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    bought new battery

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by peraffi, Oct 3, 2010.

  1. peraffi

    peraffi Notebook Geek

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    anyway you can tell if battery is brand new, not used, and not refurbished?
     
    peraffi, Oct 3, 2010
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Could take a look at the cycle count in Power Manager.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 3, 2010
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  3. peraffi

    peraffi Notebook Geek

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    i thought in power manager battery can be reset.
     
    peraffi, Oct 3, 2010
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    Yes, but that doesn't reset the cycle count.
     
    MidnightSun, Oct 3, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    Lenovo probably has special firmware update softwares to reset the cycle counts, but it is not available to the general users.
     
    lead_org, Oct 3, 2010
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