Franco Installed it. Said no battery was installed even though it was running off battery.
Simon ----- Original Message ----- From:Franco Roman To:Simon Royal Subject:Re: [Thinkpad] Further In My R31 Battery Issues LOL... you can still give it a try, if it's not supported the worse thing that can happens is that the intallation will fail. On 7 January 2011 11:16, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: > Franco > > It seems the R31 is not supported. > > http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70602.html > > Simon > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Franco Roman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Simon, >> >> The battery calibration tool is in the Lenovo Power Manager Utility, on >> the T60 i have installed the version is 1,73, don't know if thats the >> latest one for XP. On the other hand on the T61 i have the latest version >> 3,31xxx something (running W7 professional). >> Download and update the latest Power Manager form the lenovo site for your >> OS. (Lenovo site) >> >> Then, open or launch the power manager, there is a tab that says >> "Battery", in that tab ther's a button that says Battery Maintenance, click >> it and that will open another window with the battery charging / discharging >> percentage config. and there's a section named Battery Gauge Reset with a >> button with Perform Reset... thats the recalibration. >> >> Tell me if you have trouble finding the battery recalibration. >> >> F. >> >> On 7 January 2011 10:45, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Franco >>> >>> Where did you get the Battery Calibration Tool from. I checked the >>> IBM/Lenovo site and found nothing. >>> >>> I have the Power Management, Battery Maximiser Gauge and ThinkPad >>> Configuration utility. None of these have any calibration tools or >>> options. >>> >>> It is just confusion. I just charged it and it stopped at 70%. I am now >>> running off battery. Task bar say 0%, Maximiser Gauge says 68% after >>> about 5 >>> mins on battery, which is about right and the battery light under the >>> keyboard is flashing orange. >>> >>> All I want is for the battery to register how long it will last. >>> >>> Also under Ubuntu removing the power plug while running causing the >>> machine >>> to hang - flashing the caps lock and scroll lock. I would like to over >>> come >>> this too. >>> >>> If I cannot get round this problem or it is indeed a faulty battery I >>> will >>> send it back or accept a partial refund. >>> >>> Simon >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Franco Roman <[email protected] >>> >wrote: >>> >>> > Simon: >>> > >>> > Yes, i know that a new battery for an old machine is expensiver than >>> the >>> > laptop itself, that´s why the quotes " "... >>> > any way, i have a T61 and the battery still have 86% of the total >>> capacity, >>> > and it has been charged more than 700 cycles. >>> > >>> > I have done several recalibration on different machines (T60 from work >>> and >>> > the T61 mine) and the battery improvement is huge. the T60 reduce it >>> wear >>> > level from 33% to 21% in just 1 recalibration, and that gave me like 40 >>> to >>> > 50 mins of autonomy. >>> > >>> > Same thing on my T61, the battery had 18% wear level, and now its 14%, >>> > giving me like +30 mins of extra battery life. >>> > I don't know how an old battery/machine will respond to that >>> recalibration, >>> > but i think that you definitely should give it a try. >>> > >>> > F. >>> > >>> > >>> > On 7 January 2011 09:59, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Franco >>> >> >>> >> I realise a used battery is not ideal, but it was cheap, the guy >>> seemed >>> >> reasonable and reputable. I have contacted him and he has been >>> helpful. >>> >> >>> >> R31 batteries are expensive and I do not want one from Hong Kong. Also >>> >> keep >>> >> in mind the age of the machine. I dont want to spend more on a battery >>> >> than >>> >> the machine is worth. >>> >> >>> >> I will try the battery recalibration. That might help. I know it isnt >>> >> going >>> >> to make it wonderful, just more of an accurate idea of how long the >>> >> battery >>> >> lasts would be nice. >>> >> >>> >> I used the Battery Maximiser Gauge and it told me original values are >>> 45, >>> >> current values are 23. So it is about 60% of its original capacity. >>> Also >>> >> it >>> >> has been charged 285 times, which isnt too bad. >>> >> >>> >> Ive had Mac batteries charged over 600 times and still holding up 70%. >>> So, >>> >> cycle count isnt too bad. >>> >> >>> >> Are we edging towards the battery is at fault and not my laptop. The >>> guy >>> >> has >>> >> offered a partial refund but I dont want to rip him off as I didnt pay >>> too >>> >> much for it in the first place, although he did tell me it was working >>> >> fine. >>> >> >>> >> Simon >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Franco Roman < >>> [email protected] >>> >> >wrote: >>> >> >>> >> > The first "mistake" you did, is buying a used battery (my bad if i'm >>> >> > wrong). What I would do if i were in your shoes is, on XP i´ll do a >>> >> battery >>> >> > recalibration, (with Lenovo Power Manager) this will fully >>> charge-fully >>> >> > discharge and fully recharge the battery to its minimum and maximunm >>> >> values, >>> >> > respectively. >>> >> > >>> >> > The other thing, download the Hardware Monitor app (you can find it >>> >> here: >>> >> > www.cpuid.com) this will get all the info from your machine >>> including >>> >> the >>> >> > battery info, and it will tell you what were the factory values, the >>> >> actual >>> >> > values and the wear level of the battery, so you can have an idea of >>> >> "how >>> >> > much use" the battery has. >>> >> > >>> >> > If the battery recalibration doesn't work at all, i'll go for >>> another >>> >> > battery, this time a new one >>> >> > >>> >> > regards >>> >> > >>> >> > F. >>> >> > >>> >> > On 6 January 2011 18:15, Simon Royal <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >> Hi >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Brief history: Bought R31 which came with dead battery about two >>> weeks >>> >> >> ago. >>> >> >> Bought a second hand battery from ebay, reputable seller of laptop >>> >> parts. >>> >> >> Guy said battery lasts about 90 mins. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Today: The replacement battery arrived today and it has been >>> struggling >>> >> to >>> >> >> charge all day. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> When I first put it in it did not register. It took about 5 mins >>> before >>> >> >> the >>> >> >> machine recognised a battery was there. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Earlier today I could only get the battery to charge to 27% and it >>> took >>> >> >> about 20 mins to do so. Then it sat there for a while then suddenly >>> >> >> charged >>> >> >> to 33%. It sat there for a few hours and went up to 35%. I then ran >>> the >>> >> >> battery out completely and started charging it again. It charged to >>> 37% >>> >> >> and >>> >> >> stopped. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> If I pull out the adapter in Ubuntu, it will hang the machine - >>> >> flashing >>> >> >> the >>> >> >> caps lock and scroll lock lights. The same happens if the battery >>> runs >>> >> too >>> >> >> low - this I have been told is a kernel panic. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> This doesnt happen in XP. You can remove the power adapter and put >>> it >>> >> in >>> >> >> and >>> >> >> it accepts the AC adapter. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I have noticed something very odd. It charged to 37% according to >>> the >>> >> >> Battery Maximiser Gauge. However, I have been running it for about >>> 30 >>> >> mins >>> >> >> and the percentage hasnt dropped. The little battery icon in the >>> task >>> >> bar >>> >> >> of >>> >> >> XP warned me it was low about 20 mins ago and is sitting with a >>> crossed >>> >> >> out >>> >> >> battery stating 0% remaining. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> So Battery Maximiser Gauge still says 37%, but task bar says 0%. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> While it is great that I actually have my ThinkPad running without >>> an >>> >> AC >>> >> >> adapter and running for quite a while, I have no idea how long this >>> >> >> battery >>> >> >> is going to last and no way of finding out. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> What is going on? I cannot trust either meter. Do I need to >>> recalibrate >>> >> or >>> >> >> something. I am not bothered how long the battery lasts but it >>> would be >>> >> >> good >>> >> >> to know how long it is going to last. I would also like to get this >>> >> >> working >>> >> >> in Ubuntu. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Can anyone help. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Simon >>> >> >> >>> >> >> -- >>> >> >> >>> >> >> --- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonRoyal - LowEndMac: >>> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/macspectrum - Skype: Simon-Royal. >>> >> >> --- IBM ThinkPad R31 running Ubuntu 10.10 & Windows XP Home. Apple >>> >> >> PowerBook G3 'Pismo' running OSX 10.4. 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