to Extend Your Laptop Battery Life Span
Recently, Questions has popped up on how to elongate laptops battery Life Span. To this effect a research on this was conducted. Below are tips that has been gathered through research work by FSS Research Team that will help in making your laptop’s battery last longer.
You can make your laptop’s battery run longer on by turning off or reduce all the things that expend power in your computer.
KEEPING THE BATTERY FRESH
Keep the battery fresh. Batteries leak power if they aren't used fairly soon after charging. If you use your "full" battery 2 weeks after you last charged it, you may discover it is empty.
Instead of charging the battery to 100% each time, fix the maximum charge limit to 80-85%. This will help in the long run by reducing the battery degradation with time. Sony VAIO, Lenovo, Samsung e.t.c. Users are very lucky to have it as an inbuilt option to set this. Of which to do this in a Place where Electricity supply is not stable is not easy.
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RUNNING PROGRAMS
Learn to single-task
PC memory that is in use takes more power to hold data. If your laptop has plenty of memory, then keep multiple applications open to avoid loading repeatedly from the hard drive. Close all the Programs that run in the background on your computer.
Use a basic text editor rather than the processor and RAM heavy Microsoft Word. Heavy Program like games or movie watching uses a lot of battery power.
POWER USAGE
Switch off the wireless card when you are not using it.
Disable Bluetooth. If you don't use this feature, you can safely disable it to avoid draining your laptop’s battery. (Bluetooth works with your wireless card, so putting the wireless off will also power off your Bluetooth) Shut down or hibernate the laptop rather than using standby/Sleep , if you plan on not using it for a while.
Standby/Sleep continues to drain energy to keep your laptop ready to go when you open the cover.
Note: Power plans can be edited on your laptop to suit this very purpose.
DEFRAGMENTATION
Defrag your hard drive.
The more fragmented your hard drive is the more your hard disk needs to work.
Note: You don’t need to do this on a Mac, as they do this automatically by themselves when needed.
Also, don’t do this if your computer uses a solid-state drive, as this will actually make it slower!
DISPLAY: REDUCE THE LCD'S BRIGHTNESS LEVEL.
Reduce the brightness level of the Screen
SOUND
Turn the volume level down, or mute it, if you do not plan to use it.
PERIPHERALS
Unplug external devices such as a USB mouse or an external drive.
Avoid using a CD or DVD. If you store copy of data you need on an optical disc, copy it to your laptop hard drive or a thumb drive before traveling. Optical drives consume large amounts of power to spin up CDs and DVDs.
Try to avoid applications that keep your hard drive or optical drive spinning. Need to play music? Try to use your handheld MP3 player, rather than playing songs on your computer. Playing songs on your computer will keep the hard drive working which uses energy.
Eject external devices such as pen drives, DVDs, hard disks, etc. , if not in use.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Avoid extreme temperatures. Batteries rely on basic chemistry and will die faster at extreme temperatures. Try to charge and use the battery at room temperatures. Use a cooling pad when using a notebook computer on your lap. But if it's a USB pad then don't use it as it will most likely use up more battery rather than to conserve it.
Avoid propping your laptop on a pillow, blanket, or other soft surface that can heat up.
CLEANING YOUR BATTERY
Clean the battery contacts. Clean the battery's metal contacts with rubbing alcohol on a damp cloth. Clean contacts increase the energy efficiency.
Note: Be careful when cleaning the contacts. Always clean them when the battery is fully drained, and use a very slightly damp cloth, so as to avoid electric shock and short-circuits.
Extra tips
If you use your computer for too long, it could overheat and slowly damage components, shortening their lifespan.
Be careful when charging your battery. Never hook it up to charge it when you're not around.
Clean your desk. It sounds strange, but if you have a dusty, dirty desk, that dust will get into the vents and clog the cooling fan. Once the dust is inside your laptop, it is much harder to remove.
Take a break if your battery is running low.
