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    Gateway 3569 battery monitor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sprintpanda, May 19, 2009.

  1. sprintpanda

    sprintpanda Newbie

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    I have a Gateway MX 3560U laptop that I got at a garage sale. The lady bought it at best buy, had problems with it(HD crashed), returned it several times before giving up on it (all she got was a blank screen) and sold it to me for $5.
    I am somewhat pc literate so I took a chance on it. I turned it on trying to get it into safe mode. Just started pressing the F keys and viola the laptop started a system recovery.
    Overall I can see no problems with it. I did do XP updates because I figured it was a few years old sititng on a shelf. Looks brand new-no recovery discs or instructions. But, I found the manual on the laptop.

    I cannot get a battery icon on the taskbar. I went into CP--power options and the tabs are:
    power schemes- selected portable/laptop
    advanced- selected always show icon on the taskbar ( plug shows all the time) even if i take out the plug battery icon does NOT show
    THIS IS THE PROBLEM
    hibernate- enable hibernate
    UPS-status(no options)
    details- manufacturer (none)
    The UPS service is currently stopped


    I cannot set any battery alarms bc there is no tab for this.

    I ran the battery down til it shut off, recharged it to full charge.

    According to the manual, the battery indicator should change colors... its always red-orange which isnt even an option.
    When recharging there should be a lightning bolt through the power cord icon- none

    Can anyone help or tell me what to do?

    THANKS
     
    sprintpanda, May 19, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    qhn, May 19, 2009
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