Power Manager - Battery Maintenance: "Optimize for battery lifespan" question

Having just had a battery failure after only 14 months and 77 cycles (seems some of the cells have failed as it now only lasts about 30 mins despite saying condition good and 3 hours to go - 30 mins later at 4% and takes only 30 mins to fully charge) I just bought a new battery and will be paying much closer attention to managing it using the Power Manager tool Battery Maintenance options.
Have read a lot here and elsewhere about batt issues and thresholds for maximising life. Can live with the conflicting advice too, but what I really want to know is this:
If I select the "Optimize for battery lifespan (automatically change for me)" option and check the box that says "Notify me when thresholds change" - is there any way this little app can be persuaded to tell me what the thresholds actually ARE at any time / at the outset?
It is all very well letting it decide what thresholds for charging/discharging to implement but I would like to know what they are and nowhere can I see how to get this info. And I have not yet had a " they've changed" message and have no idea when I might. I know I'm just the poor sap who pays for the batteries but surely I can be allowed to know what, in its wisdom, the Power Manager has deemed appropriate to implement if I give its own way?
Anyone got any experience/clues as to how to track/monitor the automatic levels when these settings selected?
Thanks.
George
PS On a T60 widescreen with Power Manager 1.33
Message Edited by george57l on 03-17-2009 07:49 PM
George
T60 Widescreen: 6372-63G. XP Home SP2

Hello George,
it seems that the feature to manually adjust the thresholds has dissapeared in newer powermanager versions.
The powermanager is now set to a full automatic and takes care of your battery health.
Simply set it to automatic and relax.
Also I recommend to leave your battery in your TP, it will not harm the battery.
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