HP ProBook 420 G1 Compatible Battery 10.8V 6600mAh
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HP ProBook 420 G1 Compatible Battery 10.8V 6600mAh - is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Voltage
10.8V
Amp
6600mAh
HP ProBook 420 / 620 Series — 10.8V Li-ion Replacement Battery (HSTNN-IB1A)
This is a 10.8V, 6600mAh (71.28Wh) lithium-ion battery for the HP 420, 425, 4320t, and 620 notebook series. It replaces OEM parts including HSTNN-IB1A, HSTNN-CB1A, 587706-751, and 593572-001, among others. Fits the original battery bay and connector without modification.
- 420 / 425 / 620 platform fit: These models share the same 10.8V battery rail, identical connector housing, and compatible BMS handshake. One cell works across the whole family because HP used a common power architecture across this generation of business notebooks.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell on a 420 unit and confirmed the BMS communicated correctly with the BIOS — charge accepted, fuel gauge registered, and no unknown device flag appeared at the power settings screen.
- First-cycle discharge procedure: After installing, run the laptop on battery until it reaches hibernate cutoff — do not interrupt mid-cycle. Then charge uninterrupted to 100%. This triggers the BIOS battery learn cycle and resets the health register that often shows a false warning after every cell swap.
BIOS reporting poor battery health immediately after swap
HP's BIOS reads health data from the battery's EEPROM on first contact. When a new cell arrives, the EEPROM registers do not match the charge history the BIOS expected from the old cell. This triggers a "calibrate battery" or "poor health" flag — not a fault with the new cell. Run one full discharge-to-hibernate, then a full uninterrupted charge. After that cycle, the BIOS learn routine re-writes its health baseline against the new cell's actual capacity data.
Laptop shuts down at 20–30% charge shown on the OS fuel gauge
This happens when the fuel gauge IC has not yet calibrated against the new cell's chemistry. The IC is still using lookup tables built from the old, degraded cell — so it misreads the voltage curve and declares empty too early. The fix is two to three full discharge-and-charge calibration cycles. After those cycles, the OS gauge tracks the actual cell voltage and the early shutdowns stop. If it persists beyond three cycles, check that the BIOS charge threshold setting is not capped — navigate to HP Battery Health Manager under BIOS setup (F10) and confirm it is set to "Maximize my battery health" or "Let HP manage."
Compatible Models
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Technical Specifications
Product Highlights
- Brand: HP
- Manufacturer: CS
- Series: Standard
- Color: Black
- Product Type: Li-ion
- Battery Type: Li-ion
- Warranty: 12 Months
- Bulk Orders: sales@batteryweb.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Windows show the battery as 0% or "plugged in, not charging" right after I installed it?
The fuel gauge IC on this battery initialises without calibration data tied to your specific BIOS. Windows reads the raw register value, which defaults to 0% or unknown until the IC completes its first charge cycle. Plug in the adapter and let it charge uninterrupted to 100% without using the laptop — the gauge corrects itself once the IC records a full charge event. If it still reads 0% after a complete charge, re-seat the battery connector and repeat.
The system info screen shows a lower Wh rating than the 71.28Wh listed — is the cell undersized?
No. HP's system information panel reads the Wh value stored in the battery's EEPROM, which is set at the factory and may differ slightly from the actual cell chemistry delivered. The physical capacity of the cell is 71.28Wh as rated — the EEPROM figure is a firmware label, not a live measurement. Run one full discharge-to-hibernate cycle and the reported figure often updates to a value closer to the real capacity as the fuel gauge IC calibrates against actual voltage and current data.
My HP 420 stops charging at 80% and sits there — is something wrong with the replacement battery?
Nothing is wrong with the cell. HP BIOS includes a built-in charge threshold feature called Battery Health Manager that caps charging at 80% to reduce cell stress during long AC-connected use. It is a BIOS-controlled firmware setting, not a battery fault. Press F10 at startup to enter BIOS setup, navigate to Battery Health Manager, and set it to "Maximize my battery health" if you want a full 100% charge, or leave it at the 80% cap if the laptop stays plugged in most of the day.
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