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No Wonder User - Feb 9, 1999 - 11:20 pm

KNOWLEDGE LEVEL: Intermediate

PROBLEM: Hardware
COMPUTER TYPE: Toshiba
MODEL: 435cds
RAM: 32meg
OS VERSION: Windows 95
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DESCRIPTION:

My notebook loses 60-70% of its battery power within 24 hours. For example, if I trun it off fully charged at 11pm by 6 pm the next day it will have only 45% battery capacity. It has a lithium ion battery. Is this normal or is there some problem?

No Wonder Tech - Feb 10, 1999 - 2:47 am

Hello and thank you for using No Wonder!

If you turned off your computer with "suspend", this loose of battery power is normal.
If you turned it off with "shut down" then you might have a weak battery.
Workaround: please drain it completely and then fully recharge it several times.
If it does not work please try with another battery pack.
Please be aware that those notebook batteries must be used "by the book".

Regards,
Daniel Drumea
danieldr@nowonder.com