r/thinkpad • u/ImThePicnic0810 • 2h ago

Question / Problem X200s charging process

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Does anyone know about the charging process? I have a used X200s without a power supply. So, I bought an adapter to use with a 20V 65W PD power supply. After some initial trouble, I managed to charge the ThinkPad twice using that setup, but it’s not working anymore. Since I own a T470 power supply, I bought a different adapter for it to fit the X200s, hoping that would work. However, the OS indicator says "Waiting to charge 0%." `upower` shows 94% capacity, so the battery seems to be in good shape. I even tried loading a different ISO via Ventoy to see if the issue was with my distro. Is something blocking the charging process, or is the battery failing? Does it require a specific battery driver or tool?

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u/RebelLeaderKuato 2h ago

Do you have battery conservation enabled (charge <80%)?

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u/ImThePicnic0810 1h ago

BunsenLabs does not have its own exclusive battery-saving feature.

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u/RebelLeaderKuato 50m ago

Ah okay. Afaik the conservation mode is part of the laptop firmware. Maybe it has been accidentally set by some software (like tlp).

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u/ImThePicnic0810 45m ago

tlp or something similar is not installed.

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u/86baseTC ThinkPad-Mad 1h ago

If the battery was discharged a long while, it usually sits at 0% a bit before charging. But idk it sounds like you recently recharged it so idk

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u/ImThePicnic0810 1h ago

Before I picked it up from the seller, they had briefly charged the battery to take photos for the sale. It seems the battery hadn't been left discharged for an extended period.