Windows Power Metter (battery) doesn't display estimated time left

[MangoTBG]

HP Special Edition L2005CU (LiveStrong) laptop

These are the drivers offered by HP.com

Here is a screen capture of what the Power Metter looks like, instead.

Does anyone know what's up?

 

[ValuedCustomer]

That's what mine looks like (T-42 w/ XP) too. As far as I know there's never been a "time remaining" figure.

 

[MangoTBG]

All laptops I've every worked with have had an estimated time remaining figure in the balloon that pops up when you hover over the battery systray icon.

 

[Ionizer86]

My roomie's has no predicted time either but then again, his battery shows up as nonrechargeable type in NHC. Maybe it has to do with how much the battery can communicate to the laptop.

 

[Mingon]

Its a bios support option, no bios support no option Use Centrino Hardware Control as it can calculate this for you

 

[Funyuns101]

my dell 700m used to do that too, then they finally fixed it with the 3rd bios update~
was very annoying indeed.
maybe you just have to wait for bios flash updates

 

[MangoTBG]

My Dad says his L2000 has the est. time remaining in the power meter? That's odd...