Today HP announced a recall of some of the batteries used in their laptops. The affected batteries could pose a fire hazard. Obviously this means that if you’re the owner of one of the affected laptops you should probably change the battery out. And if you’re a technician please check your customers batteries if they bring in an HP Laptop.

These are the affected models:

Keep in mind that not all of the listed laptop models will have defective batteries and you should verify your batteries serial number before you request a replacement from HP. You can verify your laptop here: Verify your HP Battery.

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Problem: You cannot charge your battery for the mentioned models when the battery is low.

Fix: Simply upgrade to BIOS version 3.60 or later. Find the download here.