If we purchased a Laptop all we got a battery with it .Some People don't know how to maintain a computer, specially non-technical guys. But the problem is even if we are keeping it in a good condition under good maintenance, we couldn't take it to a right place.
When we talking about Laptops there are basic and main features available for paying attention than others.
1.Battery
2.Display
3.Keyboard / Touch Pad (Basically all I/O devices)
4.Harddisk
Those are very basic things which we can maintain outside from the Laptop by any persons(even Non-technical person).
Display Problems, Hard Disk Problems and I/O problems which can be coming are willing to explain in future post. It is a pleasure to say those are from my and my friends experiences.[ :( ]
Today my main topic is about Battery.
When we talking about Maintaining approach,
Battery is the Most valuable thing in the Laptop according to my view.
Because if you have to replace battery one-day you have to pay about $120(Rs. 12000) - $200(Rs.20000) for brand new Battery. It will be a big amount when comparing with whole laptop's price.
Windows 7 and Laptop's Battery:
Normally You can see a notification like above if you are using Windows 7.
It'll say how much of time we can use PC and how much of power remaining.
But don't you ever seen like this?
What is this? When you seen a notification/ alert like this it may be the most frightening thing come-up from PC. [ :o ]
This has so many rumors all over thousands of blogs. I know it ,because I had a experience on this.
According to the Microsoft's engineers this is a option which came with Windows 7 to warn the states of battery. Bad or Good healthy situation.!
But I think,
It is more than enough sensitive ! It indicates "replacing your battery" even if there was a little lack in Capacities or any thing wrong with Battery.
How ever I think it will be a good option from Microsoft, because it helps me to findout defects on my battery. Thank you MS!
I have a Acer Laptop.
It is Acer Aspire 4736z. There is a inbuilt option with inbuilt button called PowerSmart .
Acer PowerSmart button:
The Acer PowerSmart button uses the power-saving features of computer’s graphics sub-system to reduce overall power consumption. When you press the Acer PowerSmart key, the Windows graphics scheme will be changed to Windows 7 Basic, screen brightness reduced and the graphics chip will be switched to a lower speed.If you Press the Acer PowerSmart key again it will return to your previous settings.
This is a absolutely smart option. But I cannot find out a proper software for calibrating my laptop automatically such as HP's Power Manager Software. It will automatically calibrate battery when such a situation come.
What is Calibrating a Battery means?
As a general rule, you should calibrate your battery every month or two to keep it running in top form.
Short discharges and recharges do not fully synchronize the battery's fuel gauge with the battery's state-of-charge. This can result in the amount of power available in one cycle being less than expected or the battery meter being inaccurate.
If we haven't such a automatic calibrating software we can do it manually.Please follow following steps
.For XP Users:
Step 1 - Disable the Windows Power Management
1. In Windows, right-click the Desktop and select Properties in the menu list.
2. Click the Screen Saver tab and then click the Power button.
3. Under Power schemes, select Always On in the drop down menu.
4. Under Settings for Always On power scheme, select Never in each of the drop down menus.
5. Click OK on the Power Options Properties window and then click OK on the Display Properties window.
Step 2 - Fully charge the battery
1. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.
2. Charge the battery until the Windows battery meter is at 100%.
Step 3 - Fully discharge the battery
1. Remove the AC adapter.
2. Keep the notebook on until the battery has completely drained and the notebook automatically turns off.
3. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.
4. Keep the AC adapter connected to the notebook until the battery has completely charged.
Step 4 - Enable the Windows Power Management
1. In Windows, right-click the Desktop and select Properties in the menu list.
2. Click the Screen Saver tab and then click the Power button.
3. Under Power schemes, select Portable/Laptop in the drop down menu.
4. Click OK on the Power Options Properties window and then click OK on the Display Properties window.
For Win 7 Users :
Your power manager is available at control panel an you can easily access it using the power icon at task bar.And other steps are same.
After This steps your laptop battery will calibrated.
And Here are some TIPS for extending your Battery Life:
1. Sleep Is Good
Use the operating system's power-management features to set aggressive targets for when the display will go dark and when the machine will slip into sleep mode. And if you can spare the extra time it takes for the machine to resume, set the PC to hibernate, not just sleep, when you close the lid.
2. Dim the Lights
Turn down the brightness of the LCD panel .
3. Banish Non-Essential ComponentsWhen you aren't actively using the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and IR radios, turn them off (via the hard switch, if your PC has it, or in the appropriate utility set).
4. Watch Scheduled Tasks
When periodic virus scan is set to a time when you're usually plugged in.
5. Lay Off the Multimedia
Streaming music from your hard drive means the disk is always spinning.
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