Power manager with my T400

latest T400, vista 64bit
every time I start the computer, windows tells me, the power manager stop working.
I already update the power manager to the latest version.

thanks for being the very first one to reply! that's a very good question you ask, but unfortunately, the answer is no.
to clarify, a power gauge does appear when the computer is on battery, but it is not the thinkvantage power gauge; it is just the one that comes with windows xp. when i pull the power, i see only a blue battery bar in my system tray. the battery gauge i'm talking about is a green battery gauge that sits not in the system tray, but in the task bar (to the left of the system tray).
no windows xp update spoiled the functionality; i know this because i did not update windows xp at all between the time the gauge last showed up and the time it disappeared. what i did do was install a program called "shadowuser". i found it was causing problems, so i uninstalled it, but it seems the damage had been done. after uninstalling it, i uninstalled and reinstalled thinkpad power management driver and thinkpad power manager, but the power gauge never came back. the other possible cause of the problem is that shortly after getting rid of shadowuser, i had to force reboot my computer by holding the power button. this is something i rarely have to do, but i had to do it in this case. i did a bit of searching and found that the power gauge disappears for some users if explorer.exe crashes, so this may be the problem. but if uninstalling and reinstalling won't fix the problem, what will? all my other programs (even those that shadowuser messed up) are working fine after shadowuser was uninstalled, or at least after the programs themselves were uninstalled and reinstalled. right now, i'm deeply regretting not imaging my hard drive while everything was working flawlessly. but must i pay the heavy price of reinstalling windows and all the other programs on my laptop because i mistakenly installed the trial of one program?

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Can't turn off WiFi Power Management with iwconfig

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wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"<...>"
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Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
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Haven't had this problem since I switched to NetworkManager, even with power management on...

Power Management with User Account

On my T43p, I have the newest power management version installed and XP SP3. In the power management, I cannot change power profiles from within a user account. I can however change the power profile in the Windows control panel (this only after I changed the power policy registry keys). Is there a way to make power management do this?

Hi,
I have discovered a workaround to this problem, but it's not a definitive solution. When you log in as a 'not administrator' user, you have to use the 'Run As' command of WinXP on the file (right button mouse click on it):
"C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Management\CePMTray.exe"
And then, you have to insert username and password of an administrator user. You have to do the same thing to the
file:
"C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe"
if you want to use the function key too, to change power profiles.
The problem is that you have to do this each time you log in as limited user. If it was an Unix O.S. you could set a flag SUID in the files to execute them always as administrator. But this is Windows and I don't know if there is a way to do this!
Anyway, there is another possibility. You can use SpeedSwitchXP tool (http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp), instead of the toshiba power management tool. This software is a power management tool that works from a limited user too, but you have to give write access at all users to the following reg keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies
These keys are necessary in order to modify power schemas. You can give write access to these reg keys with the standard tool 'regedit'.

Is there any way to override the Toshiba Power Management with the Windows Power Management???

Have an older P25-S607 and would prefer more control over the power management.....that I can get with Windows....any suggestions?
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Thanks for the obvious reminder That was a duh moment. It's easy to forget the simple sometimes when you get involved in troubleshooting when it's not something you do on a daily basis that's for sure. The Toshiba controls have been fine for the life of the Toshiba laptops we have had, but I always felt they were a little limited on options IMHO.
In this instance I needed to utilize some of the added XP options as this laptop actually had the hinge 'sprung' a little and didn't "shut down" or hibernate when you closed the lid.....changed hubby's "normal procedure" for utilizing this "shop laptop" so he didn't overheat and fry the hard drive which is what I believe happened originally to the system that had been working fine until the hard drive was fried. Changed it out, reloaded everything for him only to have the system need to be reformatted again within a week as windows took over. As I was investigating causes I realized the malfunction. Not sure of the how or why, but now have automated shut down backups if he forgets to shut down when he shuts the lid and walks away. So far so good

Registry issue with Lenovo Power Manager with X61

I have the following problem.
Hi guys,
Lenovo power manager v1,6 quit working properly lately so I googled for a solution which involved removing power schemes which had reproduced in the registry to cause an overload to the application.
Anyway because this wasnt really working (I ended up with having powerschemes but wasnt allowed to change them) I in my brightest moments decieded to delete the messed up part of my registry [HKEY_CURREN_USER --> Control panel --> PoweCfg] because it was preventing my reinstalations of said program from functioning properly since they resorted to the previosly present registryentrys.
Well it appears that when installing the powermanager it does not write these new registry entrys and Im stuck now without a way to get them back. I wonder at what point that registry entry is written in the first place, does anyone feel like exporting said part of their healthy registry...please...?

