Lithium-Ion batteries are longer lived than conventional batteries and do not require replacement as often. The Dell 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Primary Battery has internal circuit board with chips that allow it to communicate with the notebook to monitor battery performance, output voltage and temperature. It also gives the notebook much more accurate 'fuel gauge' capability to determine how much battery runtime is left before the next recharge is required. This product has been tested and validated on Dell systems and is compatible with Dell Inspiron 6000 Notebook. It is supported by Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell system.