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HP Compaq 610 Battery not charging
my mother has a Compaq 610 running Windows 7 Ultimate. The problem here is that it is not charging when it is plugged in. It does take power from the power supply but the battery is not charging. The ...
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How can I fix a dell xps1530 laptop battery that will not charge all
I have a dell xps 1530 laptop. The laptop initially came with windows vista. However, I once upgraded to Win 7 64 bit and it was working alright till I started having problems with a few software that ...
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Sound plays in only one application at a time in Battery Saving mode
I think the title says it all.
Using Windows' battery saving feature in 'High Performance' mode, I'm all fine.
However, if I switch to 'Power4Gear Battery Saving' mode, I'm limitd in terms of the ...
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How do I change power settings on my laptop to hear audio while running on battery?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad with Windows 7.
I can hear sound when my laptop is powered up on AC power. While on battery power I can not hear streaming media, such as YouTube.
I was informed that I ...
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1answer
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can I increase the power going into my laptop
I have a gaming laptop (acer aspire timelineX). I'm having trouble when I play any graphically intense games(guildwars 2). I set the settings all the way to low and after a short while I will get the ...
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Windows laptop cannot detect battery
I have this sony laptop about 6 years old. The battery lasts about half an hour or less. Now all of a sudden it cannot find the battery at all. The battery icon shows a red cross says No battery is ...
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321 views
VAIO Battery checker caution error
I downloaded and Installed VAIO Battery checker a few minutes ago, now this error appears every now and then and I am unable to do anything. I don't know how to uninstall it, I didn't find it among ...
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Battery stops charging at 84% and gets very hot
My laptop battery always charges to about 84% to 87%. Once it reaches a charge level in that range, it stops charging, but Windows says it is "plugged in and charging". Because it has not reached ...
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1answer
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How efficient is Windows 8 in using battery power as compared to Windows 7 in similar power plans?
I'm very specific about the time my laptop battery can last as it is very important to me. Will my laptop's battery last longer with Windows 8 or Windows 7, both in similar power plans, considering ...
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1answer
627 views
Lenovo Laptop won't charge above 59%
On my Lenovo laptop, running windows 7, I has got a prompt saying that, the system has noticed I am mainly using adapter, therefore I should keep the battery half charged. It justified the ...
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2answers
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Software to totally drain a laptop battery
I'm looking to totally drain 2 laptops in order to judge which one has the better battery. They have different software on them though, so I wanted to find software that will absolutely hammer the ...
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Acer Aspire Laptop won't charge in Windows 7 Home Premium x64
I have an Acer Aspire 7750-6801 laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit OS. The issue is that it will only charge sometimes when plugged in. I thought it might be a hardware issue, so I tried ...
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when my laptop battery is fully charged should i unplug charger and let the battery discharge? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it better to use a laptop on battery or on AC power?
I was wondering if when a laptop battery is full charged if one should unplug it and let the battery discharge or ...
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594 views
System connected to UPS goes to sleep short time after power is lost
I have a Win7 x64 system connected to the UPS. The UPS is capable of maintaining the system power for about 30 minutes. After I have connected the UPS, I have verified this by disconnecting the power ...
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Windows 7 hibernates by itself
I have Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installed on a Lenovo Thinkpad X120e, and it is set up so that it will go into hibernation when the battery is too low. Sometimes, the computer hibernates by itself, and ...
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Draining laptop battery power to null using Windows power option
My laptop has the same issue as most laptops do have , it does not hold on to its charge for the expected amount of time . Now I have seen blog post that suggest to 'completely' drain battery power ...
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Trackpad and battery on stop working at same time
Gateway E-475M G
Windows 7 Professional SP1
Synaptics TouchPad 15.2.20.0
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery 6.1.7600.16385
It seems that when my battery stops working correctly, my ...
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battery laptop always 0% cannot fully charged
i have laptop Toshiba l645 and the battery cannot fully charged (always 0%).
How make it back to normal ?
In windows 7 i ever try safe mod and it is still 0%
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Battery notification always showing 'xx% remaining' with Windows 7 on an acer Aspire 5590
My battery level always shows up as something like 55% remaining or 63% remaining ...etc despite that it is in fact charging.
Additionally it doesn't go any further than 80% remaining even if I keep ...
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2answers
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Windows tells me to replace laptop battery, even though it works fine
My laptop suddenly started showing a cross symbol on the battery icon and Windows told me to replace it, but battery life is still stable. How do I remove the warning so that the icon returns back to ...
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1answer
2k views
Warning when battery is fully charged
I would like to get an alert (with sound) when my laptop battery is fully charged.
How can I do that?
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Battery won't charge and BSOD: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
I have a Dell Vostro 1510 running Windows 7.
Today when I pulled my machine out of it's bag and plugged it in, the little battery light on the side blinked constantly instead of staying solid, and ...
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Asus laptop not retaining Aero theme when unplugged
The problem i'm having occurs when i unplug my laptop, it disregards several elements of my theme.
The taskbar gains "auto-hide".
My desktop background is turned white.
The transparency on my ...
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3answers
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How do you get Windows 7 to show time remaining in the battery meter?
Running Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium on a HP Laptop. The system tray power meter never shows the time remaining in the system tray. Only really ever show a percentage remaining number as pictured.
