Laptops Battery life is most important in laptops You can extend life of your
laptops battery with this
steps:
1. One of the factors that affect life of battery is the fan.If there is dust on the fan,Laptops get heated and easily consuming more power.Based on experiences when the fan is cleaned, it start performing well and the speed too is boosted.
2. Avoid exposing your battery to heat.This includes your laptops on a pillow or blanket,which block air flow and make fan to work more.So use laptops at hard work stations.The less the cooling fan has to run,the less battery power is taken.
3. Do not obstruct ventilator of fan.
4. Set Your laptops to automatically hibernate mode after a few minutes of in activity.
5. Avoid using screen saver it consumes more power.
6. Turn off auto save function like MS Word,Excel etc.because they keep saving at regular intervals,they work your hard drive harder than it may have to.
7. Close non-operative windows on laptops as they also consumes power.
8. Do not increase screen brightness.
9. If adapter is always available,it is recommended to take off battery with full power under this case,AC adapter is enough and the battery should be taken out and stored with 50% - 75% capacity and also fully discharging - charging every 3 months.Those who do not like to take out battery please keep AC plug in as much as possible.
10. If you are the user who have to frequently use the battery,it is strongly recommended to select power saving mode and keep AC adapter connected all the time.Inthis mode;the battery will be fully charged to 80% of its capacity,while before the AC adapter is unavailable;it is recommended to fully charge to 100%.In this mode battery run-time will last longer.
11. USB devices like mouse,data card,pendrive drain out power from battery,close or remove them when not in use.
12. Defrag frequently(in a week) .The faster your hard drive - the lesser demand for power,you are going to put less load on hard drive.By regular defragmentaion of hard drives the efficiency of laptops is also increases.
13. Ship shape with a defrag : Regular defragmentation helps to arrange data more efficiently thus making the hard drive work less to access the data. The quicker the moving hard drive works lesser is the load placed on the battery. Thus, your batter can last longer. The effect is minimal, but this efficiency goes hand in glove with hard drive maintenance.
14. Kill the resource gobblers End the background processes that are not vital. Monitor the resource usage through a “˜Ctrl-Alt-Del’ which brings up the Windows Task Manager (in Windows). If you’re not on the internet, it is safe to shut down the immediate non-essential programs running in the taskbar like the antivirus and the firewall. Weed out unnecessary programs running as start-ups by launching the System Configuration Utility from Run ““ Msconfig ““ Tab: Startup. Uncheck the programs which you don’t want to launch and reboot the computer once.
15. Pause the scheduled tasks: It may be a defrag or a virus scan, but make sure it is scheduled for a time when you are near a power outlet. If not then nix them for the moment.
16. Unplug external devices: USB devices are the biggest drainers of battery power. Unplug all external devices like an external mouse, PC cards, Wi-Fi, external speakers, Bluetooth and even an attached iPod.
17. Empty the CD/DVD Drives Even if you don’t intend to use it, don’t leave any CD/DVDs as leftovers in the drives. A s pinning drive sucks battery power like a sponge.
18. Go local : Desist using the DVD/external drives while running on batteries. Shift the content to the hard drive or run using (free) virtual drives like Pismo File Mount or even Microsoft’s Virtual CD ROM Control Panel.
19. Lower the lights : The LCD screen of a laptop is another huge power sink. Calibrate the brightness to the lowest level you can tolerate using the Function key toggles or using the Display Settings applet in the Control Panel.
20. Kill the sounds : Mute the speakers and try avoiding the use of multimedia software to maximize the battery life. Installed sound schemes also drain a battery perceptibly.
21. Rid the screensaver : To maximize battery life by a little, switch off the screensaver.
22. Visit Power Options: Get familiar with power management through the “˜Power Options’ applet in the Control Panel. Both XP and Vista come with advanced power management features which shut off components like the monitor and/or the hard drive after specified intervals. This again depends on the chosen “˜Power Schemes’ (for XP) in the same applet. For instance in XP, “˜Max Battery’ under Power Schemes can be selected for maximum battery optimization.
23. Turn off the looks : Today’s OS’s like Windows Vista come with features like “˜Aero Glass’ which are resource guzzlers. One can turn it off and go for the “˜Classic’ appearance which consumes less power. In Vista, click on Desktop – Preferences – View Colour – Appearance – Classic Appearance and Windows Basic graphical interface. In XP it’s – Display Properties – Theme – Windows Classic.
Linux and even Macintosh are better optimized for longer battery life.
24. Hibernate is better than Sleep: In the Stand By mode (or sleep mode), the computer turns of the hard drive and the display but memory remains active while the CPU slows down. This draws on the battery. In contrast, hibernation mode is better because the computer saves the current state and shuts itself down completely thus saving power.
25. Get the most…work on the least Working on too many programs while on the battery is a sure fire power drainer. Keep use of graphic intensive applications to a minimum. Working on a spreadsheet consumes much less than playing your favourite game. To increase the life of the battery open just one or two programs concurrently.
26. Ram in more RAM : Adequate RAM reduces the load on Virtual memory which by default resides on the hard drive. Though every extra bit of RAM uses up more power, it increases overall savings by short cutting access to the power hungry hard drive.
27. Keep it clean : A laptop with blocked air vents will generate more heat thus reducing the life of the battery. Clean the air vents regularly to keep operating temperatures low. Allow for open space around the vents for air to circulate freely. Keep the area around the laptop clean to avoid entry of dust.
28. Temperature is a silent killer : Undue heat kills off a battery slowly but surely. Avoid leaving the laptop under direct sunlight or inside a closed car.
29. Avoid the memory effect : A problem more for the older Ni-MH batteries than for Li-Ion batteries on which most modern laptops run. Memory effect relates to the loss of battery charge when they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged. It can be prevented by discharging the battery fully and then completely recharging it. Li-Ion batteries on the other hand have no problems with partial discharges and re-charges and complete discharge is never recommended for this type.
30. Update software and drivers : This sounds a bit incongruous but then newer drivers and software are often designed to be more efficient (and hopefully less resource hungry).
31. Use the right adapter : Ensure that the adapter you use to charge the laptop battery is an original one or one with the correct specifications. A mismatch in the wattage could cause an overload thus damaging the laptop and the battery.
32. Pack it up: If you don’t plan to use the laptop on batteries for quite some time, ensure that the charge is nearly 40 percent – remove the batteries and store it in a cool place.
A typical lithium ion battery has an overall average life of 2-3 years. With some care and caution, its mortality can be delayed.
Have you found your own way to increase battery life of your laptop? Share the “˜life giving’ tips with us in the comments.
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