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    Myth or Fact: AR Series Battery Work-Around Works?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by user5, May 14, 2007.

  1. user5

    user5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I remember reading a little while back on this site about a program Sony puts in the startup folder that is meant to detect whether the battery you're using is a genuine Sony battery. If it discovered the battery wasn't Sony's, it would shut down the computer until you replaced it with a Sony battery.

    In the post, the author mentioned a work-around for this issue. It shut off a battery monitor proggy in the startup folder/background.

    I looked for the post...and it would be appreciated if someone could link to it in this thread.

    Thanks!
     
    user5, May 14, 2007
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