in Lenovo Yoga Series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Yoga-Series-Laptops/Yoga-520-battery-drain-while-laptop-is-off/m-p/4247271 Lenovo Yoga Series Laptops topics Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:20:09 +0000 ll06_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4247271 Hi,

 

Something really annoying started recently,

I don't use my laptop every day, and latey iv'e noticed that the battery drains cempletely empty in a few days.

I was using it a few days ago, when i shut it off (not hibernate), the battery was 100%, but today iv'e tried t ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:20:09 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4247271 gnusmag77 <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4248185 Hi gnusmag77!

 

Welcome to the Community, 

 

Download the Lenovo Vantage from Microsoft store, and use it to install the latest drivers and BIOS update. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 03:58:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4248185 Hector_Lenovo <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4248194 Hi, I have vantage installed, and drivers are up to date...oddly enough, the problem started more or less after i installed vantage. Fast boot was set off but it didnt help.

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Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:30:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4248194 gnusmag77
<![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4254436 Iv'e uninstalled Vantage, I have unticked the FastBoot option, I have downgraded my BIOS to the version before, but the issue is still there- there is a drain of 20% in 24h when the laptop is off. Lenovo please solve this issue, I see I'm not the only one having it and it is real ]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 07:32:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4254436 gnusmag77 <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4255003 Hello gnusmag77,

Please try these steps:

1. Press Windows Key + X.
2. Select Command Prompt (Admin).
3. At the command prompt, type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes, and then press ENTER.
4. At the command prompt ]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:57:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4255003 Hassen_Lenovo <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256679 Morning ...I noticed the same issue with my Yoga 520 and after googling found thos post.  I then installed Vantage and updated the Bios with no change.  I then thought has anything changed since I purchased it back in April of this year.  Two minor things had changed which I thought would have no ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:00:07 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256679 Schnauser <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256706 Thank you for your insights, i actually bought a new mouse recently, and it was plugged in ever since, never thought it might have to do with the issue. I'll try disconnecting the dongle later to see if it has any effect.

 

Is there an option in the bios to shut down the USB ports whe ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:27:59 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256706 gnusmag77 <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256740 After losing very little battery overnight, I plugged in the sandisk memory stick this morning and turned off the Yoga for an hour and the battery dropped 4% in 1 hour.  I hope there is a way to turn off usb ports on shut down else it means unplugging devices before you shut down the machine, but ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:14:59 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256740 Schnauser <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256803 I'm still at work so I havent checked my laptop yet, but i now remember that one of the USB slots (on the right side) is able to supply voltage to charge devices even when the laptop is off, take a look, it has a battery symbol next to it, and this is the one i always use for my wireless mouse do ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:42:09 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256803 gnusmag77 <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256818 Well spotted, I hadn't noticed that.  I'll plug usb drive in there and report back in an hour :)

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Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:12:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256818 Schnauser
<![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256859 Plugged the USB stick in the non-battery USB slot and an hour later the batter level was as it was left, so my tiny USB drive can stay in place without draining the battery.  I am sure you will have the same experiece with your mouse.  Thanks for the tip :) ...the battery drain issue was very fru ]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:10:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4256859 Schnauser <![CDATA[ Re: Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4258223 I'm also happy to report that after moving the dongle to the USB port on the other side of the laptop, problem is solved and there was no drain after almost a whole day of being shut down. Just in case, i also disabled the USB Always On option in the BIOS.

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Sun, 04 Nov 2018 07:18:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/4258223 gnusmag77
<![CDATA[ Re:Yoga 520 - battery drain while laptop is off! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/4247271/5789412 Thank you so much for the update gnusmag77!

Please feel free to post back, I am sure the community would love to hear more from you!

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