How to change a Dell DJ-20 Battery

I got this Dell DJ-20 for Christmas 2004 and over the next year the battery slowly died until it wouldn't work at all. I tried calling Dell but since my warranty lapsed they refused to help me so it sat in a drawer until October 2008 when I bought a new battery on eBay. Unfortunately it was .50mm too wide so it doesn't fit but it still works.

In this video I will show how to remove the old battery and put in the new one. Although, mine I couldn't put "in" but I show how I tweaked it so it stays put.

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• change
• dell
• dj-20
• battery

[rje49]

Thanks Xanapus, for your helpful video. By coincidence, I'm needing a battery, too. Can you say where you bought your battery, that doesn't quite fit, so maybe I can avoid the same problem? Thanks.

[Xanapus]

@rje49 Someone who I talked to via my blog told me he bought his at

batteries . batterymart . com search for PDA-198LI.

That battery is too much for me and the battery I put in the DJ is already dead so I had to buy another one but since I couldn't afford that one I had to get one from eBay, I have no idea if it will even fit but it's all I can afford.

[beastjay303]

@Xanapus this is comepletely up to u but i think it`d be a good idea to sell ur old mp3s(.my cousin did tis and it worked out well for him) and buy a pspgo and a 16gb micro memory card.that way ud have 32 gb`s of memory on ur psp and the sound quality is pretty great.well thanks for your time.good luck with ur dell dj...................cheers :D

[Xanapus]

@beastjay303 Thanks but I have one. I've been using it as mp3 player until I can get a new battery for my Dell DJ.

[beastjay303]

@Xanapus ill do that. im also selling a psp if ur interested into that kind of stuff.

[Xanapus]

@beastjay303 Oh that sucks. I didn't know about that. I am still using Win XP so maybe you will have to partition your hard drive to be able to do it or buy a cheap used laptop with XP on it specifically for use with things that require XP.

[beastjay303]

@Xanapus but the thing is that i have windows seven on my laptop and vista on my desktop.and i did some searching on the web and it turns out that u cant use it on anything but xp and 2000. is this true or can i find a way to use it in vista and widnows 7?

[rje49]

Um, nevermind. I see the question is answered on the next page....

[Xanapus]

@beastjay303 You don't need it anymore. Just plug it into your computer via the USB cable and Windows will automatically install the driver.

[beastjay303]

i got a dell dj 20 and i dont have the disk cuz i bought it used. do u know if i can get the software for it or where.i tried going to dell`s homepage and download the software but it doesnt work..help