Power manager always shows 97% battery remaining

Hi,
it always shows like that even though I plugged in AC adapter for hours. I tried to restart windows (Vista) but it's still the same.
Any suggestion?
Thanks!

optimise for lifespan usually don't ever allow the battery to charge to 100%, fully charged and fully depleted are the two states of the battery least want to be in. If you select always charge to 100% and start Charging at 96%, then your battery will go to 100%, but that mode can shorten your battery life by as much 20% or more depending on usage pattern (i have tried various modes in my different thinkpad laptops, so this is from personal experience).
I personally like to start charging say below 80 to 90 % and stop charging at 95%, but personal preference only.

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Last edited by oops (2011-10-11 22:44:35)

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Last edited by karol (2011-10-11 22:45:26)

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