Well... I tried and didnt solve my problem but it seems some people might find it useful... I put some info and the link and hope will work with you...
Is Your Notebook Battery Losing Life Fast? It Might Not Be a Battery Problem, ubmitted by MysticGolem
Battery Problems with Asus Laptops
Recently there have been a lot of complaints by Asus notebook owners finding that the battery life of their newly purchased notebooks was deteriorating rapidly. Battery life would drop 35% after just a couple of months of usage. I decided to provide as much real proof as possible in this review showing that the problem is not the battery per se, but rather a firmware coding issue with the notebook that causes it to grossly under estimate actual battery life left and shut down prematurely. In other words, the notebook thinks there is 0 - 5% battery life left when in actual fact there might be up to 30% -- or an hour's worth of life. This may also be a problem for other notebook users outside of the Asus brand and is therefore worth anyone reading to understand what causes a notebook to shut down when it thinks battery life has become critical.....
During the conversation in the very active thread discussing this topic, people suggested these as possible solutions for "fixing" the battery:
Restart the computer multiple times
Ignore third party programs and just use Windows Battery Miser (battery level indicator program within Windows)
Delete all third party programs
Complete a Battery Calibration
Do a guided Battery Calibration written by jsis.
Use the recovery discs to get back to Asus default condition on the laptop
Format the laptop and start from scratch
Remove battery from laptop and restart, then place it back in
Continuously replace your battery when wear percentages appear abnormal..........
Conclusion
Hence, the battery wear and battery life problem can be attributed to the ACPI being badly coded, thus yielding a lower amount of battery life than anticipated. The ACPI is the source information for Windows Battery Miser, all third party programs, and is also correlated to the BIOS when conducting the calibration tool, which did not solve this problem either. The only workaround right now is it to uncheck the critical alarm, turning it off, so that you get the entire length of your battery life, but there are implications for doing so (such as not actually knowing when your battery will give out and losing work). The ACPI is the problem; companies need to test their products and coding to ensure problems like this do not happen!
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
errr... I think my battery is defective...
from http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=94034&page=1&pp=15
errr... I think my battery is defective... See my sig for my laptop config. NOTE: I have not undervolted anythingThis is whats happening...I was playing Hoyle Board Games 2005 on batteries... and damn does it eat up the battery at 800Mhz (50% CPU Power). I am pretty sure I was playing for less than an hour. So... my laptop unexceptedly went into standby and I was like WTF happened. So, I ran it to the AC adapter and plugged it in quick and turned it back on, to find it was at 5% charge!!! So I shutdown my laptop figuring it would recharge faster without having negative affects on my battery 's charge hold. I went to sleep, woke up in the morning to find that the battery charge light was still on. I have MoblieMeter so i took a look at my battery status/info. My Designed Cap=64500mWh, Fully Charged Cap=59475mWh, and Remaining Wattage=43770mWh. So it still has space to charge!!! (NOTE: before this the Fully Charged Cap=63500 I think) I look at my charge rate and its not charging!!!!! its at 0.00w !!! I take out my AC plug and stick it back in... the charge rate jumps to 29ish watts. Whew i thought.. but after coming back from work (10 hours later) I return to the exact same senario!!! Damn ornage light is still on!!! I have nothing in the USB ports.Any idea whats wrong? any questions? and suggestions... right now I'm just continueally taking out the AC plug and sticking it back in until I get full charge. I've had my Z71V since the end of April.
ASUS Z71V- 1.86 GHz- DDR2 1GB Dual Channel- 60GB HD 5400RPM SATA- DVD-R/RW- Nvidia 6600go
errr... I think my battery is defective... See my sig for my laptop config. NOTE: I have not undervolted anythingThis is whats happening...I was playing Hoyle Board Games 2005 on batteries... and damn does it eat up the battery at 800Mhz (50% CPU Power). I am pretty sure I was playing for less than an hour. So... my laptop unexceptedly went into standby and I was like WTF happened. So, I ran it to the AC adapter and plugged it in quick and turned it back on, to find it was at 5% charge!!! So I shutdown my laptop figuring it would recharge faster without having negative affects on my battery 's charge hold. I went to sleep, woke up in the morning to find that the battery charge light was still on. I have MoblieMeter so i took a look at my battery status/info. My Designed Cap=64500mWh, Fully Charged Cap=59475mWh, and Remaining Wattage=43770mWh. So it still has space to charge!!! (NOTE: before this the Fully Charged Cap=63500 I think) I look at my charge rate and its not charging!!!!! its at 0.00w !!! I take out my AC plug and stick it back in... the charge rate jumps to 29ish watts. Whew i thought.. but after coming back from work (10 hours later) I return to the exact same senario!!! Damn ornage light is still on!!! I have nothing in the USB ports.Any idea whats wrong? any questions? and suggestions... right now I'm just continueally taking out the AC plug and sticking it back in until I get full charge. I've had my Z71V since the end of April.
