Re: Brand new (but old) battery not charging

test it on another laptop if possible



> On Feb 20, 2017, at 15:56, "Marcos" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've just got a brand new original battery for my X61s but
> it's not charging at all.  The battery LED is orange,
> blinking since I plugged it.
> 
> By checking the information given by
> /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/* I confirm that the battery
> is new (first_use_date equals today and cycle_count is 0) but
> I also confirm that the battery is really old (manufacture_date
> is 2007-09-12).
> 
> Also /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/state is idle.
> 
> Does this means that my battery is dead?  Any other information
> I should check?
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Marcos
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