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Dell Precision 5520: Dell Precision 5520 New battery not compatible

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:19:24 -0700

Hi all,

I bought a new battery for my dell precision 5520 from ifixit. after replacement the laptop doesn't want to detect the battery, it shows me an error when I turn on my laptop as the battery is third party and not compatible and laptop won't charge it.
I tried to update BIOS firmware with no luck, I also tried to update ACPI (unistall, install) Is there anyone who already faced this issue please. thanks.

Dell Precision 5520: Is it possible to run a Dell Precision 5520 without a primary battery?

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:48:20 -0700

The primary battery on my Precision 5520 laptop is not working or at least the BIOS diagnostics think it is not installed. It fails the functional test with error code 2000-0131. Can the laptop still be used without it?

At the moment it does not boot up Windows. I am wondering if I can change the BIOS configuration to ignore the battery?

⟐ Answer edited August 19, 2022 at 20:48 MST

Dell Precision 5520: Dell Precision 5540 won't power on from new battery

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:02:12 -0700

Replaced my 56WHr original battery (down to half capacity) with iFixit's 97WHr replacement. Fits beautifully after removing hard drive bracket.

Laptop runs fine on AC. Sometimes when I unplug, it immediately powers off hard, as if no battery. Other times it runs a few minutes before powering off hard. And other times it runs for hours. All this from 85% or better starting charge.

Laptop will NOT power up from battery. First push of the power button, the power button, keyboard, and front power indicator all light up for about 2 seconds before turning off. No further activity. Subsequent pushes of power button yield nothing.

When I asked iFixit if it could be a bad battery, they sent a replacement. That one's behaving exactly the same.

I reinstalled the original battery, and it works as it should - short run time, but always holds up when full, and runs to empty.

Anybody have a Dell 6GTPY from here that actually works? Or experienced similar and fixed it?

⟐ Edited by author November 08, 2022 at 16:02 MST