IME is installed but there's a newer version and so I was looking to see if that might help with the last issue. When I went to uninstall the current version it had the error and then same error when trying to do a repair.

I did try plugging into the wall directly but it didn't have any impact. However in that case I hadn't unplugged the USB monitoring cable so that may be why. The batteries are in good shape but I do hear it cycle once in a while so if that info gets passed up that may be the cause. Disconnecting the monitoring cable would eliminate that so I've got my fingers crossed. What's odd is that it was never a problem on the original system so it's either a HW issue or I didn't have the On Battery side of the Power Options set the same as the prior system.