System and method for displaying battery information before executing and operating system
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1. A method of displaying battery condition information on a display of a portable computer, the method comprising:
- powering on the portable computer;
detecting whether an existing battery of the portable computer has been replaced with a battery that is different than the existing battery;
retrieving battery condition information of the replaced battery when the existing battery is detected to have been replaced, the battery condition information comprising a current charge of the battery;
displaying the retrieved battery condition information on the display of the portable computer; and
executing an operating system (OS) loaded into an executable memory of the portable computer once an indication to proceed has been received.
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Abstract
A system and method are described for displaying battery condition information on a display of a portable computer. After powering on the portable computer, battery condition information of a battery of the portable computer is retrieved. The retrieved battery condition information is displayed on the display of the portable computer and operating system (OS) loaded into an executable memory of the portable computer is executed.
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1. A method of displaying battery condition information on a display of a portable computer, the method comprising:
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powering on the portable computer; detecting whether an existing battery of the portable computer has been replaced with a battery that is different than the existing battery; retrieving battery condition information of the replaced battery when the existing battery is detected to have been replaced, the battery condition information comprising a current charge of the battery; displaying the retrieved battery condition information on the display of the portable computer; and executing an operating system (OS) loaded into an executable memory of the portable computer once an indication to proceed has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable computer for displaying battery condition information, the portable computer comprising:
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a display for displaying information; a non-volatile memory for storing instructions; a volatile memory for storing instructions; a processor for executing instructions stored in a portion of the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory and providing information for display; and an existing battery for providing power to at least the display, the non-volatile memory, the volatile memory and the processor, the instructions stored in the portion of the non-volatile memory, when executed by the processor, configuring the portable computer to; detect if the existing battery has been replaced with a battery that is different than the existing battery; retrieve battery condition information from the replaced battery when the existing battery is detected to have been replaced, the battery condition information comprising a current charge of the battery; display the retrieved battery condition information on the display; and execute an operating system (OS) loaded into the volatile memory once an indication to proceed has been received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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