Lenovo s12 (via nano) battery life

I have a s12 via nano version with 6 cell battery,
and I installed Windows7 ultimate version in it
I have already turn off all visual effects and choose the power management setting to lowest performance
Then I check my battery life, it remains about 3hr 5x mins (99% charged)
Any suggection that I can make it longer battery life?

My Via Nano S12 is having the same hanging issue after installing a 2 GB Kingston stick from NewEgg. At times it freezes when logging into a user account, other times it freezes within 4-5 minutes of use.
I'm running memtest on it at the moment fearing bad RAM. I'll give this BIOS update a shot after having read this thread. Anyone else have any luck getting this resolved?
Message Edited by snowpunter on 08-13-2009 06:18 PM

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Hello.
Recently I bought netbook Lenovo S12(Via Nano). I've installed ArchLinux on it. Everything is working except suspend/hibernate.
Suspend/hibernate from terminal is working. But from X dont. It suspend netbook but when i try to wake-up only thing that happenend is quick flash of cursor and then black screen and nothing work(ctr-alt-del, numlock...).
I search for some reason - pm files didnt report any error. Only thing I find is error in dmesg:
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b43-phy0 error found unsupproted PHY
I tried driver for graphic from official repository and from AUR too, but with same result.
Driver "openchrome"
VendorName "VIA Technologies, Inc."
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Any suggestion?
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Last edited by Metud (2010-01-06 15:48:13)

Hi and welcome, first i think 64bit is a little bit overdose to this small system the 32Bit version could it do better...
but ...i think there is no special 64bit version planned ....Energymanagement try this
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_show_2042.html
and i prefer this....
Synaptic Touchpad install as admin and vista compatible
http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/15103-synaptics-driverver-v13-0-4-0/
hint: disable pinch in advanced touchpad driver settings...
if you want more cool 2 fingerscroll ...i use this tiny tool...
http://code.google.com/p/two-finger-scroll/downloads/list
if you have BT Module inside ...Bluetooth driver install as admin
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/54bm01ww.exe
if installed (the envirement)
...click on my bluetooth icon that installs devices...
sincerely KalvinKlein
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Hang after added 2GB ram into S12 (VIA Nano version)

Hi
My S12 (VIA Nano version) came with original 1GB ram, and I have added the additional 2GB into my S12 (Total 3GB ram), the 3GB ram can be recognized in BIOS but it's running very slow and hang in the windows login screen.
I have asked Lenovo's customer service (Hong Kong) and they said that the S12 (VIA Nano version) can support up to total 3GB ram but I wonder that this is true.
Can anyone help me to confirm it and solve my problem?
Does anyone have the same situation? Thanks!

My Via Nano S12 is having the same hanging issue after installing a 2 GB Kingston stick from NewEgg. At times it freezes when logging into a user account, other times it freezes within 4-5 minutes of use.
I'm running memtest on it at the moment fearing bad RAM. I'll give this BIOS update a shot after having read this thread. Anyone else have any luck getting this resolved?
Message Edited by snowpunter on 08-13-2009 06:18 PM

7th generation ipod nano battery life? Please help.

I only seem to be getting about ten hours out of my new ipod nano.I've only had since October when it came out and charged it only about five times since then.I have calibrated the battery a few times,but it still has not improved.I only use my ipod for music and photos and I have the brightness setting on lowest.I don't use the equalizer or bluetooth.I have read that resetting it doesn't help.I really love my ipod,but I hope it's not defective 'cause it's engraved and I haven't bought the warranty for it yet.Does anyone else have this issue with the battery life? Any advice?

I guess i neglected to say that I did all tests from letting it completely die to letting it sit for 22 hours without touching it (who uses ipods without touching them for 30 hours?) and it died just after 22 hours. 3 times now it said connect to charge after 5 to 6 hours but one of the times i let it play without touching it after it said to charge and it went for another 5 hours then died? Any other hints or tricks or is this battery really garbage like others are saying!? If apple don't do a fix for this they will be getting hundreds of these ipods back because of the deception on battery life!

4th Gen, 8GB iPod Nano Battery life

I got my iPod Nano a little over a month ago, and the battery life seems to be unusually short. My dad suggested it might be because I didn't let it charge fully and drain fully. I turned it on, plugged it in, and synced it. After it was done (it took, like, an hour) I took it out and started listening to it. I don't know when I plugged it in, but it did not die.
Is that the problem, or is my model just defective? Is it the same with everyone else?

