Inspiron 600m Immediate Shutdown on Battery Power

I have a Dell Inspiron 600m that is about two months old. When I try
to start the computer on battery power, Windows starts to load, but
immediately shuts down within a matter of seconds. The computer will
work without any problems when on AC power. I thought that the battery
might be low, but the indicator on the battery and in the computer's
power meter show the battery at 100%. This problem occured for the
first time yesterday. I had been using the computer on battery power
for a couple of hours, and then the computer shut down without any
warning. I know that the battery had to be somewhat depleted, but the
meters still showed the battery at 100% when I checked. I thought
after running the battery on AC for several hours that the battery
would recharge if low battery power was the problem, but I am still
encountering the porblem. Has anyone heard of this before? Any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Brian

if it is only two months old call dell support, btw you know this but if
should not do that.

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I have a Dell Inspiron 600m that is about two months old. When I try
to start the computer on battery power, Windows starts to load, but
immediately shuts down within a matter of seconds. The computer will
work without any problems when on AC power. I thought that the battery
might be low, but the indicator on the battery and in the computer's
power meter show the battery at 100%. This problem occured for the
first time yesterday. I had been using the computer on battery power
for a couple of hours, and then the computer shut down without any
warning. I know that the battery had to be somewhat depleted, but the
meters still showed the battery at 100% when I checked. I thought
after running the battery on AC for several hours that the battery
would recharge if low battery power was the problem, but I am still
encountering the porblem. Has anyone heard of this before? Any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Brian

Thanks for the suggestion. I should have called Dell to begin with,
but I thought it might be a problem other than the battery needing to
be replaced. I called Dell, and they are sending a replacement
battery.
J.B.