..this one is from an x200 with Server2003...seems like you're familiar enough with registry exports and wrapping and shoiuld be able to convert this into a *.reg form:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="7"
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\
00,00,00,08,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,80,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,80,01,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\
04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\
00,17,00,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]
"Name"="Home/Office Desk"
"Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,58,02,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]
"Name"="Portable/Laptop"
"Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for portable computers on the road."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,01,00,00,00,14,f2,06,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,64,64,64,64,a0,71
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]
"Name"="Presentation"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]
"Name"="Always On"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup hardware."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,84,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,07,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]
"Name"="Minimal Power Management"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high performance."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]
"Name"="Max Battery"
"Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\7]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,3d,77,2e,f2,07,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,91,7c
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Wondering about power management with desktop computers

I use Arch on my desktop computer, so there's no need to worry about conserving energy.
But my computer has been much louder since installing Arch; I assume this is because it is running at max, and that is because I have no power management tools installed.
Is running my computer at max speed all the time beneficial to the system? Or should I install something to scale the power on demand?

solar impulse wrote:I use Arch on my desktop computer, so there's no need to worry about conserving energy...
That is unfortunate.
I disagree with some of the things being pushed by the greens; A lot of what they push are thermodynamically or ecologically wrong when you look at the big picture. But, that said...
We should take reasonable steps to conserve wherever we can. There is no reason for a desktop to scream along at full speed running "Screen savers" that require significant GPU effort. At the least, a desktop should be configured to reduce CPU speed, turn off the displays after a couple minutes of non-use, turn off the eye-candy screen savers and spin down disks after some reasonable amount of time.
Look for peripherals that have low-power modes (especially printers)

Power Management with SM30X-102

Hi,
I want to use the Toshiba Power Management Utility with a non admin user account on notebook. If I try, I get the message that I have to be a admin. If I make a selection as a admin, the values are not used for the normal user account. So my notebook only works in full speed if I'm not a admin. Any idea if there is a setting under XP where I can change power management as non admin user ?
thanx
Peter

Hi,
I have discovered a workaround to this problem, but it's not a definitive solution. When you log in as a 'not administrator' user, you have to use the 'Run As' command of WinXP on the file (right button mouse click on it):
"C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Power Management\CePMTray.exe"
And then, you have to insert username and password of an administrator user. You have to do the same thing to the
file:
"C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe"
if you want to use the function key too, to change power profiles.
The problem is that you have to do this each time you log in as limited user. If it was an Unix O.S. you could set a flag SUID in the files to execute them always as administrator. But this is Windows and I don't know if there is a way to do this!
Anyway, there is another possibility. You can use SpeedSwitchXP tool (http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp), instead of the toshiba power management tool. This software is a power management tool that works from a limited user too, but you have to give write access at all users to the following reg keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies
These keys are necessary in order to modify power schemas. You can give write access to these reg keys with the standard tool 'regedit'.

