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Calibrating HP laptop battery - nothing happens
This pertains to an HP Probook 450 G5, purchased new in July 2018.
Below is a current status report from the HP Power Manager:
That echoes what the HP Support assistant notes, that the battery needs calibration.
However, when I run the battery check from the support assistant I get this:
And when I run the battery check linked to from the above, I just get something saying it was unable to calibrate the battery. And when I google this, I find sites that seem more like they're trying to sell me a new battery, than advise what to do.
I keep the computer plugged in all the time, and have battery management set to maximize the battery health (which for my computer means having it charged to 80%). When I do run it on battery, I get maybe three hours from it; I know there was a time it was 5-6 hours, maybe more.
Anything I should be doing? How important is battery calibration? What am I supposed to do when I can't calibrate using the steps below?