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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Casey Marshall, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from the very top line at the top of the page (not the daily folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example:
kernel-fixed-upstream-3.16-rc7

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If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
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Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's
Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your
understanding.

** Tags removed: bios-outdated-2.61
** Tags added: latest-bios-2.61

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Title:
  [Lenovo Thinkpad X230] Rapidly increasing Load_Cycle_Count on battery

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When running my Thinkpad x230 on battery, the Load_Cycle_Count
  increases at a high rate: about 10-15 load cycles per minute. I
  discovered this issue in a quiet room, where I could hear the clicks
  (or "death rattle", as I've come to think of them).

  The following commands will stop the load cycle problem:

  sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda
  sudo hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda

  However, it is difficult to keep the system from reverting back to the
  load cycle problem.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Boot the laptop on AC, then unplug the power. In a quiet room, you can hear the clicks begin soon after you unplug.
  2. Boot the laptop on battery. Even with "apm = 255" uncommented in /etc/hdparm.conf, the laptop will burn through the load cycles until I manually perform the hdparm command.

  I had limited results with an upstart job that did the hdparm command
  -- but it wasn't a complete, reliable solution. It didn't catch the
  AC-to-battery power transition, for example.

  As a result of this issue, my hard drive is probably going to meet an
  early demise:

  193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0012   090   090   000    Old_age
  Always       -       107908

  Please help-
  Casey

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic 3.13.0-32.57 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  cmars      2565 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Jul 30 19:00:13 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-29 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
  MachineType: LENOVO 2306CTO
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=fac0754b-bf8e-424a-9485-c1ea9825152f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-32-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127.5
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: G2ET95WW (2.55 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 2306CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Defined
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ET95WW(2.55):bd07/09/2013:svnLENOVO:pn2306CTO:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn2306CTO:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 2306CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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