Battery "Desktop mode" won't allow charge past 50%

Tegewaldt

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Hello Sevenforums!

I have used the search function but haven't been able to find a useful answer to my problem, so i'm taking my chances;

The problem is occurring on my Lenovo G580 Laptop - originally with Windows 7 preinstalled and Lenovo Solutions center, which had a setting to increase the battery lungevity by only charging it to 50% and then running directly off the power cord from there.

The problem however, is that in the mean time i've installed a new HDD because the old one broke down, and am now stuck with this battery setting and no knowledge of how to disable it again. I have tried to reinstall the Lenovo Software on the Windows 10 installation, but have either found a bad installer or had problems running the program, since i am not able to use and/or access said battery management settings, depending on my method of installation.

Is there some BIOS/Windows setting or anything else i can use to reverse the battery saver mode?

Sincerely; Nicklas Tegewaldt
 

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It came with Win 7 and you installed win 10. Correct?
As the battery charger is controlled by a specific Lenovo driver, you must install the Lenovo program that control the battery charge. It may be that the Lenovo program only has the Win 7 driver and it don't work on Win 10.
You should ask for Lenovo help.
 

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So i should assume that this can only be done via the appropriate Lenovo software?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows Home Premium 64bitIntel core i5 3.4Ghz Clarkdale Chipset6Gb DDR3nVidia Geforce GT 440
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Packardbell ixtreme m5801
OS
Windows Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel core i5 3.4Ghz Clarkdale Chipset
Motherboard
Packard Bell ipower G5800 Intel Havendale/Clarkdale
Memory
6Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia Geforce GT 440
Sound Card
The unit High Definition Audio ( according to SIW )
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 22" and Phillips 24"
Screen Resolution
Samsung: 1680*1050. Phillips 1920*1280
Hard Drives
1TB Western digital HDD and 1 465GB Western digital HDD
PSU
Unable to locate in SIW
Case
Packard Bell ixtreme "hull" (it's quite heavy)
Cooling
Unnamed coolermaster fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110 Macro Gamer keyboard
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
10/1Mbips
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