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    Does HP have a PowerUtility?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by RogueMonk, May 12, 2006.

  1. RogueMonk

    RogueMonk Notebook Deity

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    Do HP or Compaq laptops have a power utility (like Toshiba or ASUS or etc)? Or do they simply use the XP power settings from the control pannel?
     
    RogueMonk, May 12, 2006
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    From what I have seen they just use the regular XP Power settings.
     
    miner, May 12, 2006
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  4. zolo

    zolo Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks, nice little program, but why doesn't it show the remaining time of the battery? I've tried different programs and none show that for some reason..
    I'm using the 6-cell in a dv-5020us...
     
    zolo, May 15, 2006
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  5. PanamaMike

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    Check out Notebook Hardware Control I just discovered it, so I can't vouch for how well it works, but looks very promising. It does display battery time and percentage.

    Mike
     
    PanamaMike, May 16, 2006
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  6. zolo

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    Thanks for the link PanamaMike, but it doesn't show remaining time of battery ( at least in my case ) it shows it as "unavailable" for some reason while the battery is discharging..
     
    zolo, May 16, 2006
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    The battery monitoring apps usually take some time to calculate the energy consumption before showing time remain. I have been using nhc for that as it also do undervolt and extend the run time of battery. Another free battery apps I have tried is Battery Eater. It shows even more battery info.
     
    billcsho, May 16, 2006
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  8. Tim

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    My laptop did not come with any power utilities so I have just been using NHC. It gives the battery life which I like. The temps are nice too.
    Tim
     
    Tim, May 16, 2006
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