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    windows keeping on failing at downloading PM?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by warakawa, May 13, 2010.

  1. warakawa

    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    so recently every time I shut off, windows downloads update, so I went to check the update history and

    I get this "lenovo -Other hardware - thinkpad PM device" and the status is "failed" for the 20 or so times.

    I am currently using Power Manager 3.20, I thought this is the most up to date one.

    can somebody tell me what's going on. thanks
     
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    realwarder Notebook Evangelist

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    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks, that really have helped, by the way, what is PM Device?

    searched on Google and it came up Pen1s Master
     
    warakawa, May 13, 2010
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    it's the interface for Windows and other software (such as Power Manager) to access low-level settings (BIOS level) of managing power.
     
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    this is your power management circuitry in your laptop. The thing that controls the charging and discharging, etc.
     
    lead_org, May 13, 2010
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