Notebook Battery Calibration

I have read many people talking about battery calibration, but how does one does it.

As I have a W3J and would like to know how I can calibrate my battery, find out the how much of the battery is worn etc. There have been mention of Mobile Meter, and other tools that help the user determine more information about their power consumption etc. Can anyone suggest a good tool for this, and provide instructions on how to calibrate the battery in the W3J.

Thank you.

 

Most computers have a BIOS based battery calibration tool. To access this you need to restart your computer and press the key it says to for the BIOS (usually F2 or F10). Then, navigate through and find the calibration tool.

Mobile meter is a great tool, and is probably the best for you because it is easy and lightweight (doesn't require an installation, you just run it). You can find it by searching here in the forum, or Google for MobileMeter, and you will be directed towards a download. Good luck.

 

I just downloaded MobileMeter, and I get an error when I run it. Failed to connect with ACPI driver. Is there a fix for this, another program? How long does battery calibration through bios take approx...?

Does calibration really wear the battery out abit, if done too much?

 

Battery calibration will take some time, it has to fully charge your battery, fully discharge your batttery, then fully recharge your battery. Count on quite a bit of time.

Also, I fogort that MobileMeter isn't Vista compatible. That leaves you with NHC (Notebook Hardware Control) or RMClock. Again, google will be your friend on finding and learning how to use these.

 

Out of the two, I recommend RMClock it has better support for newer chipsets.