No charge, bad battery!

replace the motherboard. You can find the part cheaper than dell here at

www.partpeople.com they specialize in dell replacement parts.

Just type in XPS M1530 in the search box to see if they have the product,

Also if they dont

then contact Dell Spare Parts Division

1-800-456-3355

This is a VERY common problemTry charging the computer battery without turning it on for atleast 8 hours then please update the system BIOS
use the following link "http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/Win1501263.EXE"
that will help resolve your issue.
Check out the link below.http://getsatisfaction.com/dell/topics/why_doesnt_my_computer_recognize_my_battery

change power option to maximum instead of dell recomended

when the battery is fully charged the circuit inside the laptop, automatically. stop charging to increase the the life of the battery,,, thank you,, plz rate me.,,,