Battery Drain

I have an HP HDX18t with Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 64-Bit as dual boot. Starting yesterday, when I boot into Windows 7, I get a message from my battery indicator reading, "Fullu Charged" Consider replacing battery. The icon has a red xo where the batter is. When I unplug the laptop, the battery drains to empty within 5 minutes. This doesnt happen when I boot into Vista. I've had Windows 7 Buld 7100 since the release date and have had no problem. Can anyone offer any advice, as most of my programs are under the Windows 7 OS.

Thanks

Your battery is dieing. How long has it been since you replaced the battery? Usually when the battery drains almost to nothing in less then five minutes, it means its life is coming to an end and is no longer able to hold a charge.

logicearth said:

Your battery is dieing. How long has it been since you replaced the battery? Usually when the battery drains almost to nothing in less then five minutes, it means its life is coming to an end and is no longer able to hold a charge.

I'm pretty sure its not the battery. When I boot under Vista its okay and when I switch batteries with my room mate who has the exact same computer with Vista, theres no problem with the battery, which is only 9 months old

If its not the battery then it is the drivers feeding Windows 7 bad information. I am assuming Vista doesn't show a prompt but does the battery hold a charge for extended periods under Vista? Cause really, Windows 7 could not drain a battery in five minutes unless, a) the battery is dieing, b) being feed incorrect data.

BTW, 9 months is getting close, would be lucky to get two years out of a lithion battery. Most kick the bucket in a year.