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    Battery Icon Issue! Help !

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by junoreactor, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. junoreactor

    junoreactor Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all friends from notebook review:

    i finally bought my Zepto g14b and i have to say it is a beautifull machine.

    the specs are

    2.52ghz
    4gb ram
    130m gt

    ive been having problems using windows 7 ,but i think its still a early release so its not a problem.

    anyway ive changed to xp and tried vista as well.

    WHat is concerning me is that since the second day of use the battery icon says permanently PLUGGED IN (charging or not charging),so even if im on battery the plug icon next to the battery is there,so this means im missing proper hibernating features and i cant see time remaining...

    ive tried a bios update,it worked after a reboot for a couple of minutes,then got back to the same state...today i turned on the laptop on the bus and it was ok for half an hour.Now its back to this miserable PLUGGED IN state.plus ive installed xp and it worked for some minutes ,then gone back to this.

    does anyone have any advice>???



    Million thanks

    andre
     
    junoreactor, Oct 15, 2009
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  2. andygb40

    andygb40 Notebook Deity

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    I had a similar problem when I got my 6324W a few years ago. I unprugged the battery whilst the laptop was running in windows vista, on mains and then plugged it back in. It worked for me.
     
    andygb40, Oct 16, 2009
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    junoreactor Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks,i think i tried that before,but ill try again , removing battery,unplugging,all possibilities with AC's and battery
     
    junoreactor, Oct 16, 2009
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    ZeptoSG Company Representative

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    As said before, you only need to take out the battery and put it back in again while you are running windows AND on AC plugged in. This is the requirement after you flash/update the BIOS.

    You do not need to flash the BIOS if you are already using the latest version.

    Vista normally takes some time to calculate and allow you to see the battery duration after you unplug AC. It is also best to set your machine to balance power mode to allow the laptop to save power on demand while on battery and AC.
     
    ZeptoSG, Oct 16, 2009
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  5. andygb40

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    Er... no it doesn't.
     
    andygb40, Oct 16, 2009
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    Andre, am running win7 RTM with no problems.
     
    DaveVelo, Oct 17, 2009
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    Yes it does? The solution he gave him is correct, I remember reading this somewhere not to sure about the model though but it sounds right.
     
    blackwebdk, Oct 30, 2009
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    As the OP asked for help as to why his battery icon doesn't show anything other that plugged in. That is why I am stating "Er... no it doesn't". Try it. Unplug your notebook from the supply and it will show this straight away. It will take time to calculate how much battery is remaining, but it will not take any time to just accept that it is now on battery and indicate this via the system tray.
     
    andygb40, Oct 30, 2009
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