My Inspiron 9300 is roughly 2.5 years old. I rarely use the PC on battery-always plugged in to an A/C outlet so the battery has only been used a handful of times.
Suddenly the battery charging light is constantly flashing and the x% remaining (charging) icon is showing up on the systray. This started last week and it read 99% remaining (charging). Today it reads 94% remaining.
Any clue as to what is happening here? Should I totally discharge the battery or just bite the bullet and replace it? Can I run the laptop without the battery in the machine? Dell wants something like $170 for a new one and I'm not sure I can scrap that amount up right now.
thanks, ~Laura~