Second battery on laptop...

> How does this battery attach to the laptop power wise?
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> "richpit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >I have an HP / Compaq nc6230 laptop. I installed an 8-cell "travel
> >battery"
> > (external), which fit well, but now Windows Vista is telling me that
> > "Battery
> > 2" is not installed. I've searched the power options, rebooted and even
> > went
> > into BIOS to see if I needed to set something, to no avail.
> >
> > What can I do in Vista to make it recognize the new 2nd battery??
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> > richpit

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>I have an HP / Compaq nc6230 laptop. I installed an 8-cell "travel
>battery"
> (external), which fit well, but now Windows Vista is telling me that
> "Battery
> 2" is not installed. I've searched the power options, rebooted and even
> went
> into BIOS to see if I needed to set something, to no avail.
>
> What can I do in Vista to make it recognize the new 2nd battery??
> --
> richpit

> I remember reading, in another forum!, something about external batteries
> being recognized as Docking Stations. Will try and find the post and advise.
>
> AndyB
>
> "richpit" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:[email protected]..

> >I have an HP / Compaq nc6230 laptop. I installed an 8-cell "travel
> >battery"
> > (external), which fit well, but now Windows Vista is telling me that
> > "Battery
> > 2" is not installed. I've searched the power options, rebooted and even
> > went
> > into BIOS to see if I needed to set something, to no avail.
> >
> > What can I do in Vista to make it recognize the new 2nd battery??
> > --
> > richpit

>
>

> Thanks for the effort, but the issue seems to have resolved itself. Short
> of
> me packing up the laptop, taking it home and bringing it back to work
> today,
> I did nothing. But, upon booting up this AM, the 2nd battery is
> recognized.
> Weird.
>
> Thanks anyway!!
>
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> richpit
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> "BENAGLIA" wrote:
>

>> I remember reading, in another forum!, something about external batteries
>> being recognized as Docking Stations. Will try and find the post and
>> advise.
>>
>> AndyB
>>
>> "richpit" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
>> news:[email protected]..

>> >I have an HP / Compaq nc6230 laptop. I installed an 8-cell "travel
>> >battery"
>> > (external), which fit well, but now Windows Vista is telling me that
>> > "Battery
>> > 2" is not installed. I've searched the power options, rebooted and
>> > even
>> > went
>> > into BIOS to see if I needed to set something, to no avail.
>> >
>> > What can I do in Vista to make it recognize the new 2nd battery??
>> > --
>> > richpit

>>
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