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10.10 netbook reports that i have 1 minute of battery when the battery is fully charged

Asked by David Burke

Every time I disconnect my power adapter from my laptop, Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook reports that there is only 1 minute of battery left and that the computer must shut down even though it also says that the battery is 100% charged.
I'm running a Dell Inspiron 910.
Please help, I don't want to go back to windows.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Log a bug with acpi

You may benefit from a BIOS update if one exists.

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David Burke (davidakadb) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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David Burke (davidakadb) said : 		#3

thanks, now does anyone know how i can do the bios upgrade, Dell only appears to support Inspiron 910s running windows XP

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3525/p/19309513/19608201.aspx