ASUS Z71V- 1.86 GHz- DDR2 1GB Dual Channel- 60GB HD 5400RPM SATA- DVD-R/RW- Nvidia 6600go
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
ome customers now being on their 5th battery in less than a year...
Taken From: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com
This is a general warning to any prospective customer considering the purchase of an Asus R1f tablet pc.
This unit suffers serious design flaws the most serious of which manifests itself as a degrading battery. Asus have refused to admit publically or to their customers that a problem exists dispite some customers now being on their 5th battery in less than a year. It has become clear from contact with many users that replacing the battery does not resolve the issue which appears to be a design flaw contained within the tablet itself or an ongoing issue with the batteries supplied to Asus.
Although the R1f is covered by a 2 year warranty the battery is covered only for 1 year. The strategy appears to be to continue replacing batteries until the 1 year battery warranty has expired, leaving their customers with tablet pc's unable to move from AC power for the remaining year of warranty.
Other faults which have not been rectified for users include
1) static issues on headphone jack
2) fingerprint readers which fall off
3) pen scratching in the silo
4) overheating....
Click for the rest
This is a general warning to any prospective customer considering the purchase of an Asus R1f tablet pc.
This unit suffers serious design flaws the most serious of which manifests itself as a degrading battery. Asus have refused to admit publically or to their customers that a problem exists dispite some customers now being on their 5th battery in less than a year. It has become clear from contact with many users that replacing the battery does not resolve the issue which appears to be a design flaw contained within the tablet itself or an ongoing issue with the batteries supplied to Asus.
Although the R1f is covered by a 2 year warranty the battery is covered only for 1 year. The strategy appears to be to continue replacing batteries until the 1 year battery warranty has expired, leaving their customers with tablet pc's unable to move from AC power for the remaining year of warranty.
Other faults which have not been rectified for users include
1) static issues on headphone jack
2) fingerprint readers which fall off
3) pen scratching in the silo
4) overheating....
Click for the rest
Battery Problems with Asus Laptops
Battery Problems with Asus Laptops
Taken from http://www.notebookreview.com
Recently there have been a lot of complaints by Asus notebook owners finding that the battery life of their newly purchased notebooks was deteriorating rapidly. Battery life would drop 35% after just a couple of months of usage. I decided to provide as much real proof as possible in this review showing that the problem is not the battery per se, but rather a firmware coding issue with the notebook that causes it to grossly under estimate actual battery life left and shut down prematurely. In other words, the notebook thinks there is 0 - 5% battery life left when in actual fact there might be up to 30% -- or an hour's worth of life. This may also be a problem for other notebook users outside of the Asus brand and is therefore worth anyone reading to understand what causes a notebook to shut down when it thinks battery life has become critical....
Very Interesting Statistics From Google Trends
Well, I couldn't compare the words "asus battery problem" and other battery problems... but it worked with general problems with brands... I was really surprised about the result... What do you think?
Talking For Nothing... Not doing what you are saying....
Chairman and CEO of ASUS, Jonney Shih said the following in one of his speeches.
The most important value of a brand name is its ability to remove consumers' uncertainty when purchasing products.
You may think that if a CEO is talking like this the company will perceive it as an order and act accordingly. Not the case when we are talking about ASUS.
Did you realize that they don't have any telephone number or an e-mail address in their Asus Global page! Yes, you may use 'the form' to write (but not to communicate) them, they say they got your message... After months they still don't reply even if you send them many and many reminders... They simply ignore... You have nothing in your hand, no telephone, no e-mail...
And yes, they still claim to be a customer oriented company...
The most important value of a brand name is its ability to remove consumers' uncertainty when purchasing products.
You may think that if a CEO is talking like this the company will perceive it as an order and act accordingly. Not the case when we are talking about ASUS.
Did you realize that they don't have any telephone number or an e-mail address in their Asus Global page! Yes, you may use 'the form' to write (but not to communicate) them, they say they got your message... After months they still don't reply even if you send them many and many reminders... They simply ignore... You have nothing in your hand, no telephone, no e-mail...
And yes, they still claim to be a customer oriented company...
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