Equium A300D-16c battery has died

I purchased this laptop about 3 years ago and the battery has recently died. I tried to replace it with a non Toshiba battery that fitted the part number. This battery appeared not to work.
When I put the part in and charged it up the laptop would state that there was no battery and the battery light would flash.
However when i unplugged it the laptop would run off the battery but the laptop would still say it did not exist.
I assumed that this battery was faulty so returned it and bought a Toshiba battery which is made by Toshiba and is the same battery as my old one.
It is defiantly the same part number as my old battery however it has the same problem as the previous battery.
I updated the BIOS system when I purchased the first laptop battery so I do not think its that.
I also downloaded another battery reader programme called "Battery Care" but this also says that the battery does not exist even when I unplug and run the laptop off said battery.
The original battery that came with the laptop on purchase is still recognised but only holds charge for around 15 minutes due to age.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

Hi again
I replied earlier but for some reason it was not sent and I didnt find out until now.
Anyway what I meant was that he wanted me to use the new battery normally as in run the laptop off the battery without the ac adapter being attached. Even though the laptop would maintain that the battery was not there.
I have done this for a couple of hours before when I first got the battery and was trying to get the laptop to register its presence.
I am just worried that if I keep using the battery like that it would become a safety issue.
As the battery does work on its own and runs the computer fine its just that the laptop says there is no battery.

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