[ltp] Thinkpad T23 Battery

Ayaz Ahmed Khan linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:48:57 +0500 (PKT)


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Adam Olsen typed:

> Ayaz Ahmed Khan wrote:
>> My battery lasted roughly two hours when I bought a refurbished T21.
>> Now, after six months, it barely lasts half an hour.
>
> I'm wondering... the "dock" led (the one to the right of the moon) is
> always on in linux.  Could it be that the Thinkpad thinks it's in the
> dock, and is therefore wasting energy?  I know, probably not, but it's
> worth asking.

Nice question!  I have absolutely no clue.  I had always thought it a
power LED.  It stays lit in Windows too.  I still think it's a power
LED that stops glowing whenever the laptop either shuts off or goes to
sleep.

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Ayaz Ahmed Khan, unixforge.org/~ayaz/, fast-ce.org/linux

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