Actually, I meant to say OEM rather than generic. But your point is
well taken--generic batteries are often of questionable quality.

That said, I still think there's a way to solve this issue. Any
chance that updating the BIOS might do the trick?

Dan

On Mar 5, 4:50 pm, Salvador Freemanson <s...@gohome.com> wrote:
> dmarow...@twmi.rr.com wrote:
> > Thanks for your reply, Phil. Both are Lithium Ion batteries--they
> > look like virtual clones of one another. The only thing different
> > about them (that I can see) is their capacity--the Sony is 3000mAh,
> > and the generic is 4400mAh.
>
> > Any other suggestions?
>
> > Dan
>
> The higher capacity will only mean that it lasts one and a half times as
> long as the old one between charges. My experience of generic batteries
> has not
> been very good. I had three replacements recently for one laptop
> battery, and only one of them worked, after a fashion.