I got my daughter an 8gb ipod for Chanukkah and it, too, has a problem with the battery in that the charge lasts only 5 hours or less. I bought one for myself as well (16gb) and it runs on a full charge (so far) for more than 29 hours. As a hardcore Microsoft fan, and a Zune owner, I have to say my first foray into the Apple world has been a massive disappointment. I love how support gives you no solid answer other than to tell you the gift you got someone may be faulty. (duh.) and that you'll have to wait up to three weeks for a replacement because you dared to personalize it with an engraving. Colour me disgusted.

IPod Nano Battery Life when using Nike+

I saw this on the support site:
How much does using the Nike + iPod system affect my iPod nano battery playback time? The receiver draws very little power from the iPod nano. The overall impact on the iPod nano battery playback time is less than 5 percent.
However, I've owned my Nike+ kit for a couple of weeks now and I went from fully charged to almost empty on my battery after only 3 1-hour exercise sessions! That seems pretty insane given how much battery life the 2G nano is supposed to have. Any thoughts?
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Are you leaving the backlight on during your workouts? If so, that's probably the culprit.
Also, do you get "normal" battery life (12-20 hours of playback, depending on EQ settings, backlight, etc.) when you're using your nano simply to play music (and not using the Nike kit)?

6th Gen Nano Battery Life

How much run time are you getting with your 6th Gen Nano?
The tech specs state "up to 24 hours of play time."
I'm getting less than 6 hours. I charge overnight and listen to podcasts at 1.5x speed. The screen display is off most of this time. I may pause it every 30 min or so, but the screen is "off" the vast majority of time.
The unit is about a week old and only cycled 3 times.
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I thought I had a defective batter as well, but I was wrong. I have been using the ipod throughout the day, starting in the Am with a full charge. At the end of the day, using it on and off, it would be about 20% or less. My thought was that I was probably only using it maybe 6 or 7 hours a day and that this is not what apple advertised. So I thought Id put it to the test. I was thinking that because I was changing albums by hand (using the LCD), checking song names occasionally, maybe using the lcd was a problem and draining the battery. So I looped a playlist and plugged it into my headphones and didn't touch it except for a couple times to quickly check the batter meter. It Gave up and quit at 16 hours. I thought for sure that I had a defective unit as thats 8 hours short of the 24 hours claimed. After reading an apple doc on how to extend battery life on Ipods, It mentioned that Turning off the EQ would extend the batter life. I also had another thought. The headphones I use are more DJ style and much larger. perhaps it takes more battery life to drive these things. So I Plugged in the Stock Apple Headphones and hit the reset button on the Ipod, which turned off the EQ and put the Ipod back to factory spec. After a re-run of the test, I got 31 hours and 15 minutes. This is a huge difference. So I guess My ipod is OK,and learned that the headphones I use, the abundant use of the interface screen, and using an EQ setting has a huge impact on batter life. Now I know, Hope this helps.

Ipod nano battery life while in the car

Hi,
I have a Nissan Sentra and for whatever reason, the stereo has an audio in jack. So using a regular stereo cable, I hooked up my fully charged nano to this input. For some reason, the battery only lasted about 1.5-2 hours (instead of what it normally gives me, which is about 10 hours).
Is it possible that the car stereo input can draw more current from the ipod than usual? If so, will this hurt the battery in the long run?
As a side note, the temperature in the car was neither too hot nor too cold to affect the battery (Februrary in Los Angeles).
Thanks.
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Well, it should use the battery, as I do not have any car adapter that plugs into the ipod. I just have a standard 1/8 inch phone jack cable to connect the output of the ipod to the car, nothing connected to the power.

