Problems with Core i3 notebook

[Eliezer Croitoru]

On 30/10/2011 20:42, Liam Proven wrote:
> I am currently using a Core i3-powered MSI CR620 notebook. It's good
> for a budget machine.
>
> This is a related model:
> http://uk.msi.com/product/nb/CR620.html
>
> But on Ubuntu 10.04LTS, 11.04 and 11.10 it exhibits the same problem.
> If I unplug it from the mains, although the battery meter says there
> is 2h50m of power remaining, the screen goes dim and it immediately
> says that the battery is critically low and it is about to shut down.
>
> Any suggestions as to where to start investigating this?
>
just out of curiosity... did you tried any other linux distro on the laptop?
such as fedora livedvd or knoppix slax. or any other?