AboutShot Expertise I can answer most questions concerning Microsoft operating systems from DOS through Windows 2003. Hardware or software questions welcome. This is what I do for a living, and I love it! So instead of giving extra to Uncle Sam, I decided to give a little for free. Fire away!
Experience I have been working with computers for over 20 years, currently hold a full time job as a Network Administrator for large financial institution, and run my own PC/Network consulting company since 1998.
Education/Credentials Microsoft Certified;
Novell Certified;
Comptia A Certified;
IBM Certified Business Partner in Desktops/Laptops/Servers;
HP Certified Technician Desktops/Laptops/Servers;
Toshiba Authorized Service Technician;
Question I have a Compaq Presario V2000 series. I just replaced the battery and am working on going through a few cycles to get the new battery up to maximum capacity. The power meter on my computer is saying critical power, when there is plenty still left...do i need a software patch or will this get better as the battery goes through some more cycles
Answer Hi Steve, hopefully this will just work itself out with the new battery, unless the new battery has a different power rating than the old one. If it's different, you may want to see if Compaq has an update to the software, or use a third party battery monitor like this one from ESX Corp. http://www.exs-studios.com/page_laptopbatterymonitor.html
