Just bought a brand new computer, yet warranty is 3 years expired and my battery won't work

[foggy31m]

I just bought a new laptop from Amazon.  new not refurbished and yet the battery is completely dead and won't charge.  when I looked up the warranty it says my warranty expired in 2017!  I need a battery? What do I do?

[Dragon-Fur]

@foggy31m 

It is perhaps a three to four year old model that was never sold and sat on a shelf until the battery died.

HP might have added the presumed warranty based on when that unit was first sold by HP to the retailer.

Could be a brand new computer and the warranty data is "just wrong" (the dead battery is a bit suspicious, though).

Assuming you want to keep the unit as opposed to returning it to Amazon, "something" can be done.

Regardless,

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[Riddle_Decipher]

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