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    Lenovo Software

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Adnilson, Jan 17, 2016.

  1. Adnilson

    Adnilson Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    I recently bought a refurbished Thinkpad X220i. Usually PC manufacturers provide bloatware and I want to know if it is OK to install Lenovo software like the System Update and Battery Gauge.

    Thank you.
     
    Adnilson, Jan 17, 2016
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    Yes that is fine, if you know what drivers are required for the X220i then you can forgo System Update altogether. Personally I use the Power Manager (Battery Gauge) and Hotkeys while skipping the rest.

    If the system comes preinstalled with the manufacturer installation already then check the local drive for a folder called SWTOOLS and copy that over to a USB flash drive since that contains all the drivers and apps you need. That way when you perform a clean installation and need to install the drivers using Device Manager just point it towards the SWTOOLS directory and it will take care of the rest.
     
    PatchySan, Jan 17, 2016
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    Thank you so much for you advice, I followed through and it helped!
    I selected the drivers online and installed Windows 10 as shown here at NBR. The card reader installation was a pain in the butt and in the end managed to do it.

    The battery that I received came with 51mWh, decreasing to 48mWh for no reason, then I made a calibration which stayed with the same 48mWh value. Then I flashed a new battery firmware and did a new calibration as said in the readme file, the battery capacity dropped to 46mWh. Do you know what might went wrong?
     
    Adnilson, Jan 19, 2016
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Kind of hard to say. Perhaps it was overestimating before the calibration.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 20, 2016
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    It keeps losing... Yesterday had it running on battery the max capacity was 46920mWh, let it go down to 21% with normal use, turned off and let it charge. Today turned on and the max it reports is 46880mWh.
     
    Adnilson, Jan 21, 2016
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