Internal Battery Low percentage error message on startup primary internal 601

[Lexi56]

Hi we have a hp pavilions dvds notebook that we are getting a startup message that the internal battery has a low percentage left. primary internal 601.... I read thru some of the forum questions and saw to check the battery status which I did and it said failed it doesnt give a percentage amount....The laptop is old and we dont really want to invest in a new battery.  Can the laptop be run on electrical power or will the laptop eventually shut down and never work again? ..... I'm not a techie so respond in simple terms please and thanks 🙂 also the operating system is a microsoft window 7 but I'm not sure if it is 64 bit or not Thank you

[DavidPK]

Hi,

The error 'Primary (internal) Battery (601)' does indicate that your notebooks main battery is showing signs of wear and typically occurs when the storage capacity has fallen below 25% of its original value.

There's no problem with running the notebook just on the mains power supply.

Regards,

DP-K

[Lexi56]

Thank you for taking the time to respond...when you say "mains power supply"  does that mean the electrical power supply? sorry I'm not well versed in computer conversation....thank you 

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You're welcome

Yes, I mean the electrical power supply.

Regards,

DP-K

[Lexi56]

Thank you very much I really appreciate it :cattongue:

[DavidPK]

You're welcome

All the best,

DP-K