What does this warning mean please..........................

[sue1952]

I have an HP laptop and everytime I log on I get the following warning........................we have detected that the internal battery is very low ............. I have been into the techy centre and it says there is an internal 601 battery located at the back of the laptop , Could anyone tell me the significance of this battery ie. what it does and how it affects the running of the laptop please

[Brambles]

You should find most of the answers you need here h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01443470#N545 -- click on the FAQs to get answers.

Basically your battery is getting worn out and you will soon need a new one.

[sue1952]

Hi Brambles and thank you for the link and the reply. Is it something that I could replace or would it need to be done by a professional do you think

[Moggy]

I would imagine it is just the large battery that you can eject from under the laptop. You can do this yourself in about 5 seconds, once you have a new one

[fred]

I believe it is refering to the big battery that powers the laptop when it is not plugged in.

You can find the HP battery test application here

If the battery is 'borked', you can easily replace it yourself - there will be a catch or two underneath to release it. It's a long black thing on the underside of the laptop. You just need to get hold of the right battery at the right price.

[gunbunny]

As above, look for a knurled part on the bottom of the laptop, it should be spring loaded, this will eject the battery, then put the model number of the battery into ebay and order a new one, use a UK seller and then replace your old one, should be as good as new. Battery should be around the £14 mark.
Hope this helps.

[sue1952]

Oh thank you all soooo much. Just been on the HP website and the price on there is £97 Will have a look on fleabay and I've found the little sligy bits on the underneath, so reassuring that I could attempt it myself. Once again many thanks

[punisher]

with out checking you sure its the big bat and not the internal c mos battery ??
controls the time and date and settings ect looks like a watch battery very cheap

if you always run it plugged in it shouldn't mater about the large battery

[Brambles]

Apr 5, 2013 21:02:33 GMT punisher said:

with out checking you sure its the big bat and not the internal c mos battery ??
controls the time and date and settings ect looks like a watch battery very cheap

if you always run it plugged in it shouldn't mater about the large battery

Just had another look, you could be right as error 601 refers to a primary battery. 602 refers to a secondary battery (rechargeable). So it makes sense now it actually is just the cmos battery.
If it is then it will be far cheaper to replace. £ or 2.

p.s. A primary battery is the term used for non rechargeable batteries.

[punisher]

easy cheep fix

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I was going to say about a possible cmos battery but punisher got in there first

[sue1952]

Where would I find this c mos battery please? I'm even more confused now hahahaha. I always run it plugged in but when it keeps telling me something is wrong, I feel I HAVE to change it. Thank you all for all your help.

[punisher]

Apr 6, 2013 8:13:46 GMT sue1952 said:

Where would I find this c mos battery please? I'm even more confused now hahahaha. I always run it plugged in but when it keeps telling me something is wrong, I feel I HAVE to change it. Thank you all for all your help.

i would need the make and model number to look for it or just try Google search
or turn it off,turn it over,and take of all the small compartments (doors) there will be maybe 2 or 3 also take out the battery have a look under there small round silver watch type battery about the size of a 20p coin

[punisher]

hi again watch this its actual not as easy as the desk top pc maybe you could get some one to do it for you

[sue1952]

Hi Punisher and thanks for the help it is a HP Notebook Product code REMOVED BY SIMATE AS THAT WAS YOUR WINDOWS SERIAL NUMBER!, Product ID..XP267EA#ABU are these numbers any good to do a search.....................bet you can tell I'm not computer savvy