Yeah, that seems to have made the max capacity even lower. Down from 82% to 80%.
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Adam Olsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I'll give it a try. > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Chris Schumann <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 03/08/2010 04:31 PM, Adam Olsen wrote: >>> >>> Thinkpad x200s, IBM THINKPAD X200S 42T4536 7200mah 9 Cell from >>> softarcade.net. The battery was only $50, so I was thinking it may >>> too good to be true. >>> >>> The battery arrived today, and Linux is reporting that the max >>> capacity is only 82%. I emailed softarcade and they are telling me >>> "be sure you update your bios", and "sounds like a calibration issue". >>> Does that sound right, or did I get screwed? >>> >> >> You could calibrate it by letting it drain and recharging, in that machine. >> >> Use memtest86++ or just leave the BIOS screen up with the machine unplugged >> until the machine turns off. Then plug it in and either leave it sit or use >> it while it charges until it stops. That should give you a very accurate >> idea of the capacity. >> >> Chris >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> > > > > -- > Adam Olsen > SendOutCards.com > http://www.vimtips.org > http://last.fm/user/synic > -- Adam Olsen SendOutCards.com http://www.vimtips.org http://last.fm/user/synic _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
