On 9/13/05, Håkan Wikström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a little addition to this topic: > > As I have started commuting again I find myself using my laptop on the > train to work and back, but battery time has decreased a whole lot since I > got my system a year ago. I have had my nx9105 for exactly one year now and > do not have an extra battery. The one I have is the 8 cell battery and the > ACPI battery info tells a sad tale: > > ====================== > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT1/info > present: yes > design capacity: 4400 mAh > last full capacity: 1627g mAh > battery technology: rechargeable > design voltage: 14800 mV > design capacity warning: 220 mAh > design capacity low: 132 mAh > capacity granularity 1: 264 mAh > capacity granularity 2: 3780 mAh > model number: Primary > serial number: > battery type: Lion > OEM info: Hewlett-Packard > ====================== > > Its current "full" capacity is almost down to one third of the design > rating! The only batteries that have gone useless faster than this on me are > the Thinkpad 600E batteries which are known to be broken by design. > > Anyone else care to show their battery info, and if you have managed to > keep it at an OK rating - how did you do it? I'm not entirely ignorant about > lithium ion batteries and how they should be treated. > > Håkan >
Well, a couple of months ago, my battery up and out-right died. It would not charge and my laptop became a compact desktop, because unplugging it from the wall meant that it would turn off instantly. I called up HP and my computer was still in warranty. They sent me a brand new battery and I shipped the old one back to them at no cost to me. I don't know if they would do this for a battery that has lost most of its capacity, but is still functioning. For anyone having trouble with their battery, I suggest contacting HP and seeing (if your laptop is still in warranty) if they will send you a new battery. You never know until you try. Jonathan _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
