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    No battery level icon / Latitude D620

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tronica, Feb 5, 2008.

  1. tronica

    tronica Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok i searched around and have not found a solution for battery icon missing in taskbar

    tried that quickset dell utility
    tried installing a newer intel chipset driver from dell.com
    tried tweakUI
    yes the display icon in taskbar is checked in control panel>Power Options

    its rather annoying battery level indicator worked since i had the laptop then one day its gone.

    i think the main issue is the laptop thinks it is always plugged in AC power.

    if anyone knows a fix it would be a huge help.

    DELL D620
    WINDOWS XP sp2
    Intel Core Duo
    Intel graphics
     
    tronica, Feb 5, 2008
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    tronica Notebook Enthusiast

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    going to try a system restore tonight.
     
    tronica, Feb 5, 2008
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    dand620 Newbie

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    Before doing that. Control Panel/Power Options/Advanced tab. Select the "Always show icon on the taskbar" by checking it.
     
    dand620, Feb 6, 2008
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    ss7dude Newbie

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    I have the same problem with the same laptop. I have the power meter on my taskbar however it indicates "On AC Power" even when it is on battery. Battery indicates "Not Present". Also none of the power schemes/alarms work.
     
    ss7dude, Feb 28, 2008
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    Quane Newbie

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    I'm having the same problem with my Latitude D820. Don't have a clue what happened, but it stopped working about a week ago. I haven't any problem with it displaying battery status for past year. :mad:
     
    Quane, Apr 15, 2008
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