Battery life problem

[Guest]

Hello
I've got very specific problem. Everything seems to be ok but I'm
dissapointed because of my battery on laptop. I mean that if i work on the
battery it (the icon in the task bar) shows only %, not time which left - you
know what i mean? how can i change it that it'll show that time? It's very
helpful for me - % means nothing to be honest - it does not give any
information how long (aprox) i can work.....

looking forward..;-]

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

You don't, the figure shown is a rough approximation, and what you see is
determined by the system manufacturer. Unless the laptop's power supply
software allows for it, there isn't going to be any way for you to change
it.

Besides, in laptops the time remaining is relative to usage level. It's
impossible for the system to estimate the amount of usage you will employ in
the next 10 minutes. Therefore it's impossible to predict how much time you
have left. Percentage of battery left, however, will at least be accurate.
Once you've used the system for awhile, you'll know exactly how long it will
run on battery, and what software processes will burn up the battery faster.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Guest]

Hi,

You don't, the figure shown is a rough approximation, and what you see is
determined by the system manufacturer. Unless the laptop's power supply
software allows for it, there isn't going to be any way for you to change
it.

Besides, in laptops the time remaining is relative to usage level. It's
impossible for the system to estimate the amount of usage you will employ in
the next 10 minutes. Therefore it's impossible to predict how much time you
have left. Percentage of battery left, however, will at least be accurate.
Once you've used the system for awhile, you'll know exactly how long it will
run on battery, and what software processes will burn up the battery faster.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Hello
I've got very specific problem. Everything seems to be ok but I'm
dissapointed because of my battery on laptop. I mean that if i work on the
battery it (the icon in the task bar) shows only %, not time which left -
you
know what i mean? how can i change it that it'll show that time? It's very
helpful for me - % means nothing to be honest - it does not give any
information how long (aprox) i can work.....

looking forward..;-]

But for example on win XP I have that information without any software. Lots
of my friends have that infomation so I would like to know why I do not?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Again, it's dependent on the manufacturer and what they provide in the
system for battery power reporting. Power information, like any other bit of
hardware, is determined by the supporting driver files. If they only provide
for a percentage, then that's all you get.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Hi,

You don't, the figure shown is a rough approximation, and what you see is
determined by the system manufacturer. Unless the laptop's power supply
software allows for it, there isn't going to be any way for you to change
it.

Besides, in laptops the time remaining is relative to usage level. It's
impossible for the system to estimate the amount of usage you will employ
in
the next 10 minutes. Therefore it's impossible to predict how much time
you
have left. Percentage of battery left, however, will at least be
accurate.
Once you've used the system for awhile, you'll know exactly how long it
will
run on battery, and what software processes will burn up the battery
faster.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Hello
I've got very specific problem. Everything seems to be ok but I'm
dissapointed because of my battery on laptop. I mean that if i work on
the
battery it (the icon in the task bar) shows only %, not time which
left -
you
know what i mean? how can i change it that it'll show that time? It's
very
helpful for me - % means nothing to be honest - it does not give any
information how long (aprox) i can work.....

looking forward..;-]

But for example on win XP I have that information without any software.
Lots
of my friends have that infomation so I would like to know why I do not?