I have a Thinkpad G41 that started blinking the battery status light between green and orange/yellow. I have found that the green blinking means the battery is charging. The orange blink means the battery is discharging. I can not find anything referring to my situation.

The battery appears to be working as before. It will keep the charge as long as it ever did. It takes the same amount of time to charge. However, it seems that perhaps the battery monitoring software may be suspect. I say this because the status does not stay current as it should be. The battery per cent charge indicator does not always change as discharging/charging happens. If I pull the battery and put it back, then the status will reflect properly.

Thank you in advance for any direction in this matter.

from the Lenovo site

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...IGR-50944.html

"The Lithium Ion battery pack for the these systems is an intelligent battery. It contains a microprocessor to monitor its capacity. Information of remaining battery capacity is passed to the system from the battery pack, and the system indicates the capacity in 1% steps from 0% to 100% with high accuracy. If the indicator appears to be incorrect, it is recommended that you cycle the battery (fully charge, then fully discharge) three times. This may occur when the battery is over charged or discharged."

Thank you for the information. I did the three cycles of discharge and charge. It seems to have solved the problem. The light only blinks green when the battery is charging.

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