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    Battery Status Indicator

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by eriscentro, Jul 12, 2013.

  1. eriscentro

    eriscentro Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone had their battery status light blink while the machine is on and in use? It's blinking white while I'm using the machine and I'm not sure why. In power config, I have it set to max battery health, so the battery only charges up to 60% (which it's at now), it's been plugged in for days. My guess is it's pretty obvious, although I haven't noticed it before.
    -Thanks guys
     
    eriscentro, Jul 12, 2013
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  2. berrykerry789

    berrykerry789 Notebook Consultant

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    blinking means that it's plugged in, but not fully charged. When it stops blinking it means the battery is at 100% charge. When the status light is red, it means the battery is low.
     
    berrykerry789, Jul 12, 2013
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  3. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Im pretty sure the blink means that its not charging.

    Source: i have a Dell and it does the same.
     
    Jobine, Jul 12, 2013
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  4. octiceps

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    Nope blinking white means it's charging and between 20% and 80% capacity. If you have it set so it tops out at 60% then it will always be blinking.

    Source: Lenovo Y400/Y500 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 31.

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  5. Jobine

    Jobine Notebook Prophet

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    Ah, mmk, My Insprion 17 blinks when it's "not charging" :$
     
    Jobine, Jul 12, 2013
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    Dragnoak Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, since the OP didn't specify which Lenovo laptop he has, this is not necessarily the case. I have the Y470, and I have it set to "Best Battery Health". It pretty much stays between 46-50% charge (Plugged in, not charging). The battery light on the front, below the track pad, never blinks when it's (Plugged In, Not Charging) and being used. It maintains a steady white light. The only time it slowly blinks, is when I shut it down, and keep the laptop plugged in. Then the light remains lit, and blinks once every minute.
     
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  7. eriscentro

    eriscentro Notebook Consultant

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    I've got a 510p, set to maintain battery health instead of max battery life

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 4 Beta
     
    eriscentro, Jul 13, 2013
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  8. octiceps

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    In that case what I wrote is accurate.
     
    octiceps, Jul 13, 2013
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