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    Acer6935 - a problem with battery

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by lastat, Sep 8, 2009.

  1. lastat

    lastat Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I have Acer 6935 (P8400, GF9600 512 DDR3, 4 GB RAM DDR3) and use Vista 64 bit.
    Today I have noticed a strange behavior of my laptop when the battery is used (power save scheme is on).

    On the beginning, the battery is fully charged. I start listening music or watching a movie, it does not matter. It takes about 1 hour, for example.
    The battery is about 50-60% full (1h 30 min left) and suddenly the laptop goes to standby. When I turn it on, turns out that only 9% of the battery left. The wireless and the Bluetooth are off. I use Vista 64 bit.
    The laptop is only 6 months and the battery has not been hard used.
    Has anybody experienced a similar behavior? What is wrong?

    Lastat
     
    lastat, Sep 8, 2009
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  2. kisetsu17

    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    You might want to recalibrate the battery--if that doesn't fix it, then there's definitely a dead cell in your battery pack. Since it's still in warranty you might even be able to have your defective battery swapped for a fully functional one.
     
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    lastat Notebook Consultant

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    Thx for your reply. I will test it
     
    lastat, Sep 9, 2009
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    lastat Notebook Consultant

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    I have recalibrated the battery but still the same problem. After 1 hour the laptop goes to standby although 5 min before the battery was still 65% full.
     
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    lastat Notebook Consultant

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    is there any Acer soft for battery?
     
    lastat, Sep 10, 2009
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    kisetsu17 Took me long enough

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    I don't think so.. Well in that case if the recalibration didn't work, just have the battery replaced..they should replace it for you since that early and it's already quirking up.
     
    kisetsu17, Sep 10, 2009
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