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    Full Discharge on my M11x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by minoru, Jun 6, 2010.

  1. minoru

    minoru Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've been using BatteryCare and I noticed that It wants me to perform a "Full Discharge" on my battery.

    Well I've followed it's instructions on how to do so, and nothing is happening. Like the "Discharge Cycles Progress" bar does not reset.

    Am I doing it wrong? If so how do I do it?

    Also, is it safe to Full Discharge? I've been reading some articles about it which states that it is unsafe to some types of batteries.
     
    minoru, Jun 6, 2010
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  2. vorob

    vorob Notebook Deity

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    Don't think that you should follow instructions of this app. I'm just using it for autochange of power profiles.
     
    vorob, Jun 6, 2010
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    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    Lithium-Ion batteries do not need to be fully discharged, you may actually shorten your battery life or even damage it by doing so.
     
    Rhodan, Jun 6, 2010
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  4. minoru

    minoru Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright thanks for the info guys. I appreciate the help, +1 rep for both of you.
     
    minoru, Jun 6, 2010
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