Gnome-power-manager with networkmanager_sleep option

I have a wireless device using the ipw2200 module. I have always found it extremely annoying that gnome-power-manager asks NetworkManager to sleep before suspending, since, first of all, the ipw2200 module doesn't need to be unloaded and, secondly, because I always have to wait the extra few seconds it takes for NM to send the dhcp request after resuming. I made a patch that adds an option to turn the NM-sleep call on or off via a gconf entry (networkmanager_sleep). The patch has been accepted upstream and included in CVS. However, I've made a patch that applies cleanly to gnome-power-manager 2.16.1 as well. Here it is:
diff -Naur gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/data/gnome-power-manager.schemas.in gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/data/gnome-power-manager.schemas.in
--- gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/data/gnome-power-manager.schemas.in 2006-07-30 14:51:52.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/data/gnome-power-manager.schemas.in 2006-10-05 11:56:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -571,6 +571,17 @@
<long>This is the laptop panel screen brightness used when the session is idle. Only valid when use_time_for_policy is true.</long>
</locale>
</schema>
+ <schema>
+ <key>/schemas/apps/gnome-power-manager/networkmanager_sleep</key>
+ <applyto>/apps/gnome-power-manager/networkmanager_sleep</applyto>
+ <owner>gnome-power-manager</owner>
+ <type>bool</type>
+ <default>true</default>
+ <locale>
+ <short>If Networkmanager should disconnect.</short>
+ <long>Chooses whether Networkmanager should disconnect from the network before suspending.</long>
+ </locale>
+ </schema>
</schemalist>
</gconfschemafile>
diff -Naur gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/src/gpm-manager.c gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/src/gpm-manager.c
--- gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/src/gpm-manager.c 2006-09-17 22:33:51.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/src/gpm-manager.c 2006-10-05 12:03:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@
gboolean allowed;
gboolean ret;
gboolean do_lock;
+ gboolean nm_sleep;
gpm_manager_allowed_hibernate (manager, &allowed, NULL);
@@ -1190,7 +1191,12 @@
gpm_screensaver_lock (manager->priv->screensaver);
- gpm_networkmanager_sleep ();
+ nm_sleep = gconf_client_get_bool (manager->priv->gconf_client,
+ GPM_PREF_NETWORKMANAGER_SLEEP, NULL);
+ if (nm_sleep) {
+ gpm_networkmanager_sleep ();
+ }
+
ret = gpm_hal_hibernate (manager->priv->hal);
manager_explain_reason (manager, GPM_GRAPH_EVENT_RESUME,
@@ -1230,7 +1236,12 @@
if (do_lock) {
gpm_screensaver_poke (manager->priv->screensaver);
- gpm_networkmanager_wake ();
+ nm_sleep = gconf_client_get_bool (manager->priv->gconf_client,
+ GPM_PREF_NETWORKMANAGER_SLEEP, NULL);
+ if (nm_sleep) {
+ gpm_networkmanager_wake ();
+ }
+
sync_dpms_policy (manager);
@@ -1257,6 +1268,7 @@
gboolean allowed;
gboolean ret;
gboolean do_lock;
+ gboolean nm_sleep;
GpmPowerStatus status;
char *message;
int charge_before_suspend;
@@ -1279,7 +1291,12 @@
gpm_screensaver_lock (manager->priv->screensaver);
- gpm_networkmanager_sleep ();
+ nm_sleep = gconf_client_get_bool (manager->priv->gconf_client,
+ GPM_PREF_NETWORKMANAGER_SLEEP, NULL);
+ if (nm_sleep) {
+ gpm_networkmanager_sleep ();
+ }
+
/* We save the current charge in mWh so we can see how much power we
lost or gained over the suspend cycle */
@@ -1348,7 +1365,12 @@
if (do_lock) {
gpm_screensaver_poke (manager->priv->screensaver);
- gpm_networkmanager_wake ();
+ nm_sleep = gconf_client_get_bool (manager->priv->gconf_client,
+ GPM_PREF_NETWORKMANAGER_SLEEP, NULL);
+ if (nm_sleep) {
+ gpm_networkmanager_wake ();
+ }
+
sync_dpms_policy (manager);
diff -Naur gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/src/gpm-prefs.h gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/src/gpm-prefs.h
--- gnome-power-manager-2.16.1/src/gpm-prefs.h 2006-07-30 14:51:54.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-power-manager-2.16.1-new/src/gpm-prefs.h 2006-10-05 12:05:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
#define GPM_PREF_CAN_HIBERNATE GPM_PREF_DIR "/can_hibernate"
#define GPM_PREF_LOCK_USE_SCREENSAVER GPM_PREF_DIR "/lock_use_screensaver_settings"
+
+#define GPM_PREF_NETWORKMANAGER_SLEEP GPM_PREF_DIR "/networkmanager_sleep"
+
/* These are only effective if the system default is turned off. See bug #331164 */
#define GPM_PREF_LOCK_ON_BLANK_SCREEN GPM_PREF_DIR "/lock_on_blank_screen"
#define GPM_PREF_LOCK_ON_SUSPEND GPM_PREF_DIR "/lock_on_suspend"
It would be great if this could be added to the official package, but I'm not expecting it

Have a look in gconf-editor to see if there's a setting for that? (I can't check now, I'm using XFCE.) Also, check that you didn't keep the default "put computer to sleep when the lid is closed", but I suppose you've done it already...

