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Q132813: Battery Meter Shows Unknown Battery Status On Toshiba Laptop

Article: Q132813
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you suspend a Toshiba laptop, change the battery, and then resume Windows 95,
the battery meter may show an unknown battery status.

CAUSE
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After you change the battery, Toshiba laptops may not return information about
the new battery to the battery meter. As a result, the battery meter shows an
unknown battery status.

RESOLUTION
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Shut down the computer and restart Windows so that the Toshiba laptop can report
the correct information to the battery meter.

MORE INFORMATION
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Toshiba laptop systems are manufactured by Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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