Guest XplsvBam Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 CPSC, Dell Announce Recall of Notebook Computer Batteries WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Dell Notebook Computer Batteries Units: About 22,000 in the U.S. Manufacturer/Distributor: Dell Inc., of Round Rock, Texas Hazard: These batteries can overheat, which could pose a fire risk. Incidents/Injuries: Dell has received three reports of batteries overheating. The incidents involved damage to a tabletop, a desktop, and minor damage to personal effects. No injuries have been reported. Description: The recalled batteries were sold with the following Dell notebook computers: LatitudeÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, D810; InspironÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, XPS Gen 2; and Dell PrecisionÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ M20 and M70 mobile workstations. The batteries were also sold separately, including as secondary batteries and in response to service calls. The batteries insert into the battery bay located on the underside of the notebook. ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅDellÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâà Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mementh Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 this is IMPORTANT FOLKS These batteries can get cracks or leaks.. Lithium is a dangerious substance.. it will ignight with oxygen just being there and burn.. *shudder* The following statement is true. The previous statement is false. 60% of all statistics are made up 90% of the time andrew i love you & want you to have my babys!!! Finally, I get to save the Earth with deadly lasers instead of deadly slide shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albosky Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Mine is an Inspiron 8200 purchased in 2003 , I dont qualify :wink: I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aamir Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I have heard of this and may have to return my laptop I only brought mine a month ago. :-X. I just cannot let go of my laptop it is my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezcake Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Here's a fuller list: https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx My laptop (Inspiron 700m) isn't listed in your article, but it is listed on the website. I will send it in as soon as possible.. ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suox Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 If you have a dell...throw it out the window now! :D 99 Woodcutting goal: Complete! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaboy692004 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 no, just send them the battery, like the reacall is for :roll: Theres nothing wrong with the laptop itsself Current Goals80/80 Fletching60/75 Woodcutting97/100 Combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albosky Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 If you have a dell...throw it out the window now! :D Well , thats a completely uneducated post if I've ever seen one , kindly not post in this forum of you can backup a statement with facts. I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonda Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I have nothing against dell... however Dell is fine for the ordinary e-mail user. If you ask for a gaming computer from them though it costs and arm and a leg, but that's called buisness and thats also why alot of people buy from newegg and what not. And here's where the however comes in... one thing I dislike about dell is the way they have the inside of the computer hooked up. Everything is jury rigged and thrown in there with green tabs and you can't interchange anything. The most you can really do is put in some RAM. My sister wanted a CD-RW drive, the dell came with a CD-ROM so I was going to put one in for her, only to find that I can't put on in, so now she has an external, which is just more unneeded clutter on a desk already filled with junk and wires. If you want a new video card in a Dell, good luck with that. They've got little tabs everywhere telling you your about to 'void a warantee' hell, they don't even leave you room in the case for an extra hard drive. Also, they really try to push merchandise and sucker people. Some guy could get by with just a 2.8 ghz processor and 512mb of RAM to do normal daily stuff, instead Dell tells him he needs 3.5 ghz, and 2 gigs of RAM, along with a $150 video card marked up to $400 Like I said, dell's great for the mom who wants to use msn, but I still personally don't like them one bit. Probably because I'm not a mom wanting to use msn... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunaboy692004 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Zonda, ive never had any problem with space in the case that came with my dell. Allthough, adding another hard drive was a problem, because i had to completly remove both hard drive bays, in order to add the second hard drive to the empty bay. And while managing to do that i cut my finger 3 times :S. Anyother installations i have not had problems with though. Current Goals80/80 Fletching60/75 Woodcutting97/100 Combat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadedhed Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 yay! now im glad i decided not to buy a higher model and went for the crappy b120! 8-) Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.liquid blobs attacking eachother American Anime... YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psudomorph Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 If you have a dell...throw it out the window now! Well , that's a completely uneducated post if I've ever seen one , kindly not post in this forum of you can backup a statement with facts. I'm going to regret speaking up, I just know it, but... wasn't that a little harsh? I think he was just joking, parodying a humorous overreaction to a minor problem. I could be wrong, but I personally saw that post as being purely in jest and have no doubt that the user knew full well that nobody in their right mind would throw a laptop out the window over a battery problem. :shock: Ok, I've poked my proverbial stick into the hornet's nest, you may now flame me... If you dont take steps to ensure that you're protected, you void all right to complain when stuff goes wrong.Join the petition for a new bank page layout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I'm thinking of buying a Dell laptop once they release the AMD ones. Hope this mess up won't happen then :| :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Apparently it isn't just Dell's laptops the Sony batteries were used in, so we could expect more recalls. I'm surprised they only just did this now, after there have been reports and videos of them bursting in to flames for several months. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earpy Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I saw an image in the paper of two laptops which had caught fire. It was in a metting room at some sort of company and there were just 2 fire balls with people either side of it. I couldnt help but laugh :XD: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Militaris Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Apparently it isn't just Dell's laptops the Sony batteries were used in, so we could expect more recalls. I'm surprised they only just did this now, after there have been reports and videos of them bursting in to flames for several months. The problem could even be more widespread because I believe the Sony laptops batteries are made by Mitsubishi... So any laptop which uses a Mitsubishi battery could also have the fault. Such notebooks include Apple, HP and Lenovo. Although, HP has claimed "It is a Dell Issue" and that they are not affected by the Investigation. So what is going on here. Has Sony been knowingly selling dodgy batteries to Dell, or has dell been requesting the batteries to be made cheaply so corners have been cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Knowing Sony, I'd guess it was the former :P Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Knowing Sony, I'd guess it was the former :P DING DING DING DING! We have a winner! " Dell, Sony Discussed Battery Problem 10 Months Ago" http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/19/0146221 :lol: Small quote from one of the articles linked in the slashdot thread: Spokesman Rick Clancy said the companies had conversations in October 2005 and again in February 2006. Discussions were about the problem of small metal particles that had contaminated Lithium-Ion battery cells manufactured by Sony, causing batteries to fail and, in some cases, overheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Update: "Apple Battery Recall Official" The US Consumer Product Safety Commission just made the Apple battery recall official. It'll affect 1.1 million Sony-made batteries in the US alone. Between all the PS3's bad press and these battery recalls, it's not going to be an easy year for Sony, is it? Looks like I was right about it not just being Dells that got recalled. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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