Battery Failure Dell Vostro 1700

[wouldbegolfer64]

My Dell Vostro 1700 has never worked on battery alone. I have to have it plugged into the mains all the time for it to function. The battery indicator always shows fully charged. If I remove the mains the lap top remains functional for maybe 10 mins or so before it goes blank and a blue screen appears saying....."Hardware malfunction call your vendor for support the system has halted". I then have to turn the lap top off and restart all over. I can't take the lap top anywhere without plugging it in.......it's a pain to say the least.
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Please Help....

[NazNomad]

Have you ... ''called your vendor for support''?