Help explaining power off battery drain on 2 identical laptops
by rikvoyb from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6G49X)
I have 2 (same model) ThinkPad laptops bought a few months apart from Lenovo.com. They both have the same configured hardware but Lenovo may have used different parts as I bought them a few months apart. On the 1st laptop, I installed Fedora. On the 2nd laptop, I installed Debian.
Over the last few months, I have been using a desktop computer and have been "storing" the laptops. Prior to shutting down the laptop, I charge it to 75% and then check battery life 2 months later. A pattern has emerged: the Fedora laptop loses almost zero charge over 2 months. Whereas the Debian laptop is at 5%, 9%, etc.
I am assuming I got a "bad" battery in the Debian laptop. But I was wondering if there is a possibility that Fedora (Red Hat) is doing something that is preventing the battery drain during power off. I know I could test this by installing Fedora on the "Debian laptop" but I'd rather not go to that trouble unless there is some credibility to the idea that Red Hat (Fedora) could be doing something to affect battery drain on power off.
Anybody have any feedback/knowledge about this issue?
Over the last few months, I have been using a desktop computer and have been "storing" the laptops. Prior to shutting down the laptop, I charge it to 75% and then check battery life 2 months later. A pattern has emerged: the Fedora laptop loses almost zero charge over 2 months. Whereas the Debian laptop is at 5%, 9%, etc.
I am assuming I got a "bad" battery in the Debian laptop. But I was wondering if there is a possibility that Fedora (Red Hat) is doing something that is preventing the battery drain during power off. I know I could test this by installing Fedora on the "Debian laptop" but I'd rather not go to that trouble unless there is some credibility to the idea that Red Hat (Fedora) could be doing something to affect battery drain on power off.
Anybody have any feedback/knowledge about this issue?