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    battery problem on hel80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Neodyymi, Sep 12, 2006.

  1. Neodyymi

    Neodyymi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, so i got my hel80, installed windows xp pro. Now i'm getting an error message:
    "windows could not load the installer for battery."
    any ideas? all i know is that device manager has only 2x"unknown device" under battery.
     
    Neodyymi, Sep 12, 2006
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    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    Did you use XP Pro with SP2?
     
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    Neodyymi Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes.
    ............
     
    Neodyymi, Sep 13, 2006
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    What drivers did you install, and in what order?

    Have you removed the battery, and then reseated it carefully?
     
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    Neodyymi Notebook Enthusiast

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    1. chipset
    2. video
    3. wlan,lan,bluetooth
    took me a while to install audio since it gave an error about having to install microsoft bus drivers first.
    and i pretty much installed the rest in random order from a hel80 driver cd i got.

    Could not having the battery in its place when installing windows, have this kind of effect?

    Btw. the battery works, i can unplug the laptop, but it just doesnt show any information about itself.
    For example nhc doesnt notice there even is a battery, even when i unplug the ac.
     
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    Absolutely! You should have the battery installed when installing Windows.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Sep 13, 2006
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    Neodyymi Notebook Enthusiast

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    hahaa :rolleyes: well back to the installing then
    I actually thought of this earlier, but kinda just ignored it...
     
    Neodyymi, Sep 13, 2006
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