g71gxrx05 battery question.

I just noticed something since ive been taking my laptop to the labs lately to class and to work, but when i unplug my laptop at the end of class, and turn it off, it has 100% battery life. I didnt use it until about 30 hrs later back in class again, but when i started it up, the battery life was rated at 74%. is it possible this dumb*** express gate light is slowly draining my battery?

 

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30 hours is a long time. Chemical batteries have natural drain.

 

ok, after unplugging my computer this morning about 2 hours ago, with it being shutdown at 100 percent, i started it up when i got to my class, and it was at 92%......
that doesnt sound out of line?

 

Yea, losing that much in 2 hours is not right. That's odd. Maybe your battery calibration is off? Try doing a full discharge sometime and recharging it to full and see if it helps reset the calibration.

 

i let it run till it went to critical level a few days ago, and it went to sleep. after that i charged it up full, and its still doing this. what should i do?

 

I would recommend you going into the bios with your battery at 100% charged and run the battery recalibration test, this will allow your computer to recongize the proper levels of the battery when needed.

 

When I had my G71Gx-A1, it did the same thing. The battery would drain significantly over small periods of time when turned off. My G72Gx-A1 doesn't seem to have this problem, though.

 

ah i feel like an idiot for not using that..... i'll try it once i get home in like a half hour, and then recharge it for tomorrow to 100 percent and let u know how it goes. thanks for the tips all.

 

ok guys, took an extra day to do it, but I did, and it seems like it worked. Battery calibration test, charged it up full after that without turning it on. then today i unplugged it for about 2 and a half hours before starting it up, and it booted on battery power with 100% power, and then plugged it in and it stayed at 100%, thanks guys.

 

Spoke too soon. I had my laptop unplugged for about three hours and it was down to 92% from fully charged.

 

yea, sounds like the same thing that was happening to me, try the battery calibration test, just make sure u have the time available to run it (almost 2 hours) and then fully charge it off. as of my first day after that, it solved my issue, and hopefully it doesnt come back.

 

I also spoke too soon.... it did it again. does the ynobody, does the g72 have the express gate light that stays on. cause thats the only thing i could possibly think off.