2006-07-03 17:25:28 · 9 answers · asked by parker 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
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How to Get the Best Battery Life From a Laptop Computer
A rechargeable battery will last an average of two years. You can take steps to get better total battery life and longer battery life per charge.
Steps:
1. Charge the battery for 12 hours before use.
2. Let the battery drain completely before recharging if you have a nickel-cadmium (NiCad) battery. Upgrade to a nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery'or better, a lithium-ion battery'if one is made for your machine.
3. Let the battery drain as much as possible before recharging if you have an NiMH battery.
4. Recharge an NiMH battery between long periods of inactivity.
5. Travel with an extra battery. Use the two batteries equally.
6. Avoid running the floppy and CD drives off the battery, if possible.
7. Reduce the display's brightness when possible.
Tips:
As time goes by, you will need to recharge any rechargeable battery more often. When the battery life is about 25 percent of its original level, get a new battery. With normal use, expect about half the per-charge life claimed by the manufacturer.
Use the laptop manufacturer's power-management software only in those rare instances when you can sacrifice performance for battery life.
If you're buying a laptop, get one with a lithium-ion battery.
2006-07-03 17:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sissoft Sandra has a "burn in" mode that will make the system draw as much power as possible so as to drain the battery as quickly as possible.
2006-07-03 17:28:13 · answer #2 · answered by SuperTech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the manufaturers website, and look in support for your particular laptop, a lot of them have programs you can download and istall onto a floppy that will condition your battery. It drains them and recharges them
2006-07-03 18:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unplug it, turn it on, and just do multiple things with it (i.e., play music, watcha movie, and surf the web.). Also, goto START-> Control Panel -> Performance -> Power Options, and change it to Minimal Power Management.
2006-07-03 17:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by Jared K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We'll change batt?? mine keeps on draining... maybe there's a background task that keeps on draining mine..
2006-07-03 17:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by jackal888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do what i am doing now
just keep answering questions until you drain it
2006-07-03 17:28:30 · answer #6 · answered by myke_n_ykes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do power-consuming tasks, like playing a game with the highest settings or watching DVDs
2006-07-03 17:32:02 · answer #7 · answered by jerieljan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do as the first answer and chuck it in the pool with heaps of salt!
2006-07-03 18:26:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it on without the A/C cord plugged in
2006-07-03 17:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by Entrepreneur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