Wednesday 19 November 2008

How to extend Laptop battery life

There are some points we tend to ignore while using the Laptop particularly the Battery life of Laptop.There are some simple useful tips if we follow that can improve up on the battery life.Battery_laptop

  • Dimming the screen.
  • Cutting down programmes running at the background
  • Using less external devices.
  • Using hard disk drive rather than CD/DVD
  • Hibernating systems instead of stand by mode
  • Optimize your power options according to your needs using control panel options.
  • Avoid heavy multi tasking as much as possible.
  • Defrag your hard disk regularly.
  • Cut down external devices
  • Add more RAM

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Apart from the above please Take care of your battery -  Do not leave a charged battery dormant for a long periods of time.  Once charged, you should at least use the battery at least once every two to three weeks. Also, do not let a Li-On battery completely discharge.

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