About this replacement
HP Mini 210 Series — 10.8V Li-ion Replacement Battery (HSTNN-IB0P)
This is a 10.8V, 4400mAh (47.52Wh) Li-ion replacement battery for the HP Mini 210 netbook series. It fits the Mini 210-1022TU, Mini 210-1010NR, Mini 210-1085NR, and over 230 additional Mini 210 variants. Cross-references include 582214-141, 590544-001, HSTNN-LB0P, HSTNN-XB0P, and WD546AA among others.
- Mini 210 series compatibility: HP built the entire Mini 210 line on the same 10.8V power rail with a shared three-cell connector and BMS handshake protocol. Every variant in this series pulls from the same battery specification, which is why one cell covers 230-plus models without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell on a Mini 210-1010NR. The BMS negotiated correctly with the BIOS, charge acceptance started immediately, and the fuel gauge tracked through full cycles without triggering a fault or protection cutoff.
- Post-install calibration on the Mini 210: After fitting this cell, run the battery down until the laptop hibernates on low-voltage cutoff, then charge uninterrupted to 100% without interruption. This forces the Mini 210's BIOS to complete a battery learn cycle and clears the inaccurate health warning that appears after every cell swap.
BIOS reporting poor battery health immediately after fitting a new cell
The Mini 210 BIOS stores capacity and health data from the previous cell in its EEPROM. When a new cell goes in, that stale EEPROM data doesn't match the new cell's readings, so the BIOS flags it as degraded or unknown — even though the cell is fresh. This is not a fault with the replacement battery. One full discharge-to-hibernate followed by an uninterrupted charge to 100% resets the learn cycle. After one or two complete cycles, the BIOS recalibrates against the new cell and the warning clears.
Mini 210 shutting down abruptly at 20–30% charge shown
This happens when the cell voltage drops below the BIOS cutoff threshold under load before the fuel gauge reaches zero. On the Mini 210, simultaneous CPU activity and display load pulls enough current to expose a voltage sag in a degraded or uncalibrated cell. A brand-new replacement cell can show this same symptom for the first few cycles because the fuel gauge IC hasn't mapped the new cell's discharge curve yet. Run two full discharge-to-hibernate cycles and the gauge will track the actual voltage cliff correctly — shutdowns at 20–30% stop after calibration is complete.