Somebody in the thread at some point said: > So what are you suggesting. That when I run the laptop on power I remove > the battery. Modern L-ion batteries have their own private "gas gauge" using ICs like this: http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/impedancetrack/index.htm?DCMP=hpa_pmp_impedancetrk&HQS=NotApplicable%20KA%20impedancetrack Despite the laptop is powered, it doesn't mean it is charging or doing anything with the battery at all, consistent with what it is being told about the battery state by the battery itself. -Andy -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list