Don't run games if the computer's already hot.[center]to Extend Your Laptop Battery Life Span
Recently, Questions has popped up on how to elongate laptops battery Life Span. To this effect a research on this was conducted. Below are tips that has been gathered through research work by FSS Research Team that will help in making your laptop’s battery last longer.
You can make your laptop’s battery run longer on by turning off or reduce all the things that expend power in your computer.
KEEPING THE BATTERY FRESH
Keep the battery fresh. Batteries leak power if they aren't used fairly soon after charging. If you use your "full" battery 2 weeks after you last charged it, you may discover it is empty.
Instead of charging the battery to 100% each time, fix the maximum charge limit to 80-85%. This will help in the long run by reducing the battery degradation with time. Sony VAIO, Lenovo, Samsung e.t.c. Users are very lucky to have it as an inbuilt option to set this. Of which to do this in a Place where Electricity supply is not stable is not easy.
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RUNNING PROGRAMS
Learn to single-task
PC memory that is in use takes more power to hold data. If your laptop has plenty of memory, then keep multiple applications open to avoid loading repeatedly from the hard drive. Close all the Programs that run in the background on your computer.
Use a basic text editor rather than the processor and RAM heavy Microsoft Word. Heavy Program like games or movie watching uses a lot of battery power.
POWER USAGE
Switch off the wireless card when you are not using it.
Disable Bluetooth. If you don't use this feature, you can safely disable it to avoid draining your laptop’s battery. (Bluetooth works with your wireless card, so putting the wireless off will also power off your Bluetooth) Shut down or hibernate the laptop rather than using standby/Sleep , if you plan on not using it for a while.
Standby/Sleep continues to drain energy to keep your laptop ready to go when you open the cover.
Note: Power plans can be edited on your laptop to suit this very purpose.
DEFRAGMENTATION
Defrag your hard drive.
The more fragmented your hard drive is the more your hard disk needs to work.
Note: You don’t need to do this on a Mac, as they do this automatically by themselves when needed.
Also, don’t do this if your computer uses a solid-state drive, as this will actually make it slower!
DISPLAY: REDUCE THE LCD'S BRIGHTNESS LEVEL.
Reduce the brightness level of the Screen
SOUND
Turn the volume level down, or mute it, if you do not plan to use it.
PERIPHERALS
Unplug external devices such as a USB mouse or an external drive.
Avoid using a CD or DVD. If you store copy of data you need on an optical disc, copy it to your laptop hard drive or a thumb drive before traveling. Optical drives consume large amounts of power to spin up CDs and DVDs.
Try to avoid applications that keep your hard drive or optical drive spinning. Need to play music? Try to use your handheld MP3 player, rather than playing songs on your computer. Playing songs on your computer will keep the hard drive working which uses energy.
Eject external devices such as pen drives, DVDs, hard disks, etc. , if not in use.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Avoid extreme temperatures. Batteries rely on basic chemistry and will die faster at extreme temperatures. Try to charge and use the battery at room temperatures. Use a cooling pad when using a notebook computer on your lap. But if it's a USB pad then don't use it as it will most likely use up more battery rather than to conserve it.
Avoid propping your laptop on a pillow, blanket, or other soft surface that can heat up.
CLEANING YOUR BATTERY
Clean the battery contacts. Clean the battery's metal contacts with rubbing alcohol on a damp cloth. Clean contacts increase the energy efficiency.
Note: Be careful when cleaning the contacts. Always clean them when the battery is fully drained, and use a very slightly damp cloth, so as to avoid electric shock and short-circuits.
Extra tips
If you use your computer for too long, it could overheat and slowly damage components, shortening their lifespan.
Be careful when charging your battery. Never hook it up to charge it when you're not around.
Clean your desk. It sounds strange, but if you have a dusty, dirty desk, that dust will get into the vents and clog the cooling fan. Once the dust is inside your laptop, it is much harder to remove.
Take a break if your battery is running low.
