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    Battery refresh utility

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by jviss, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. jviss

    jviss Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone else used the BIOS battery refresh utility? I have it in progress now for the "old" battery I have a - the one that came with the CF-28. It's a 5.6 AH unit, used, and I don't know its history. I purchased a brand-new battery when I got the CF-28, which is 6.5 AH capacity.

    The old battery is in the discharge phase now, and looks like it might last 6+ hours at the rate the utility discharges it.

    Any real-life experiences to share on this topic? I'll post my findings.

    jv
     
    jviss, Jul 30, 2007
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  2. DJACID

    DJACID Notebook Evangelist

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    i dont really no anything about that, never really used it.......
    did you read the manual??? might have something on that about it?????
     
    DJACID, Jul 30, 2007
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  3. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    I doubt you'll get 6 hours off the one stock battery. I used the utility on the first old battery I received and now get 6+ hours off of both batteries. This is under heavy use too. ;)
     
    Toughbook, Jul 30, 2007
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