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Half charged battery improves life time when adapter is used
On my Lenovo laptop, running windows 7, I got a prompt saying that, the system has noticed I am mainly using adapter, therefore I should keep the battery half charged. It justifies by saying, trying ...
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Keep the battery from charging fully (without Lenovo power manager)
Is there any tool (for Windows 7) to set a threshold for when the laptop battery should stop charging? I could use the Lenovo Power Manager, however I actually prefer Windows' native power management ...
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1answer
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Why does my computer “turn on by itself”?
Good afternoon all,
I have a problem whereby everytime I hibernate my laptop (Acer Aspire 4937G) and put it in my laptop bag, when I take out my laptop it is really hot (about 70 degrees and I could ...
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1answer
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How do I tell Windows 7 that I don't have a battery backup?
One of my computers recently started going to sleep at seemingly random intervals. Upon examining the system log, the reason is always the same. "The system is entering sleep. Sleep Reason: ...
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3answers
962 views
How to know the percentage of battery charged?
My battery is troubling me.
Whenever it goes over 97% charged level ,the charging mechanism stops and my win7 shows "plugged in,not charging" message at the power indicator.
At this point the battery ...
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0answers
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What software issues are caused by power failure shutdowns? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is unplugging the power from a PC in standby or in normal mode bad for it?
I have a laptop that had a failing battery. The battery life was very bad and if I ...
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2answers
142 views
Does the battery last longer if you unplug it when on power? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it better to use a laptop on battery or on AC power?
Is this true (For Dell laptops) ?
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1answer
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Getting as much out of laptop on battery as on AC
Is it possible to get equal performance from a laptop when it's on battery (vs when it's on AC)? I'm running an object recognition application on my webcam feed, but the FPS drops 2-3 times on battery ...
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432 views
How can I disable SuperFetch when running Windows 7 on battery power?
Is there a way I can disable SuperFetch whenever my Windows 7 laptop is running on battery power, and reenable it when the laptop is plugged in to AC power?
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1answer
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Windows 7 low and critical battery levels cannot be set lower than 10%
How do I change the low and critical battery levels to below 10%? I understand that this is a reasonable limit for most portable computers, but what about those with large batteries? On my computer ...
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1answer
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Why do I have 3 batteries In Windows 7 Power Management?
Look at this:
I do not remember having 3 batteries. Is this a bug?
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1answer
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New Laptop Battery
My laptop battery recently decided to kick the bucket, so I bought a replacement. I charged the replacement for approx 4 hours and assuming it was fully charged (only took my last batt 4 hours) ...
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I modified my registry and now my laptop doesn't report its battery or power settings
I saved a backup of my registry and then made a change to it.
After the change, the Windows 7 battery meter no longer reported how much battery power was left.
I also was no longer able to change ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to tell the laptop battery when to stop charging?
I don't want my laptop's battery to always be at 100% because it lessens battery life, especially when above 25 Celcius, the lowest summer temperature in Israel (currently 30C - 32C). I prefer to keep ...
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2answers
315 views
Make computer shutdown if battery < 50%
My original Dell battery died after one year, and I made the mistake of buying a new one from eBay.
The new battery starts from 100% charged and after 5 minutes drops abruptly from 95% to ~9-10%. ...
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Windows software to show computer's energy usage or battery discharge rate
Is there any software for Windows 7 which can show a computer's energy usage in real-time? I am currently using Battery Bar, which gives an estimated discharge rate, but this is essentially an average ...
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Sony Vaio: Battery Level stuck at 80%
I have a Sony Vaio VPCF120FD laptop. The battery level seems maximum when it's plugged but when I click on the battery icon, it says the battery level is 80%, plugged in, and not charging. How can I ...
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Laptop Shuts Down Without Battery Warning
I have a windows 7 professional compaq laptop.
It shuts down automatically when the battery is depleted - without warning.
I keep loosing all my work ...
How can I correct this so it gives a ...
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What can I do if my battery stops charging halfway?
Two days ago i bought a new extended battery 8800mAh for my CompaQ Presario C700. At first it worked good and possibly is still, but what i have noticed is that my Windows 7 Sees it as normal 6 cell ...
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What do the battery keys do on Dell laptops?
My Dell laptop has two little battery icons on its F2 and F3 keys, one with an electric bolt (F2), and one without (F3).
It appears that these little battery Fn-keys enable and disable battery ...
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2answers
5k views
Battery Full Notification
Is there any software for Windows 7 which notifies me when Battery is full... Windows 7's default notifier notifies me when it's low...but I want one which notifies (pops up) at 100%.
I want to ...
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disable windows battery feature
hi i have a laptop and i am trying to run a software that doesn’t work on the batteries based computers so i there a way to remove windows 7 battery so software will consider my laptop as a desktop
i ...
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laptop battery level never reaches 100%
When on mains power, the laptop battery shows not charging and the capacity fails to reach 100%.
I saw a similar issue on another laptop i had. entering device manager and deleting the battery driver ...
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How do I fully disable power management in Windows-7?
I have completely followed this walkthrough, but my computer is still shutting down at 3%. The advanced setting for critical battery level refuses to allow me to set this under 3%. My laptop battery ...
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How can I always display the remaining battery time on the Windows 7 taskbar?
I want to have the remaining time always visible, and not to have to click/hover to see it.
Is it possible only with some gadget? If so, which one would you recommend?
