FACTORS THAT AFFECT BATTERY LIFE

 

TIPS TO PRESERVE BATTERY LIFE

 

1

LCD brightness

Lower the brightness as far as is tolerable. It’s the Greatest Power Consuming Device.

2

Power management and Speed Step settings

Set power management to lower level and Put your computer to standby or hibernation mode whenever you are not actively using it.

3

External hard drives and CD-ROMs, Wireless Data-card, zip drives, modems, and other peripheral devices can draw power from your battery even when they are not in active use

Disconnect them when you have finished using them.

4

Applications that are active, as well as running in the background

Run only what is necessary.

5

Reduce the speed of your processor.  The faster your computer works, the quicker it uses up the supply of power

By cutting down on processor speed, you can extend the charge of your battery.  Your manual provides instructions how to do this.

6

Applications that cause intensive use of the system processor and drives (such as playing a DVD movie and 3D games) can consume more than half of the amount of time that the system can be used on battery normally

Avoid using in Battery mode.

7

If the battery is used continually on AC power, the circuitry in the battery may loose track of the battery’s actual capacity which results short battery life in next time the system is run on battery power

Use the laptop in Battery till it reaches 0% (the system will automatically go into hibernation). At this point, attach the AC adapter and charge to 100%.

8

Partial charge or discharge causes a lack of uniformity of activated chemicals in the cell, and may cause performance degradation

Deep discharge twice in a week for optimum performance