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    Software to check usage time remaining on battery in dv6000(z)?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by manu08, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. manu08

    manu08 Notebook Geek

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    I have a dv6405ca notebook. It's got an AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor and a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 video card. It's got Windows Vista Home Premium and uses a 6-cell battery. I've not been able to get any sidebar gadgets that can show the remaining usage time (accurately) on the notebook when being used on battery, nor have I been able to get any softwares to show this. Does anyone know of a software or sidebar gadget that has worked accurately for them? By accurately I mean, it can be a little off but not show me I have 4 hours remaining on high performance on the 6-cell battery!
     
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    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    manu08 Notebook Geek

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    Nope. Nothing. I got the new battery monitor & have been trying out for a while now but it is far from accurate. It'll show me at 100% I have 1 hour 30 minutes remaining & if at 60% I close the screen for a few minutes so the computer goes to sleep, after opening the screen it'll show with 60% I have 2 hours 35 minutes remaining. Very random.
     
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i don't think theres any software that works well on HP's
     
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    RM Clock?

    Actually, I haven't found a program that accurately measures "time remaining", only programs that tell me how much juice I have left.
     
    Guest, Dec 19, 2007
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