I'm not sure if it's the laptop or it's the battery. The battery would be fully charged at 100% indicated by its built-in indicator and Windows would also say 100% charged. But when using it for playing MP3 with Windows Media, it would drop to 0% (if I disable warnings) within 10-15 minutes depending, but it can be used for an additional 15-20 minutes after hitting zero.
I tried reseting the battery built-in meter by draining it once until Windows hit 5% and go into hibernation. That didn't fix the meter. So I disabled all the alarms and let the laptop sit idling. The laptop remained on for more than an hour (remember that it's idling and not doing anything at all). If I had used it, then it would last for about 15-30 minutes max. However, the "complete" drain didn't fix the meter either.
When Windows says there's 0% left, and I turn off the laptop and check the battery's meter, then it would say 25% remaining. So is it the battery, Windows, or motherboard circuitry that's causing the differences?
I tried reseting the battery built-in meter by draining it once until Windows hit 5% and go into hibernation. That didn't fix the meter. So I disabled all the alarms and let the laptop sit idling. The laptop remained on for more than an hour (remember that it's idling and not doing anything at all). If I had used it, then it would last for about 15-30 minutes max. However, the "complete" drain didn't fix the meter either.
When Windows says there's 0% left, and I turn off the laptop and check the battery's meter, then it would say 25% remaining. So is it the battery, Windows, or motherboard circuitry that's causing the differences?
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