Whether the AC adapter is connected or not, the battery is always detected as discharging: When AC adapter is present: $ sudo acpitool -a -b Battery #1 : Discharging, 100.0% AC adapter : online $ sudo acpitool -B Battery #1 : present Remaining capacity : 54027 mWh, 100.0% Design capacity : 56041 mWh Last full capacity : 53507 mWh, 95.48% of design capacity Capacity loss : 4.522% Present rate : 0 mW Charging state : Discharging Battery type : Li-ion Model number : ASUS When AC adapter is not present: $ sudo acpitool -a -b Battery #1 : Discharging, 100.0%, 04:19:49 AC adapter : off-line $ sudo acpitool -B Battery #1 : present Remaining capacity : 54005 mWh, 100.0%, 04:28:31 Design capacity : 56041 mWh Last full capacity : 53507 mWh, 95.48% of design capacity Capacity loss : 4.522% Present rate : 12067 mW Charging state : Discharging Battery type : Li-ion Model number : ASUS System information: $ sudo dmidecode # dmidecode 2.12 # SMBIOS entry point at 0xace2a898 SMBIOS 2.8 present. 27 structures occupying 2154 bytes. Table at 0xAC7C6000. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: American Megatrends Inc. Version: UX305LA.202 Release Date: 04/16/2015 Address: 0xF0000 Runtime Size: 64 kB ROM Size: 6464 kB Characteristics: PCI is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported BIOS ROM is socketed EDD is supported 5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h) 3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h) Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported Smart battery is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Targeted content distribution is supported UEFI is supported BIOS Revision: 5.6 Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product Name: UX305LA Version: 1.0 Serial Number: F6N0CJ005192234 UUID: 8ACDCACA-23D7-6D4B-8403-68B4F242E258 Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: ASUS-NotebookSKU Family: UX Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes Base Board Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product Name: UX305LA Version: 1.0 Serial Number: BSN12345678901234567 Asset Tag: ATN12345678901234567 Features: Board is a hosting board Board is replaceable Location In Chassis: MIDDLE Chassis Handle: 0x0003 Type: Motherboard Contained Object Handles: 0 Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 25 bytes Chassis Information Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Type: Notebook Lock: Not Present Version: 1.0 Serial Number: F6N0CJ005192234 Asset Tag: ATN12345678901234567 Boot-up State: Safe Power Supply State: Safe Thermal State: Safe Security Status: None OEM Information: 0x00000000 Height: Unspecified Number Of Power Cords: 1 Contained Elements: 1 (0) SKU Number: To be filled by O.E.M. Handle 0x0004, DMI type 10, 26 bytes On Board Device 1 Information Type: Video Status: Enabled Description: VGA On Board Device 2 Information Type: Ethernet Status: Enabled Description: GLAN On Board Device 3 Information Type: Ethernet Status: Enabled Description: WLAN On Board Device 4 Information Type: Sound Status: Enabled Description: Audio CODEC On Board Device 5 Information Type: SATA Controller Status: Enabled Description: SATA Controller On Board Device 6 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: USB 2.0 Controller On Board Device 7 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: USB 3.0 Controller On Board Device 8 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: SMBus Controller On Board Device 9 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: Card Reader On Board Device 10 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: Cmos Camera On Board Device 11 Information Type: Other Status: Enabled Description: Bluetooth Handle 0x0005, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: String 2: String 3: String 4: 90NB08T5-M00230 String 5: String 6: String 7: String 8: String 9: String 10: Handle 0x000C, DMI type 32, 20 bytes System Boot Information Status: No errors detected Handle 0x000D, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L1 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 32 kB Maximum Size: 32 kB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Parity System Type: Data Associativity: 8-way Set-associative Handle 0x000E, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L1 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 32 kB Maximum Size: 32 kB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Parity System Type: Instruction Associativity: 8-way Set-associative Handle 0x000F, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L2 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 256 kB Maximum Size: 256 kB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC System Type: Unified Associativity: 8-way Set-associative Handle 0x0010, DMI type 7, 19 bytes Cache Information Socket Designation: L3 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 3 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 4096 kB Maximum Size: 4096 kB Supported SRAM Types: Synchronous Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC System Type: Unified Associativity: 16-way Set-associative Handle 0x0011, DMI type 4, 42 bytes Processor Information Socket Designation: SOCKET 0 Type: Central Processor Family: Core i7 Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation ID: D4 06 03 00 FF FB EB BF Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 61, Stepping 4 Flags: FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip) VME (Virtual mode extension) DE (Debugging extension) PSE (Page size extension) TSC (Time stamp counter) MSR (Model specific registers) PAE (Physical address extension) MCE (Machine check