On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:10 -0700 Nathan England <nat...@paysonlinux.org> wrote:
yes, take it to batteries plus, and get it rebuilt. i am also guilty of this, but the kind of batteries that are in laptops, need to be almost fully discharged once in a while, as lithium ion batteries need that. periodically, I will unplug, and let it go down to like less than 4 min left, and then plug it back in. i've had 2 batteries, go out on me because of this. jerry > > I realize batteries lose capacity over time, but this seems rediculous to me > as I have never had a laptop battery go as fast as the current one. I have > only owned Dell laptops in the past and the batteries have lasted plenty > long, but this HP is killing me! Just over a year old and the battery is less > than half the capacity at full charge!!! Hardinfo says: > > 2592 mAh / 6000 mAh (43.20%) > > > Yikes!!! > > Isn't there anything that can be done to force a fuller charge ? this sucks! > > nathan > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 K7AZJ This email's Fortune: Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
