Laptop Battery Life Issues and How To Solve Them

Perhaps your laptop battery is not lasting quite as long as it used to and you’re not quite sure what the problem is with your battery. There could be several causes as to why your battery isn’t lasting as long as it used to and holding a charge. Usage habit could be one of the reasons why your battery isn’t hold charge very long.

The devices that are the primary sources of the battery charge expended are the hard drive, floppy drive and the CD-ROM. There may be processes you are using that deplete the physical memory resources in your system, the system will convert to the virtual memory to complete the process you are currently involved in completing. Virtual memory is devised to expand system memory resources by creating a memory swap file on the hard drive and then transmit the necessary data between the hard drive and the physical memory.

The hard drive uses plenty of electricity, the virtual memory will end up using quite a bit of electricity because it has to use the hard drive when it is producing the virtual memory. The audio and display devices can be another factor in excessive use of electricity. You can try to turn down the display screen and it will not be as bright, but it may help lessen the amount of electricity you are using. There are video devices that use graphic programs that also use quite a bit of electricity as well. Video software can also deplete your battery because it uses the virtual memory, computation and calculations.

Another factor to consider in why your laptop battery is not lasting is battery memory. Battery memory is where the battery becomes conformed to run for less time than it is actually created to run. For example, if you use your computer on battery for two hours and then plug it back up to recharge, the battery will become basically “trained” to be useable only two hours before it runs out of energy.

There are a few steps to do to repair your battery memory problems. First, drain your battery completely and then recharge it. Next, go to your Windows Control Panel and select power and then turn off your Power Management. Go into your BIOS and see if there is a power management setting, if there is one, it is necessary to turn it off also. Hit your escape key to return to the top level menu. You should then select Save Settings and then Exit. After completing these steps, unplug the computer, then turn the computer back on and then let it run until it has totally exhausted the electricity.

Charge the battery for twelve hours and after charging, use the computer again and make sure that the power is completely dead. Also, charge the battery again for another twelve hours. You should repeat the process four times and this should return the laptop back to the original power management settings. The battery should be used once every two weeks and you should also keep the battery in the system so that the AC adapter will actually keep the battery charged all the time. The battery should be totally discharged and stored at room temperature if you are not going to use the battery for more than two weeks.

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