exception) CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported) APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported) SEP (Fast system call) MTRR (Memory type range registers) PGE (Page global enable) MCA (Machine check architecture) CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported) PAT (Page attribute table) PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension) CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported) DS (Debug store) ACPI (ACPI supported) MMX (MMX technology supported) FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported) SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions) SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2) SS (Self-snoop) HTT (Multi-threading) TM (Thermal monitor supported) PBE (Pending break enabled) Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz Voltage: 0.9 V External Clock: 100 MHz Max Speed: 2400 MHz Current Speed: 2400 MHz Status: Populated, Enabled Upgrade: L1 Cache Handle: 0x000E L2 Cache Handle: 0x000F L3 Cache Handle: 0x0010 Serial Number: NULL Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M Core Count: 2 Core Enabled: 2 Thread Count: 4 Characteristics: 64-bit capable Multi-Core Hardware Thread Execute Protection Enhanced Virtualization Power/Performance Control Handle 0x0012, DMI type 221, 12 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 0C 12 00 01 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 Strings: Reference Code - ACPI Handle 0x0013, DMI type 16, 23 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: None Maximum Capacity: 16 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 2 Handle 0x0014, DMI type 17, 34 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0013 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 4096 MB Form Factor: SODIMM Set: None Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0 Bank Locator: BANK 0 Type: Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 1600 MHz Manufacturer: 0000 Serial Number: 00000000 Asset Tag: 9876543210 Part Number: Rank: 2 Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz Handle 0x0015, DMI type 17, 34 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0013 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 64 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 4096 MB Form Factor: SODIMM Set: None Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0 Bank Locator: BANK 2 Type: Type Detail: Synchronous Speed: 1600 MHz Manufacturer: 0000 Serial Number: 00000000 Asset Tag: 9876543210 Part Number: Rank: 2 Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz Handle 0x0016, DMI type 19, 31 bytes Memory Array Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF Range Size: 8 GB Physical Array Handle: 0x0013 Partition Width: 2 Handle 0x0017, DMI type 20, 35 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00000000000 Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF Range Size: 4 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x0015 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0016 Partition Row Position: Unknown Interleave Position: 1 Interleaved Data Depth: 1 Handle 0x0018, DMI type 20, 35 bytes Memory Device Mapped Address Starting Address: 0x00100000000 Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF Range Size: 4 GB Physical Device Handle: 0x0015 Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0016 Partition Row Position: Unknown Interleave Position: 2 Interleaved Data Depth: 1 Handle 0x0019, DMI type 221, 54 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 36 19 00 07 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 02 00 02 06 00 00 00 03 00 02 06 00 00 00 04 05 FF FF FF FF FF 06 00 FF FF FF 09 00 07 00 FF FF FF 09 00 08 00 FF FF FF FF FF Strings: Reference Code - SA - System Agent Reference Code - MRC SA - PCIe Version SA-CRID Status Disabled SA-CRID Original Value SA-CRID New Value OPROM - VBIOS Handle 0x001A, DMI type 221, 26 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 1A 1A 00 03 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 02 00 FF FF FF FF 00 03 04 0A 00 26 E8 03 Strings: Reference Code - ME 10.0 MEBx version ME Firmware Version 1.5MB SKU Handle 0x001B, DMI type 221, 68 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 44 1B 00 09 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 02 03 FF FF FF FF FF 04 00 FF FF FF 03 00 05 00 FF FF FF 03 00 06 00 FF FF FF FF FF 07 00 19 00 00 00 00 08 00 2C 00 00 00 00 09 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 01 00 00 00 00 Strings: Reference Code - PCH - Lynxpoint PCH-CRID Status Disabled PCH-CRID Original Value PCH-CRID New Value OPROM - RST - RAID LPTLp Bx Hsio Version LPTH Cx Hsio Version PCH9S A0 Hsio Version WPTLp B0 Hsio Version Handle 0x001C, DMI type 221, 26 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: DD 1A 1C 00 03 01 00 02 06 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 1D 00 03 00 00 05 00 00 00 Strings: Reference Code - CPU uCode Version TXT ACM version Handle 0x001D, DMI type 13, 22 bytes BIOS Language Information Language Description Format: Long Installable Languages: 1 en|US|iso8859-1 Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1 Handle 0x001E, DMI type 131, 64 bytes OEM-specific Type Header and Data: 83 40 1E 00 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F8 00 C3 9C 00 00 00 00 01 40 00 00 00 00 0A 00 E8 03 26 00 00 00 00 00 C8 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 00 00 00 76 50 72 6F 00 00 00 00 Handle 0x001F, DMI type 14, 20 bytes Group Associations Name: Firmware Version Info Items: 5 0x0012 () 0x0019 () 0x001A () 0x001B () 0x001C () Handle 0x0020, DMI type 127, 4 bytes End Of Table