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    x120e Battery Gauge is blank

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by angelosm, Mar 25, 2012.

  1. angelosm

    angelosm Newbie

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    My X120e battery Gauge on task bar is blank. Does anyone have this problem? It used to work 3 weeks ago, I have the latest Power Manager Version 3.66 and I tried a battery reset.
    Any help is appreciated.
     
    angelosm, Mar 25, 2012
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  2. MidnightSun

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    Make sure you have the Thinkpad power management driver installed as well (it should be listed right below Power Manager on Lenovo's website).
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 25, 2012
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    angelosm Newbie

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    I dowloaded the Power manager driver and installed it but it didn't work.
    I have Windows Home premium.
     
    angelosm, Mar 25, 2012
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    This sounds like a software issue to me. Did you update any software or anything before you noticed that the battery gauge stopped working? Is the battery information still displayed under the "Battery" tab in Power Manager?
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 25, 2012
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    kaede Notebook Consultant

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    that software relied on .net component. maybe try to check if there's anything related with .net installation changed ?
     
    kaede, Mar 25, 2012
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  6. angelosm

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    I uninstalled the Power manager and I installed it again. Seems it is little better now. The gauge shows the percentage value. However if I switch to hourly value it remains on percentage,
     
    angelosm, Mar 27, 2012
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