HP Mini 1030NR Battery Bulging

The battery on my HP Mini 1030NR appears to be bulging. I went to put it back in its case and when I flipped it over I noticed that the battery was bulging and had cracked the casing.
It still holds a charge, but I'm assuming it isn't safe to use. Is there any way to get a replacement?

I assume you are long out of warranty. The HP Mini batteries are unfortunately known to do this. I would call HP and see if you can talk them into a new battery. Good luck. If not, they are sold on this site in the Store or on eBay.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Accessories/Batteries/LV953AA?HP-MT06-Mini-B...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Original-Battery-For-HP-Mini-210-1030EZ-210-1030NR-210-1030SL-210-10...

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Grant- Thanks for the advice. I visited the Genius Bar and showed the bulged battery to the genius. I am satisfied with the results. Much better service than AppleCare by telephone. The dialog went like this:
Genius Bar Rep - "The battery was designed to bulge. It is a safety feature. Apple has no replacement policy for this."
Me: "This is a safety hazard. There are hundreds of complaints in the blogs on Apple's website and Consumer Reports' website. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of customers received replacement battery at no cost. I would like to be treated the same. Can I show the blogs to you?"
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Me: "This is a safety design? I was an Apple Fan, but I am having a hard time "drinking the Kool AId" on this one. The blogs seem to indicate that my best chance at being treated fairly is to visit a Genius Bar and hope that I get a representative with good customer service skills. Before stepping up to the bar, I sat there waiting and watching, hoping that the person I was assigned to would be the right one. Hopefully, you are the one. This is a safety hazard. I came here to have this battery replaced with a safe new battery."
Genius: "Would you like to talk with a manager?"
Me: "Yes"
I sat at the bar for about 5 min, spinning the burger-bun-shaped battery upon the counter while I waited. When the genius returned he held a new battery in his hand. He installed the new battery in my MacBook and shook my hand. No charge.
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As of a few months ago, I noticed that my MacBook Pro felt as though no matter which surface it was on, it would never sit there straight. Upon further inspection, I have noticed that the casing which covers both the battery and hard drive is being pushed out of its ordinary position.
Taking the battery out reveals that it is beginning to swell and bulge which is causing this problem. While it isn't an enormous bulge like some I've seen on the Internet, I still consider it a safety issue and would rather not continue using it in the event it continues to develop and potentially explode.
I called Apple support today to ask them what I can do about getting it replaced. Given that I bought this machine when it first came out in late 2008 without any additional warranty, I am a few months out of warranty.
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I had the same battery bulge issue as described earlier, along with the trackpad not working problem (when I remove the battery, the trackpad works normally).
A few days ago I contacted the Apple authorised reseller and distributor for Croatia, and got the answer which can be roughly described as "Buy yourself a new battery, we can't do anything".
I was persistent and the person in the Croatian Apple Service department, after having an online chat with "someone from Apple", gave me the "case number" and said I could try contacting Apple directly (although they ARE Apple's distributor/reseller) - but still, they can't and won't do anything about replacing the battery free of charge.
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Can you upgrade a hp Mini 1030nr to windows 7.
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Hi:
Looking at the hardware it has, it shouldn't be a problem.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01600627&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
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My HP Mini 210-1032CL slid from the case and fell two feet onto a padded carpet -- which was too much.
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stevekn:
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