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    Battery meter (Gadget) that works?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ZeroDegreec, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. ZeroDegreec

    ZeroDegreec Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone had any luck finding a gadget that shows the time remaining for battery life for the Pavilion DV series laptops? All of the ones I have tried say the % but never show time remaining.
     
    ZeroDegreec, Feb 10, 2009
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  2. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    i have a gadget called "battery monitor" and it does tell you the time remaining.
     
    kevinf, Feb 10, 2009
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  3. ZeroDegreec

    ZeroDegreec Notebook Enthusiast

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    got a link?
     
    ZeroDegreec, Feb 10, 2009
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    Idyllic Notebook Consultant

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  5. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah its that one. i am using that and it does give me time left. i attached a screenshot of it
     

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    kevinf, Feb 11, 2009
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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  7. ZeroDegreec

    ZeroDegreec Notebook Enthusiast

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    the gadget kevinf posted did not work for me :( thanks anyway.

    2.0 AWSOME. that is more than I was looking for but what a meter!!! Thanks very much. :) It actually works.
     
    ZeroDegreec, Feb 11, 2009
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  8. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Excellent link 2.0!

    Just what I was looking for....
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, Feb 11, 2009
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  9. Infamous22

    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    Infamous22, Feb 12, 2009
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  10. MrQ

    MrQ Notebook Guru

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    I'll second this. It's wonderful, and works with both Vista and Windows 7.
     
    MrQ, Feb 12, 2009
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  11. kevinf

    kevinf Notebook Evangelist

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    wow yeah i agree that 2.0's gadget is much better then mine. but don't really want to waste any task bar space thoguh
     
    kevinf, Feb 12, 2009
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  12. wasim qadir

    wasim qadir Notebook Enthusiast

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    perfect work man.keep it up
     
    wasim qadir, Feb 17, 2009
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