BPU Test Battery power to verify LCD panel is not to blame. Linux 2.6.37: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 (392/350MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1981 OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Linux 2.6.38: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 (392/350MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1981 OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Linux 2.6.37 - No PM: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 (392/350MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1981 OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.37-020637-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Linux 2.6.38 - No PM: Processor: Intel T2400 @ 1.83GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 2613EJU, Chipset: Intel Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS + ICH7-M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 (392/350MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1981 OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1400x1050 Battery Power Usage Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback Milliwatts Linux 2.6.37 ......... MIN: 11222 AVG: 17814 MAX: 35660 Linux 2.6.38 ......... MIN: 15201 AVG: 20325 MAX: 31715 Linux 2.6.37 - No PM . MIN: 13213 AVG: 17687 MAX: 23684 Linux 2.6.38 - No PM . MIN: 17340 AVG: 21688 MAX: 26829