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 Lenovo Y400 randomly crashes, Especially while gaming

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ChaChaZero
post Mar 11 2016, 11:55 AM

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QUOTE(cristiano7mu @ Mar 10 2016, 09:57 PM)
hi tumpang thread.

my lenovo y40 is about 1 year 2 months old.

after fully charge and shut down, when i turn on the laptop again it will shows full battery. However, after like 3-5 mins it will auto shut down with no warning and the battery indicator is blinking orange. I need to plug in power source only can turn on again.

Battery issue or software issue? how to diagnose?

P/S the battery is internal build.
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Just download something like HWMonitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html) and launch it. Look under the battery section and see what is the wear level.

A high number would indicate your battery is close to death.
ChaChaZero
post Mar 12 2016, 12:42 AM

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QUOTE(cristiano7mu @ Mar 12 2016, 12:21 AM)
Thanks.

It shows 16% wear level.

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last night charged till 100% and shut down. then try turn it on again (shows 100%) without power plug. After few mins the screen just black out and orange blink again at battery LED notification.

plug in power only can turn on and it show 4% left. Let it charge to about 35% then suddenly it shows 100% again. Then unplug power so far still okay after 20 mins. Didnt auto shut down (screen turn black).

So strange. it happens only if i boot up pc without power plug.
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16% isn't a bad battery. Could be a problem with your laptop charging the battery or the calibration is seriously off. You can download the lenovo power management tools, there should be a function in there to re-calibrate your battery. Try that and see if it helps.

I think the new Lenovo batteries come with a chip in it for smart charging. That could cause problems too. I remember seeing something similar in a Lenovo T430.

 

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