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    XP eats up battery WAY too fast!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jmack549, Jun 1, 2008.

  1. jmack549

    jmack549 Notebook Guru

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    I installed XP on my 1622, which was originally on Vista, and now the battery loses battery extremely quick.

    I haven't installed all the drivers yet, could this be why? I'm having trouble finding video drivers that work.
     
    jmack549, Jun 1, 2008
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  2. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    This is way too weird, I thought Vista was the battery hog. I'm pretty sure it's a driver issue or the fact that you're running it without a power management program.
     
    MYK, Jun 1, 2008
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    ryo1000 Notebook Deity

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    xp doesn't have a power saving option, that could be the reason
     
    ryo1000, Jun 2, 2008
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