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Slow Battery Recharge (Sony VAIO SZ)

Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by KarenA, Feb 19, 2008.

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Hello,

I am wondering if it is normal to only have 68% when recharging the battery with a shutted down Sony VAIO SZ-440. Before I recharge the battery, I think it is about 40-50%. I see the LED on the adapter on. I recharge it at about one or one and a half hour. Happened twice, the first time I thought it is just slow. Then it happened again and I remember it shouldn't be that slow before... My battery seems to be normal when I'm working with my notebook, not like the percentage rapidly drops or suddenly died (hibernate) or behaving weird, just the slow recharge...

Does anyone know what happened to my battery? Or just something that might caused it? Thanks.

KarenA, Feb 19, 2008

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If you download notebook hardware control you should be able to check out the wear level of your battery and also the chage/dicharge rates. But atleast my sz charges veeery slowly at about 18w, and it takes about 3-4h to fully charge it from scratch. Hope this helped!

Hunningolla, Feb 19, 2008

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I see. Thanks for the answer! I'll try installing NHC again and see the stats.

KarenA, Feb 20, 2008

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