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    S/Z96J Plugged in, not charging 93%

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by LMBfishingCT, Jan 28, 2008.

  1. LMBfishingCT

    LMBfishingCT Notebook Consultant

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    Odd problem just started. Twice, i unplugged and let it recharge and wouldnt go over 93% before saying "Plugged in, not charging 93%".

    I unplugged and im letting it drain down to 50% or so and ill try again, see if it will get to 100%.

    Its about a year old, not running off the battery very often, and only short periods of time if i do use the battery, but i get horible battery life anyways.

    If it doesnt charge 100%, i can try calibrating. Any ideas?
     
    LMBfishingCT, Jan 28, 2008
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  2. LMBfishingCT

    LMBfishingCT Notebook Consultant

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    93% plugged in and not charging. Should a calibrate fix this?
     
    LMBfishingCT, Jan 28, 2008
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Probably the calibration will fix it.

    You might check your battery wear in Mobile Meter (I presume you have WinXP)

    For future reference, it's a good idea to do a full discharge/recharge cycle once every one or two months, to keep the battery in good shape.
     
    E.B.E., Jan 29, 2008
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    arunragavan Notebook Consultant

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    I too had the same issue, it charged till 98% and didnt go beyond... Like EBE said, please calibrate ur battery. It should fix the issue.
     
    arunragavan, Jan 29, 2008
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  5. LMBfishingCT

    LMBfishingCT Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah it fixed it.
     
    LMBfishingCT, Jan 29, 2008
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    Glad you solved the issue.
     
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    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    bumping an old thread, but how do you calibrate your battery? I get stuck at 98% with plugged in but not charging. What should I do?
     
    BryanL, Mar 24, 2008
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    Falle4ngel Notebook Geek

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    You basically use your laptop on battery, all the way till it reaches a forced "sleep mode" (which is like 5-6%?, differs depending on settings I guess), and then you let it recharge all the way back up. Calibration is healthy for the battery and should be done once in a while (not too often).
     
    Falle4ngel, Mar 25, 2008
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  9. BryanL

    BryanL Notebook Consultant

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    ok thanks, ill do that tomorrow before i go to bed. Thanks!
     
    BryanL, Mar 25, 2008
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  10. LMBfishingCT

    LMBfishingCT Notebook Consultant

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    No, its a tool in the bios. Its drains, recharges (or vise versa, dont remember) and resets the battery discarding the lost parts
     
    LMBfishingCT, Mar 25, 2008
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  11. BryanL

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    Care to explain a bit more on how to do this? Or refer me to a post please?
     
    BryanL, Mar 25, 2008
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  12. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    If you check around in the BIOS settings on bootup (F8 or F2, I forget), you should find an option somewhere in there for Battery Calibration. Start that after you have a fully charged battery and it will run the process for you; it's supposed to take several hours.
     
    ClearSkies, Mar 25, 2008
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  13. LMBfishingCT

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    Takes about 2 hours for me. You dont have to fully charge the battery. The calibration charges and discharges it durring.

    I dont get crap for battery life, so maybe thats why it takes so short of time.
     
    LMBfishingCT, Mar 25, 2008
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