The Smart Battery installation only support Windows XP 32 bit, Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit only. At this writing, Windows 7 is not supported yet (I confirmed for 64 bit version is not supported).
Smart Battery hardware can be identified by ACPI\CPL0002 (Compal Embedded System) id. The latest driver is version 1.0.0.12.
First, install the Smart Battery software. After the installation, the driver for the above hardware is still unknown.
Next, open Device Manager and locate the hardware and choose to update the driver. Do not use automatically search for driver, instead browse the driver at My Computer. Select C:\ProgramData\Vista64 for the driver location. Subtitutes C: with your SystemDrive and the Smart Battery can work under Windows 7.
If you’re using the 32 bit version of Windows 7, The Smart Battery driver is located at C:\ProgramData\Vista32.
j0n3s
September 15, 2009
Big ThanX,
worked for me
ReDaLeRt
September 25, 2009
Hello,
Compal Smart Battery runs perfectly on Windows 7 64 bit?
I Cant understand if this tutorial is for Vista 64bit or Windows 7 64 bit.
Thank you!
ReDaLeRt
September 25, 2009
I did follow your tutorial on win7 x64 and it works!
Thank you man!
Kono
October 23, 2009
Subject: Smart Battery and ! icon in Device Manager
Your solution is works !
ThX ; ]
Netwave
October 27, 2009
We have been looking for this solution for near 9 months THANK YOU SO MUCH
Ken
November 3, 2009
Amazing! Tried to download 3 different versions of SmartBattery, tried to install a generic windows ACPI driver, tried everything. And the solution is THAT simple. Thank you so much!
nosekefik
November 12, 2009
Thanks!! This works perectly!!!
Rick
November 22, 2009
It works in compal jfw01.
Thanks a lot!
jonas
December 12, 2009
BTW wireless select switch also works on windows 7 32 and 64bits.
You must install version 2.0.0.2 , and it work on ifl90
Stolas
January 1, 2010
Thanks !!! It works with my Compal IFL90.
noactive
January 11, 2010
Compal Smart Battery on Windows 7 x64 .Thanks for nice post.I added to my twitter.
nuficek
February 15, 2010
Many wakeful nights and solution is so simple. Thanks a lot
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Joe
March 5, 2010
Hi,
on my computer there is no such folder after I have installed the Driver. In the Device Manager one device is shown with an exclamation mark (ACPI\CPL0002 (Compal Embedded System)) and it says the driver has to be re-installed.
But when I do so the assistant says that the driver has already been installed! What is this?
On the other hand I already can enter Smart Battery via the Control Panel!
tohenk
March 5, 2010
Try to remove the device in the Device Manager, then reinstall the Smart Battery software. The lastest driver can be found at http://www.compal.com/Download/NB/JFT00/drivers/Application/SmartBattery/20070810_CplSMB_V1.0.0.12_Release/.
Joe
March 6, 2010
Thanks for your quick reply! I am afraid your method does not work for me, that’s what I did:
1) Uninstall the device in the Device Manager.
2) Ran the setup file. It said it would uninstall the Smart Battery software, which was fine, so I continued and rebooted.
3) The Smart Battery icon in the Control Panel was gone but the unknown device had reappeared in the Device Manager. I uninstalled it once more.
4) Ran the setup file, installed Smart Battery and rebooted.
Results:
- The Smart Battery icon is back in the Control Panel.
- The unknown device is back to the Device Manager.
- I still can’t find any “Vista64″ folder.
Have you got any further ideas so far? I want to re-install Windows anyway but I would be happy if I could eliminate all unknown devices from the beginning this time!
tohenk
March 6, 2010
The driver should be located at your SystemDrive:\ProgramData\Vista64, but if you can’t, you can pick the driver from http://numpang.bkdjombang.com/files/windows/SmartBatteryDriver.7z.
Joe
March 6, 2010
Thanks a lot for your help!
I downloaded your file and chose the folder when I was trying to update the driver. But it always tells me that the optimal driver is already installed which doesn’t prevent the system from setting an exclamation mark.
Maybe it will work after re-installing Windows…
Bandu40
April 5, 2010
Thanks lot for ur help
It works..
Joe
April 7, 2010
Hi,
I don’t know why but after reinstalling Windows the folders were available… All drivers installed, great! Thank you once again!
Feelgood
May 3, 2010
It worked for me…no more not known device in the device manager…sorta made my day.
Thanks to tohenk for the tip with reinstalling the device…worked perfectly for me.
Digi
May 18, 2010
You rock…thanks! The was the last hurdle on my Win7 FL90!
mag
July 8, 2010
does it work on compal KHLB2?
nexus665
September 17, 2010
Hi Toha,
thanks for re-uploading the latest driver! Works like a charm. That was the only thing that still annoyed me in Win7 x64 – SmartBattery is great for battery life…
Cheers
Nobita
October 20, 2010
I solve this problem by using this tool: http://www.driveridentifier.com
very effective.
jd
November 14, 2010
great solution, lots of thanks!!!
Kolyan512
March 11, 2011
and copying folder “Smart Battery” from “Program Data” to “Program Files” for Icon activating.
Tom
March 29, 2011
driver installation worked fine on my win7 x64. i also installed the utility but i dont know how to open the util??? in which folder is the executable located?
Robson
April 7, 2011
valeu, funcionou perfeitamente no win7 64 bits
Tohenbock
May 15, 2011
I am using a Win7 (64 bits) pre-installed Laptop. I installed Smart Battert Driver, but I cannot find the device in Device Manager.
First, under “Batteries”, there is “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery”. Is this a device that you refer to ACPI\CPL0002? Or should there be specifically a device recognized as ACPI\CPL0002?
tohenk
May 15, 2011
The device is located under System devices and named COMPAL Embedded System Control.
Eiji Ishikawa
July 17, 2011
How do you do? I’m not good at English,sorry. But I can’t use Smart Battery. Please teach me. I can’t find COMPAL Embedded System Control in device manager / system
devices. Where can I find it?
My system is win7 home premium edition(64bit).Machine is dell new inspiron 15r.
Ei
July 15, 2011
Hello, I’m Japanese,and not good at English. Please explain simply.
New question. I can’t find COMPAL Embedded System Control anywhere in device manager.
What do I do?
tohenk
July 20, 2011
Does Device Manager shows unknown device? If yes, just look at the hardware id. It should say ACPI\CPL0002.
Eiji Ishikawa
July 21, 2011
Mr.tohenk
Thanks a lot to your kind and rapid reply. I tried what you said,but unfortunately I can’t find ACPI\CPL0002(COMPAL Embedded System Control) under system devices in device
manager. I looked for all devices’ hardware id in device manager,but there isn’t.
tohenk
July 22, 2011
Does your previous operating system (Vista or XP) uses Smart Battery?
Eiji Ishikawa
July 22, 2011
Thanks you for your rapid reply.
My PC is new one and pre-installed Win7-64bit home premium edition by DELL.
tohenk
July 22, 2011
So, may be there’s no COMPAL Embedded System Control in your system.
Eiji Ishikawa
July 22, 2011
Thank you for your reply. Because I’m a very amatuer, please teach me what to do in Win7 64-bit situation. I am sorry to have caused trouble.
bubunet
August 16, 2011
Oh for god thank you very much for this immense help after a hero looks 2 days for entire meeting the solution and the link of unload damned unknown devices shit thank you very much you are!!!!!
pd: from Argentine – Santa fe – San gregorio fedecolak@hotmail.com
Infoteo
February 20, 2012
Notebook Intelbras i23 / Windows 7, 32 bit / Testado e aprovado!
Thank you so much Sir “tohenk”!!!!!!!!