Re: Remaining Battery Time On Laptop

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 04/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 06:54:08 -0500

Since laptops vary so much in design, every mfg'r has to
customize inside the MS power mgmt. software. Only the
laptop mfg'r will have new drivers. 

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"Ciaran Fowley" <fowleyc@tcd.ie> wrote in message
news:73c620e4.0404260240.1f824dbd@posting.google.com...
| i have checked the website and didnt find anything.
|
| i'll email targa. i feel its a problem with xp recognising
the battery
| because in the device manager it displays Microsoft
compatible or something
|  and not a manufacturer name. i'll post my results for
anyone else with
| the same problem.
|
| Ciaran
|
|
|
| Rob Schneider <rmschne@removetheones_b1e1e1b.net.net>
wrote in message
news:<OA4gKpUKEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
| > Suggest you visit the manufacturer's web site and seek
guidance in case
| > this a frequently asked question.  This probably a bug
with their
| > hardware/software and you should seek guidance and
resolution from them.
| >
| > Hope this is useful to you.  Let us know.
| >
| > rms
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > Ciaran Fowley wrote:
| > > i recently bought a new laptop, Targa visionary
xp-210, no matter how much i try (regedit, bios updates,
driver updates) i cannot get the power meter to display the
remaining time of the battery. it shows a percentage but
never has shown the percentage.
| > >
| > > the processor is an AMD-M, i have seen other amd
laptops with the remaining time so i am confident this is
not the problem. i have installed the latest PowerNow driver
updates but nothing changes.
| > >
| > > once again the problem is the power meter does not
diaply the remaing battery time, displays the percentage
only.
| > >
| > > regards
| > > Ciaran

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