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If your battery is unhealthy after less than 6 months you should try to get a replacement from dell. You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. A 9 cell battery usaully last around 4-6 hours.
This is most likely to happen when you run your laptop off the battery for a short amount of time and then recharge it. Resetting your battery recalibrates the Dell battery power meter to prevent inaccurate low-power messages and can be done once every three to six months. Disconnect the AC power adapter by unplugging it from the laptop or docking station. Restart your laptop.