Im not looking for a laptop battery doubler or anything, basicly my roommate gave me his old laptop and the battery on it doesnt seem to be holding a charge. I was wondering if anyone knew of a program I could run that might be able to diagnose whats wrong with the battery if its saveable or if its screwed and just have to go spend the $$$ for a new one. Thanks!

Check if the battery is covered by one of the many recent laptop battery recalls - the gifted laptop I recently received was

I think im just gonna have to get a new laptop battery. Its an alienware laptop so im just not excited about the price tag of the batteries My roommate got the laptop back in 2003 i believe. the ac adapter died on it so he had it sitting around. I got it from him and purchased the new ac adapter but now find the battery is dead as well. Oh well was worth a shot seeing if i could reset it some how. Something like Smart Battery Workshop, but seems that is gone now.