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    Battery charge not lasting with Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by CheriT, Dec 9, 2009.

  1. CheriT

    CheriT Newbie

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    I bought a new Aspire 4730Z nine months ago. It came preinstalled with Vista with which I had no battery issues as I was getting well over 2 hours battery life after a full charge.

    Recently I did a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate. Now I am getting less than half of the battery life after a full charge and sometimes only 20 minutes before the laptop shuts itself down. :mad:

    Is this battery issue due to Windows 7 (are they any drivers that I need to install) or is this a defective battery?
     
    CheriT, Dec 9, 2009
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  2. kiriakost

    kiriakost Notebook Deity

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    Move back to the original OS ... the special ACER software will adjust correctly , all the power saving related modes .

    Windows 7 its a generic OS , with out the proper tools for laptops .

    Batteries can get damaged, if they do not get proper handling , by the laptop software .

    If this has happen , nothing can reverse it .

    New battery , and original ACER OS , would bring back the functionality on specs.
     
    kiriakost, Dec 10, 2009
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