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  • SurfacePro4 Battery test?

    From Peter Jason@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 13 09:44:32 2024
    I have a SurfacePro4 computer which now operates only when plugged
    into external power. And not otherwise.

    How can I test if it is a failed battery or something else?

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  • From Peter Jason@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 13 12:02:12 2024
    False alarm, an upgrade fixed it.

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  • From Peter Jason@21:1/5 to winstonmvp@gmail.com on Sat Jul 13 14:50:30 2024
    On Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:23:30 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    False alarm, an upgrade fixed it.


    Fyi...If you want some additional information on the Surface battery >status..consider NirSoft's BatteryInfoView. Does not require
    installation of additional dll files.

    Runs fine on my Surface and Laptops in Win10 and Win11.

    <https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_information_view.html>

    Thanks, I downloaded it. The battery is 7 years old.

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  • From Peter Jason@21:1/5 to winstonmvp@gmail.com on Mon Jul 15 07:31:40 2024
    On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:09:25 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    On Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:23:30 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    False alarm, an upgrade fixed it.


    Fyi...If you want some additional information on the Surface battery
    status..consider NirSoft's BatteryInfoView. Does not require
    installation of additional dll files.

    Runs fine on my Surface and Laptops in Win10 and Win11.

    <https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_information_view.html>

    Thanks, I downloaded it. The battery is 7 years old.


    You're welcome.

    From a historical perspective across a variety of Surface models dating
    back quite a few years.
    - There have been a sprinkling of reports and not unique to a given
    Surface on battery life/premature decay.

    Like your 7yr Surface, one of ours(mine) is a Surface 3, now ~9 yrs old.
    - BatteryInfoView indicates current capacity at 76%. Now, at full
    charge with typical use(primarily Internet - Edge/Chrome, Office 2019
    H/B - mostly Outlook for email, iTunes and periodic updating) the
    battery still provides about 3.0-3.5 hours of use before it reaches the
    low level charge setting.

    My battery reads 81%, but I use the unit mainly for reading pdfs, and
    rarely for videos & pics.
    I upgrade it over WiFi since I use it at home (no Internet) and all
    else at work.
    I discovered it was possible to upgrade the unit itself and now the
    speed has improved. It will not accept Windows11 though.

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  • From Zaidy036@21:1/5 to Peter Jason on Sun Jul 14 20:41:01 2024
    On 7/14/2024 5:31 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:09:25 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    On Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:23:30 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    False alarm, an upgrade fixed it.


    Fyi...If you want some additional information on the Surface battery
    status..consider NirSoft's BatteryInfoView. Does not require
    installation of additional dll files.

    Runs fine on my Surface and Laptops in Win10 and Win11.

    <https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_information_view.html>

    Thanks, I downloaded it. The battery is 7 years old.


    You're welcome.

    From a historical perspective across a variety of Surface models dating
    back quite a few years.
    - There have been a sprinkling of reports and not unique to a given
    Surface on battery life/premature decay.

    Like your 7yr Surface, one of ours(mine) is a Surface 3, now ~9 yrs old.
    - BatteryInfoView indicates current capacity at 76%. Now, at full
    charge with typical use(primarily Internet - Edge/Chrome, Office 2019
    H/B - mostly Outlook for email, iTunes and periodic updating) the
    battery still provides about 3.0-3.5 hours of use before it reaches the
    low level charge setting.


    I upgrade it over WiFi since I use it at home (no Internet) and all
    else at work.

    Wi-Fi is connecting to the net.
    How else do you think it is getting its info?

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  • From Peter Jason@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 16 07:31:06 2024
    On Sun, 14 Jul 2024 20:41:01 -0400, Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam>
    wrote:

    On 7/14/2024 5:31 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 13:09:25 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    On Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:23:30 -0400, "...winston"
    <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason wrote:
    False alarm, an upgrade fixed it.


    Fyi...If you want some additional information on the Surface battery >>>>> status..consider NirSoft's BatteryInfoView. Does not require
    installation of additional dll files.

    Runs fine on my Surface and Laptops in Win10 and Win11.

    <https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/battery_information_view.html>

    Thanks, I downloaded it. The battery is 7 years old.


    You're welcome.

    From a historical perspective across a variety of Surface models dating >>> back quite a few years.
    - There have been a sprinkling of reports and not unique to a given
    Surface on battery life/premature decay.

    Like your 7yr Surface, one of ours(mine) is a Surface 3, now ~9 yrs old. >>> - BatteryInfoView indicates current capacity at 76%. Now, at full
    charge with typical use(primarily Internet - Edge/Chrome, Office 2019
    H/B - mostly Outlook for email, iTunes and periodic updating) the
    battery still provides about 3.0-3.5 hours of use before it reaches the
    low level charge setting.


    I upgrade it over WiFi since I use it at home (no Internet) and all
    else at work.

    Wi-Fi is connecting to the net.
    How else do you think it is getting its info?

    I take it into work occasionally for upgrades etc. There I have all
    the NBN Internet facilities. For home the mobile phone suffices, and
    I could use the "hotspot" thing if I want to.
    PS I live alone.

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  • From Bennett Price@21:1/5 to Peter Jason on Mon Jul 15 21:30:37 2024
    On 7/12/2024 7:44 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
    I have a SurfacePro4 computer which now operates only when plugged
    into external power. And not otherwise.

    How can I test if it is a failed battery or something else?

    FWIW My Surface Pro 4 exhibited a swollen battery - screen was bulging,
    just before it went out of warranty. MS replaced with a virtually
    identical Surface Pro 5. As I recall, battery life was OK for a several
    year old computer but the the swollen battery spoke a lot louder than a capacity gauge.

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