Is your laptop battery not lasting as long as it used to and you're not exactly sure why it isn't? There are several reasons why your battery charge is not lasting as long as it used to when you first purchased your laptop. One of the factors that could affect the length of time that your battery stays charged is your usage habit. The more physical devices that you use on your laptop that involves using electricity, the more you can expect your battery charge not to last long.
Physical devices on your laptop that you use, which requires using electricity, will also cause your battery run time to not last very long. The physical devices that are some of the problems with your battery's charge to be depleted are the hard drive, CD-ROM and the floppy drive. There are probably some processes that you are using on your laptop that cause your physical memory to become exhausted in your system. The system will change to the virtual memory to finish the process you are in the middle of completing. The virtual memory is created to increase the system memory resources by devising a memory swap file on the hard drive and transferring the needed data between the hard drive and the physical memory.
The hard drive consumes a lot of electricity, so the virtual memory will end up depleting the electricity because it has to use the hard drive in its process of creating the virtual memory. Audio and display devices are also a reason why your battery charge may use excessive electricity. When you turn down the display screen so it will not be as bright, this will help cut down on the amount of electricity you use. There are video devices that use graphic programs that will contribute in the consumption of electricity. Video software can also drain your battery because of its use of virtual memory, calculations and computation.
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.
In order to repair battery memory problems, you must totally drain the battery and then recharge it. Go to your Windows Control Panel and select power to totally drain your battery. Turn off Power Management. Then go into your BIOS and check and see if there is a power management setting there, if so, you must turn it off also. After you finish these steps, use your Escape key to return back to the top level menu, choose Save Settings and Exit. After you have finished turning off the power management in the BIOS and your operating system, unplug the computer, turn the computer on and let it go until it is totally drained of electricity.
Once you have completed these steps, charge the battery for twelve hours. After charging for twelve hours, use the computer again until the power is dead and you will need to charge the battery again for twelve more hours. Repeat these steps four times and this should take care of the problem and return the computer back to its original power management settings. It is recommended that 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 keep the battery charged all the time and this helps the battery. In addition, if the battery is not going to be used for more than two weeks, you should completely discharge the battery and store it at room temperature to prevent damage. - 29954
Physical devices on your laptop that you use, which requires using electricity, will also cause your battery run time to not last very long. The physical devices that are some of the problems with your battery's charge to be depleted are the hard drive, CD-ROM and the floppy drive. There are probably some processes that you are using on your laptop that cause your physical memory to become exhausted in your system. The system will change to the virtual memory to finish the process you are in the middle of completing. The virtual memory is created to increase the system memory resources by devising a memory swap file on the hard drive and transferring the needed data between the hard drive and the physical memory.
The hard drive consumes a lot of electricity, so the virtual memory will end up depleting the electricity because it has to use the hard drive in its process of creating the virtual memory. Audio and display devices are also a reason why your battery charge may use excessive electricity. When you turn down the display screen so it will not be as bright, this will help cut down on the amount of electricity you use. There are video devices that use graphic programs that will contribute in the consumption of electricity. Video software can also drain your battery because of its use of virtual memory, calculations and computation.
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.
In order to repair battery memory problems, you must totally drain the battery and then recharge it. Go to your Windows Control Panel and select power to totally drain your battery. Turn off Power Management. Then go into your BIOS and check and see if there is a power management setting there, if so, you must turn it off also. After you finish these steps, use your Escape key to return back to the top level menu, choose Save Settings and Exit. After you have finished turning off the power management in the BIOS and your operating system, unplug the computer, turn the computer on and let it go until it is totally drained of electricity.
Once you have completed these steps, charge the battery for twelve hours. After charging for twelve hours, use the computer again until the power is dead and you will need to charge the battery again for twelve more hours. Repeat these steps four times and this should take care of the problem and return the computer back to its original power management settings. It is recommended that 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 keep the battery charged all the time and this helps the battery. In addition, if the battery is not going to be used for more than two weeks, you should completely discharge the battery and store it at room temperature to prevent damage. - 29954
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