Battery Meter Shows Unknown Battery Status On Toshiba Laptop (132813)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q132813

SYMPTOMS

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

CAUSE

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

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

MORE INFORMATION

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.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
Keywords:KB132813