xD!! well, it's definetly the battery. I'm out of ideas. Any one else have another clue??
On 7 January 2011 12:13, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 > >>> Mini > >>> >> >> Pro running 2.1 > >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >>> >> >> Thinkpad mailing list > >>> >> >> [email protected] > >>> >> >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > >>> >> >> > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > -- > >>> >> > Franco Román Brigando > >>> >> > Estudiante Ingeniería Civíl Electrónica > >>> >> > Universidad Mayor > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> > >>> >> --- 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. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini > >>> >> Pro running 2.1 > >>> >> _______________________________________________ > >>> >> Thinkpad mailing list > >>> >> [email protected] > >>> >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Franco Román Brigando > >>> > Estudiante Ingeniería Civíl Electrónica > >>> > Universidad Mayor > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> --- 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. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini > >>> Pro running 2.1 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Thinkpad mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Franco Román Brigando > >> Estudiante Ingeniería Civíl Electrónica > >> Universidad Mayor > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > --- 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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