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    Battery indicator not functioning properly in Win 7

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Garygary1, Jul 4, 2011.

  1. Garygary1

    Garygary1 Newbie

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    I got an hp envy a couple weeks ago and I noticed in windows 7 that the battery life indicator always says I have only an hour left of charge when the battery is 100% charged. At first, I thought I had a bad battery, but after testing my battery life and getting about 4.5 hours, I now know thats its windows 7. Does anyone know if there is a fix for this?
     
    Garygary1, Jul 4, 2011
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  2. ironman

    ironman Notebook Evangelist

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    download battery bar. ^its a known bios issue
     
    ironman, Jul 4, 2011
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  3. Garygary1

    Garygary1 Newbie

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    Thanks man, works like a charm.
     
    Garygary1, Jul 4, 2011
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    cirial Notebook Guru

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    It started showing up in the Envy's that were shipped 3-4 months ago when the Radiance screen came back in stock shortly. I was one of the lucky ones to get one, and I have this same issue. Been crossing my fingers ever since hoping that HP will release a bios update to fix this
     
    cirial, Jul 8, 2011
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