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The following implements an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) based battery manager kernel extension (kext/driver) for laptops. It should work correctly on any laptop that correctly implements the ACPI standard DSDT methods as defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification 4.0a. Reference documents used:

• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification 4.0a
• System Management Bus (SMBus) 2.0
• Smart Battery System (SBS) 1.1

The driver has both generic and HP specific functionality that is configurable and it will probably work on all platforms that properly implement the _BST, _BIF and/or _BIX methods in their DSDT. Therefore, there are several installation methods available:

• Generic platforms
• HP DVx platforms