To those who are knowledgeable about laptops:
“Hello, my name is Tyler and I’ve been virus free for two years.”
Just joking…on with the non-virus related problem:
The past few days, when I use my laptop during the day I usually run the battery to about 20% left (not on purpose, that’s just usually what it comes to when I’m finished). So, I put it on charge at night, but it never fully charges! The “battery light” will stay orange (as opposed to green, meaning charged), and when I turn it on and unplug the power, the battery is always at only 95% instead of 100% as you would expect after a night (12 hours) or more of charging. Do any of you have some insight on this? It’s not a problem that effects the functionality, only having “lost” 5% of my battery, but it’s just sort of bizarre. The laptop is a Gateway M305 with the stock Sanyo “OAL4$1” battery.
Alright, I’m running the battery down. It’s at 45% right now, and going by how short my stupid battery life is (from the beginning, not from age or anything), it’ll only be alive for another 30 minutes or so.
-Ty
That must be what happens on a different planet than I live on…the batteries in our laptops end up draining all the way every now and then (because they get ignored for months at a time), and they always come back up just like they were before.
Apparently its’ not a problem with the Li Ion batteries two Dells we have, nor with the ones in the two Toshibas. Nor with the older ones I had that use nicads. I seem to recall having no similar problems with that Powerbook we used to play with, nor with the Micron from my wife’s office.
I guess you just got unlucky and got one of the ones that goes bad? bummer. But it would be a good idea to play it safe if there is a known problem with the particular brand of laptop you have.
The photo speaks for itself. Thanks, gkmac!
