| Why Does My Laptop Battery Not Last as Long as It Used To |
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| Computers - Computers |
| Written by Nancy Walker |
| Sunday, 26 July 2009 07:59 |
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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.
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. 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 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. There is also battery memory that could be why your laptop battery isn't holding out. Battery memory is an event when the battery conditions itself to run on less time that what it should run on to be efficient. One scenario is if you use your laptop on battery for an hour and half and then decide to plug it up to charge, the battery will become accustomed to only working on an hour and half and then the battery will become less charged and useless. 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. After these processes, charge the battery for twelve hours. Once the charging time frame is over, run the computer again until the power is dead and charge the battery again for another twelve hours. Repeat this procedure four times and this will return the computer back to its original power management settings. It is suggested that you should use your battery once every two weeks, and to also keep the battery inside the system so the AC adapter can keep the battery charged all the time. Also, if you do not use the battery for more than two weeks, it is suggested that you totally discharge the battery and keep it at room temperature so it doesn't become damaged from becoming too hot or too cold. About the Author: If you have an appropriate Toshiba laptop then start fresh with a new Toshiba PA3635U 1BRM or Toshiba PA3636U 1BRL battery. |