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    Battery Meter for Inspiron 8500

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lesliesp, Feb 22, 2011.

  1. lesliesp

    lesliesp Notebook Geek

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    Fn + F3 should bring up the battery meter for the Inspiron 8500 but nothing happens. I can check through diagnostics but that is the long route. Any suggestions to try would be appreciated.
     
    lesliesp, Feb 22, 2011
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You probably need to install QuickSet or whatever the QuickSet equivalent was for the 8500.
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 23, 2011
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