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    Battery issue

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by amazing-boy, Nov 10, 2012.

  1. amazing-boy

    amazing-boy Notebook Evangelist

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    I think to have a battery issue with my lenovo X220.
    It should be a new battery but I really don't know if its so or if it has some problems.
    Like You can see the battery life (With "maximum battery life" plan set via power manager) seems to be too short for a six cells battery.
    Or not ?

    Is there the possibility to get a new battery from Lenovo, considering that the warranty will last up to 2015 ?
    BatteryState.PNG
     
    amazing-boy, Nov 10, 2012
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    go into the advanced mode, and repost the screen capture.

    Is this a 6 cells battery? or a 9 cells? Unless there is something wrong with the battery, then Lenovo won't replace it.
     
    lead_org, Nov 10, 2012
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  3. amazing-boy

    amazing-boy Notebook Evangelist

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    Here it is.

    Battery2.PNG

    Battery1.PNG
     
    amazing-boy, Nov 10, 2012
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  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    From the figures this look like 6 cells, and the first use date is August of 2012, everything seems to be within the parameter of a newly shipped battery. So why do you want a new battery.
     
    lead_org, Nov 10, 2012
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  5. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    He seems to indicate in the first post that it's a 6 cell.
     
    Bronsky, Nov 10, 2012
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  6. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    yes i missed that LOL
     
    lead_org, Nov 10, 2012
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  7. Colonel O'Neill

    Colonel O'Neill Notebook Deity

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    In my experience, having the Power Manager UI itself running will eat battery life.

    Check for services and resident programs you can disable. Should help with battery life.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Nov 10, 2012
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  8. GomJabbar

    GomJabbar Notebook Consultant

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    When using the battery, dim the display backlight some, it helps a lot to increase runtime while on battery.

    On my X220, I have a Sanyo 6-cell battery. It's design capacity is 63.00 Wh. If your LGC full charge capacity is 62.09 Wh, then that seems pretty good to me.
     
    GomJabbar, Nov 11, 2012
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