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Compaq Presario m2000 laptop, XP.
Laptop works fine plugged in, When I unplug it it dies after just a minute or so. Battery says 100%.
I bought an new battery, Charged it fully and got the same problem. Then I went to power settings and changed those trying a few different settins including max battery. Did not fix it. Any ideas?
Thnx.
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 05:37 AM
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Hi welcome to PCHHQ 
is this battery check installed on the PC? if not download it here Compaq / HP battery check
How do I start the Battery Check?
The Battery Check utility can be launched by clicking Start > Control Panel > HP Battery Check or by clicking Start > Hewlett-Packard > HP Battery Check
run this over the PC is it any better it may take a long time to calibrate
is this battery check installed on the PC? if not download it here Compaq / HP battery checkHow do I start the Battery Check?
The Battery Check utility can be launched by clicking Start > Control Panel > HP Battery Check or by clicking Start > Hewlett-Packard > HP Battery Check
run this over the PC is it any better it may take a long time to calibrate
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 05:42 AM
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madmatt2006, on 04 February 2010 - 05:37 AM, said:
Hi welcome to PCHHQ is this battery check installed on the PC? if not download it here Compaq / HP battery check
How do I start the Battery Check?
The Battery Check utility can be launched by clicking Start > Control Panel > HP Battery Check or by clicking Start > Hewlett-Packard > HP Battery Check
run this over the PC is it any better it may take a long time to calibrate
is this battery check installed on the PC? if not download it here Compaq / HP battery checkHow do I start the Battery Check?
The Battery Check utility can be launched by clicking Start > Control Panel > HP Battery Check or by clicking Start > Hewlett-Packard > HP Battery Check
run this over the PC is it any better it may take a long time to calibrate
Thnx for the welcome and help Matt. I will dl the battery check as I don't see it in control panel and get back to you after I try it. Thank you again.
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 05:48 AM
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no problems let us know how it goes
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 05:59 AM
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Seems Battery check is not compatible with my machine. I get a string of errors then it opens and says this new battery has a bad cell but has full charge and high storage capacity. I then plugged in the old battery that I thought was bad and get the same errors then the same battery report.
This computer recently had a reinstall of xp recently if that is any help.
This computer recently had a reinstall of xp recently if that is any help.
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 07:50 AM
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ok then that means that it must have it in the BIOS Press F10 while the cursor in the top right corner of the screen is blinking, on boot up when first turned on. It should got into the BIOS have a look around in there for battery calibration. Let me know if the F10 key won't get into the BIOS it could be a few other keys.
When the XP was installed did they install all the latest drivers for the hardware in the PC?
When the XP was installed did they install all the latest drivers for the hardware in the PC?
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