Help! Laptop battery problem!

[TimeChaser]

I've got a Dell (don't lecture me, it usually works fine for what I need it). The battery light blinks green, then orange several times. It says that the battery is at 98%, but it won't run on battery power (turns off if I unplug the AC cord) and the battery's getting really warm very fast.

Help?!

[deadparrot]

1. Have you seen this...?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/dell_battery_recall

[TimeChaser]

2. Crap

I know there were some recalled a little less than a year ago, but mine wasn't affected.

[TimeChaser]

3. Okay

took the battery out, put it back in and restarted the computer. It seems to be working again, no more blinking. (I'd taken the battery out earlier today, and I don't remember if the problem had started before that)

I'll keep an eye out to see if mine's been recalled or not

[BreweryYardRat]

4. Consider getting a new battery.

I had to get the one in my Toshiba replaced after about a year of use. They're not designed to be permanent.