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    VAIO: Battery not properly installed? Hibernation...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by JCesana, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. JCesana

    JCesana Newbie

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    I recently kept getting an error that pops up saying something like my battery is not properly installed, and to click "OK" to enter hibernation. When I do that and then power back on, the exact same box comes up, forcing me to hibernate. I finally had to take the battery out completely and run only on AC power. The computer is less then a year old and have not had any problems before this... any suggestions?

    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ390P w/ Windows XP.

    Do I need to get a new battery? Doesn't seem like anything is wrong with this one...

    Thanks in advance.

    -J
     
    JCesana, Jun 29, 2007
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  2. bogart

    bogart Notebook Evangelist

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    Uninstall the sony vaio battery checker utility or disable isbmgr.exe from running at startup with msconfig (click start->run and type msconfig).

    Also, this may or may not have relevance to your problem but you should update your bios to the latest version.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=118601
     
    bogart, Jun 29, 2007
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