Don't run games if the computer's already hot.[/center]to Extend Your Laptop Battery Life Span
Recently, Questions has popped up on how to elongate laptops battery Life Span. To this effect a research on this was conducted. Below are tips that has been gathered through research work by FSS Research Team that will help in making your laptop’s battery last longer.
You can make your laptop’s battery run longer on by turning off or reduce all the things that expend power in your computer.
KEEPING THE BATTERY FRESH
Keep the battery fresh. Batteries leak power if they aren't used fairly soon after charging. If you use your "full" battery 2 weeks after you last charged it, you may discover it is empty.
Instead of charging the battery to 100% each time, fix the maximum charge limit to 80-85%. This will help in the long run by reducing the battery degradation with time. Sony VAIO, Lenovo, Samsung e.t.c. Users are very lucky to have it as an inbuilt option to set this. Of which to do this in a Place where Electricity supply is not stable is not easy.
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RUNNING PROGRAMS
Learn to single-task
PC memory that is in use takes more power to hold data. If your laptop has plenty of memory, then keep multiple applications open to avoid loading repeatedly from the hard drive. Close all the Programs that run in the background on your computer.
Use a basic text editor rather than the processor and RAM heavy Microsoft Word. Heavy Program like games or movie watching uses a lot of battery power.
POWER USAGE
Switch off the wireless card when you are not using it.
Disable Bluetooth. If you don't use this feature, you can safely disable it to avoid draining your laptop’s battery. (Bluetooth works with your wireless card, so putting the wireless off will also power off your Bluetooth) Shut down or hibernate the laptop rather than using standby/Sleep , if you plan on not using it for a while.
Standby/Sleep continues to drain energy to keep your laptop ready to go when you open the cover.
Note: Power plans can be edited on your laptop to suit this very purpose.
DEFRAGMENTATION
Defrag your hard drive.
The more fragmented your hard drive is the more your hard disk needs to work.
Note: You don’t need to do this on a Mac, as they do this automatically by themselves when needed.
Also, don’t do this if your computer uses a solid-state drive, as this will actually make it slower!
DISPLAY: REDUCE THE LCD'S BRIGHTNESS LEVEL.
Reduce the brightness level of the Screen
SOUND
Turn the volume level down, or mute it, if you do not plan to use it.
PERIPHERALS
Unplug external devices such as a USB mouse or an external drive.
Avoid using a CD or DVD. If you store copy of data you need on an optical disc, copy it to your laptop hard drive or a thumb drive before traveling. Optical drives consume large amounts of power to spin up CDs and DVDs.
Try to avoid applications that keep your hard drive or optical drive spinning. Need to play music? Try to use your handheld MP3 player, rather than playing songs on your computer. Playing songs on your computer will keep the hard drive working which uses energy.
Eject external devices such as pen drives, DVDs, hard disks, etc. , if not in use.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Avoid extreme temperatures. Batteries rely on basic chemistry and will die faster at extreme temperatures. Try to charge and use the battery at room temperatures. Use a cooling pad when using a notebook computer on your lap. But if it's a USB pad then don't use it as it will most likely use up more battery rather than to conserve it.
Avoid propping your laptop on a pillow, blanket, or other soft surface that can heat up.
CLEANING YOUR BATTERY
Clean the battery contacts. Clean the battery's metal contacts with rubbing alcohol on a damp cloth. Clean contacts increase the energy efficiency.
Note: Be careful when cleaning the contacts. Always clean them when the battery is fully drained, and use a very slightly damp cloth, so as to avoid electric shock and short-circuits.
Extra tips
If you use your computer for too long, it could overheat and slowly damage components, shortening their lifespan.
Be careful when charging your battery. Never hook it up to charge it when you're not around.
Clean your desk. It sounds strange, but if you have a dusty, dirty desk, that dust will get into the vents and clog the cooling fan. Once the dust is inside your laptop, it is much harder to remove.
Take a break if your battery is running low.
Don't run games if the computer's already hot.