Re: [More or less OT] Laptop battery capacity

Sybren Stuvel wrote:
Hi folks,

I just bought a new laptop, a HP Pavillion DV9000 series. According to
/proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/* the capacity is 6000 mAh. However, the
"full" capacity is peaked at 3872 mAh:

design capacity: 6000 mAh
last full capacity: 3872 mAh

As you can see, my Ubuntu 6.10 think it's fully charged:

charging state: charged
remaining capacity: 3872 mAh

Does anyone know how I can get my battery to charge all the way up to
6000 mAh? I'd like to have it filled before I go on the road...

You don't, the max is the 3872mAh in your case, if you want more you have to try to get your hands on a 12-cell battery, it's really easier said than done, as at least here no reseller of those dv9000 series machines sells the battery and HP itself don't sell it to private persons, only to companies who buys larger quantities. If you find someone with a dv9005, try to switch the battery, as the low power using version machine is the only one that comes with a bigger battery, all the high power using machines comes with the small battery.


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//Aho
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