Your laptop most likely runs on a Lithium Ion battery, which has an average of around 1000 discharge cycles. Today's laptops can give anything from 2 to 9 of battery life. With additional slice batteries they can be pushed upto 30 hours of untethered computing. Its efficiency tends to diminish over the months or years depending on usage. Here are a few general tips and strategies to maximize the lifecycle and efficiency of your laptop's battery.
Be conservative with system resources
Reduce display brightness, Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Eject CDs, DVDs, and disconnect external hard drives if you are not using them. Especially when not tethered to a power source. If you have a limited amount of RAM, try and use lightweight apps to have a limited memory footprint.
Stay Tethered while while running resource intensive tasks
Processor-intensive tasks like gaming puts stress on the CPU and GPU, hard drive and optical drive. This can kill the battery in less than a couple of hours. Ensure that you are not stressing the battery out by keeping the power supply plugged in while gaming.
Use all the power management features available.
The Power Options in Control Panel lets you specify when to dim and turn off display, activate sleep and hibernate functions. Advanced settings lets you drill down to a component level.
The Power Options in Control Panel lets you specify when to dim and turn off display, activate sleep and hibernate functions. Advanced settings lets you drill down to a component level.
Do not discharge your battery all the way to 0%
A full discharge to zero puts a greater stress on the battery, and is the equivalent of the battery being forced to run a marathon. If you are next to a power source, it's best to plug it in before your battery starts to bottom out.
A full discharge to zero puts a greater stress on the battery, and is the equivalent of the battery being forced to run a marathon. If you are next to a power source, it's best to plug it in before your battery starts to bottom out.
Long term storage
Laptop manufacturers advise keeping the battery charged at 50% in case you are not going to be using the laptop for a while. A fully charged or discharged Li-ion battery that is unused for a long period tends to diminish in its capacity. Disconnect the battery and have it powered via the AC adapter if you are using the laptop as a desktop replacement.
Laptop manufacturers advise keeping the battery charged at 50% in case you are not going to be using the laptop for a while. A fully charged or discharged Li-ion battery that is unused for a long period tends to diminish in its capacity. Disconnect the battery and have it powered via the AC adapter if you are using the laptop as a desktop replacement.
Following these simple procedures will give you the optimum battery performance from your laptop.
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