Power manager for Thinkpad t440 with windows 8.1 pro

hello,
I has just upgraded my Thinkpad t440 from windows 7 to Windows 8.1 pro. But i could not find Power Manager software to install in my laptop. I want this software to manage my battery to ensure that it stop charging when 80% capacity. I think that it is useful for my battery.
Someone could help me where i can get this software. I could not find in lenovo website.
Regards,
Solved!
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Starting with Windows 8, the conventional Power Manager with charging thresholds is no longer officially offered.
Here's a third party tool to set what you need:
http://thinkutils.wordpress.com/download/
You still need to have the requisite power management drivers installed for it to function properly.
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S10 Win 7 Power Management

Hello everyone,
I have an S10 which I am dual booting XP and Windows 7 RC. Win 7 is working well, except I have had problems with the Lenovo Power Management. Crashes, machine won't wake from sleep, etc.
From what I've gathered others here have had success using Lenovo Power Management with Win 7. What driver/software are you guys using?
I am using the 32-bit version of Win 7 and have had nothing but problems. Any other advice as far as settings I should be using, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
i use this EM install as admin and set it for vista compatible.. all works no probs
Lenovo Energy Management Driver
Touchpad Driver
same install as admin and set it for vista compatble
and this little tool runs without install simply start it and surfing is more ....
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T430s Issues with Power Manager

Just to note, I don't have the big issue with the DCC and FCC not matching up that seems to be plaguing many of the T430s users. I do have a Panasonic battery, FYI.
So I got my T430s late August and for the past few weeks, I've been noticing that I lose about 1% of battery a day even though it is plugged into AC.
I also have a problem with the laptop not going into non-AC mode when I pull the adaptor out of the socket. It remains on AC mode, which drains the battery more than it should be. I have to physically go into the power manager and change it to a power saving mode for it to change down. This doesnt happen all the time but it does happen quite frequently. My default power setting is default "Power source optimized"
My Power Manager firmware is 6.36 (I think this is the latest one)
Anyone else having these issues? Any firmware upgrades that should fix this problem?

'afternoon...
Welcome to the community.
Not sure if it will help out, but please check to be sure you also have the latest Power Management driver installed. You can find it in your driver matrix. I don't have the link immediately at hand or I would post it.
Regards.
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T400 power manager crashing

We have an unattended install of xp on T400's which for the most part is working well except that when the powermanager is launched it crashes. Power manager is installed silently (after dotnet 3). I have tried version 1 ,2, and 3 of dotnet fx, and changing the power manager install package with a new download all with the same results. I have even reinstalled the C++ runtimes. Still no joy. Here is what I get in the event manager when the application unexpectedly quits. Source: Runtime 2.0 error, EventID 1000, Description: Faulting application pwmuiaux.exe, version 1.0.0.0, stamp 49c6f31e, faulting module kernel32.dll..... any ideas?
T400 2767-Rq9
Windows xp pro (2GB of RAM)
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Hello parise,
please tell us your operating system and used powermanager version.
That´ll help us, to help you.
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Strange problem on ThinkPad Edge E540 with lenovo power manager utility

hi all
I bought a new laptop    the lenovo thinkpad edge e540 with win 7 64 pro os
and after the first update from the lenovo update utility
the power managmet tool icon on the taskbar is half down
so it is not normally and i try to   uninstall and install again the power manager tool
and after it   the problem not solovd and still show half down on the taskbar
i attach the picture of the problem
i will appriciate if someone can help me with this issue
and also  someone from lenovo company can take a look on this problem
thanks

Good day.
Please have a look at this thread:
forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T430s-Error-in-how-the-Power-Manager-icon-displays...
and try the steps that richk describes in the last message.
Hope it works for you.
Regards.
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Wattage display unavailable with latest power manager package?

I recently installed the latest version (1.51a) of the thinkpad "Power Manager" software on my t400 and it now seems that the show "wattage when on battery" display is no longer available? Am I just failing to find the option to enable it, or has it been removed completely? The UI for the power manager seems to have gotten a complete facelift with the version so I fear it has been removed :-(
Stepping back to version 1.47 of the software gives me the option back
Message Edited by timeck on 02-01-2009 01:16 PM
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Well I'm still convinced that the option to display wattage on the battery gauge was removed from the UI, but I found a way to fix
my problem.
It seems that the following registry controls what is displayed:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IBM\PWRMGR\Data]
"ShowRemainingTimeGauge"=dword:00000002
0 is to display "remaining percentage"
1 is to display "time remaining"
2 is to display "wattage"
After changing the registry, you can reboot or toggle on/off the gauge in the power manager application

Power manager with my T400

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