S12 battery life started low

Hi,
I just bought an Ideapad S12 because of the publicity it had for long battery life: and it said around 9 hours...
I fully charged and uncharged my battery for several cycles, but it still has only 98% efficiency at 3 hours maximum! After a few months of treating my battery as good as possible (fully charging/uncharging), nothing gets better..it's down to 2h40 max and that's with only internet running and low monitor light.
Do you think my battery simply has a default?
I installed windows 7 from work, official legal software, but now my battery life is down to 2h30, and that's not exactly correct. I feel a bit betrayed as the battery life is nowhere near what i was expecting!!
Help! I will download all software updates, and see if i can at least "install my battery" as it doesn't read installed for now and can't see how to install it. Will that help? Should I use my warranty and go back to the shop where i bought the laptop and ask for a new battery? Or is that only upto Lenovo to fix?
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Hi and welcome,
9 (nine) hours ?
... 5-6 hours you could reach with 6 cell battery ....when upgraded to 2 GB of memory ..when you have set some of these settings Knowledge Base Energymanagement
without upgrade and without these settings 3-4 hours is standard... with 6 cell battery ...
sincerely KalvinKlein
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Ubuntu Linux for S12 with VIA Nano?

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I'm thinking about buying an S12 with VIA Nano, but would like to install UBUNTU Linux to double-boot with WinXP. Is this possible? Any potential problems of Ubuntu with the Via Nano CPU?
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Tolga

Hi and welcome , similar quest could help to find the answer..
Kubuntu S12 Via
if you dont want to have a desaster... i prefer to backup the whole harddrive before you install ... if something goes wrong while install...you have a rescue belt...
or give WUBI a chance install Ubuntu as a deinstallable program inside XP
http://wubi-installer.org/
without fear to loose your recover part...
sincerely KalvinKlein
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S12 with the VIA Nano ULV 2250 processor splashtop 2.0

i am ready to order the s12 with the via nano does it come with splashtop 2.0,or can a older version of splashtop be updated

Hi,
Lenovo Quickstart is a system in a system... based on linux ... installed as a program at same partition where windows takes place ... but independ & installed in invisible folders ...could be activated via BIOS or in Windows ..
also known as splashtop ... thats also right...
For short ...a small system for a quick internet ....reduced to a browser, musicplayer, messenger... but not as target to take all advantage of a full system....so there is no pdf viewer or video player available....
if you want a more full system on a system, think that better fullfilled the lost features than use Jolicloud in near same way , but without Key using QS...
You can install Jolicloudexpress without fear on every running Windows ... as a normal program .. if you didnt like that.. simply de-install it...
... about Quickstart here...
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My Brand New Nano's Battery Life is Short

I just got my first Ipod nano last week so this may be my fault cause I'm still learning. The first time I charged my battery it lasted about 3 hours. I though it may have been because it was new that it was depleted so fast. I fully charged it last night & have used it for about 2 hours and the battery shows only about 25% life left. Nowhere near 14 hours. Is it my Ipod or am I doing something wrong? Should I return it to the store from which I purchased it (this would be the 2nd return. My first one I bought 3 days earlier would get really hot on the back & start sounding scratchy)?

First, know that the meter is inaccurate. Just because it says half-empty doesn't mean it is half-empty. Also, the battery may not last the full 14 hours until after a few charge cycles, where you charge the battery, then use it all up, then charge it again.
See these...
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About the iPod Battery
And use this to test how long the battery actually lasts (The same thing Mitch 751 posted)...
How To Determine Your iPods Battery Life
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Nano's cache and how it effects battery life

I received a nano from Christmas and have been disappointed in its battery life. I don't get anywhere near 14 hours of play time. I'm sure the cache and its refresh rate have an effect upon battery life. What is the best playing "mode" to get optimum battery life? Is the cache a "look ahead" cache that loads up by xnumber of sequential tunes? If so, then how are the tunes stored in the flash? Are they stored in cache based upon their "input" date or is it alphabetized?

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The following was copied from About iPod Batteries.
Maximum Battery Life: iPod can play up to 20 hours, iPod nano can play up to 14 hours and iPod shuffle can play up to 12 hours on a full charge at original capacity. Apple runs a number of tests for battery life using songs encoded in various formats, including MP3, AAC and songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store. The songs are played continuously through a playlist without interruption, with backlight and equalizer off, using factory default settings.
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Hi i received the nano 7th gen for Christmas and I only seem to get 5 hours of battery life. I use the Bluetooth and Nike app so I expect more drain on the battery. But I got more time out of running with my iPhone. Does this sound normal? I thought I sh

Hi i received the nano 7th gen for Christmas and I only seem to get 5 hours of battery life. I use the Bluetooth and Nike app so I expect more drain on the battery. But I got more time out of running with my iPhone. Does this sound normal? I thought I should get close to 30 hrs of just play time alone.
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