Laptop Battery care

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jun 29, 2007

whats the best way to use a laptop to ensure the battery lasts as long as possible?

GJSNeptune · Jun 29, 2007

Keep it off?

When you go to battery power, your display should dim a bit. That'll help some. Do things as you need them and not at the same time. Don't have stuff running for no reason. Turn off wireless adapter when you don't want the Internet. Probably all kinds of things.

ktr · Jun 29, 2007

goto control panel, then power options, and set it to max battery.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jun 29, 2007

ok let me be more thoro ... as in life as in the amount of years you have the battery ...

GJSNeptune · Jun 29, 2007

Oh. Keep it in the laptop instead of tossing it around in the street?

ktr · Jun 29, 2007

[I.R.A]_FBi said:
ok let me be more thoro ... as in life as in the amount of years you have the battery ...

just charge it to the max, run on battery till warning lights, and plug it back in. The idea is to use its entire charge, from 100% to critical, and back up. This removes that dreaded memory issues.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jun 29, 2007

ok ..... so dont let it sit on the charger then?

ktr · Jun 29, 2007

[I.R.A]_FBi said:
ok ..... so dont let it sit on the charger then?

I would say thats the fastest way to make a memory issue, and stuck completly at 100%.

regan1985 · Jun 29, 2007

is there a way to revamp a battery , i have seen in bios a opion to to wipe the battery?

demonbrawn · Jun 29, 2007

Depends. I actually just optimized my wife's laptop's battery. There was a utility that came with her HP laptop to do so. Pretty cool I guess.

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

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Cooling	Tuniq Tower 120 (with Scythe SFF21E)
Memory	2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 CAS4 DHX
Video Card(s)	PALiT 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E
Storage	WD2500AAKS, WD1600YS, WD1200JD, WD400EB
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Case	Lian-Li A05b (with two 120mm Yate Loon D12SM)
Power Supply	Corsair HX520
Software	Vista Business 32-bit/XP Pro 32-bit dual-boot

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3
Cooling	Tuniq Tower 120 (with Scythe SFF21E)
Memory	2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 CAS4 DHX
Video Card(s)	PALiT 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E
Storage	WD2500AAKS, WD1600YS, WD1200JD, WD400EB
Display(s)	LG L1920P, Viewsonic VA520
Case	Lian-Li A05b (with two 120mm Yate Loon D12SM)
Power Supply	Corsair HX520
Software	Vista Business 32-bit/XP Pro 32-bit dual-boot

Processor	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard	Anus PQ5
Cooling	ACFPro
Memory	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card(s)	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Display(s)	Dell 17'
Case	El Cheepo
Audio Device(s)	7.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX750
Software	MCE2K5

Laptop Battery care

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