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Increasing Notebook Battery Power

Depending upon the model, a notebook batteryvideocam, digital cameras, or any other
usually lasts from 1 to 8 hours. However,device connected to the PC Card slot, VGA/
with efficient battery usage, an hour or twoFireWire/  USB  port  should  be  avoided.
of battery power can significantly be
increased. You can save battery power byIncrease the RAM memory, if an extra slot is
using the built-in battery saving modes andavailable, as this puts fewer burdens on the
by following good notebook battery-savinghard disk, which consumes a lot of battery
practices.power. Avoid multimedia games while you are
running your notebook on battery power.
Built-in battery-saving modes are Stand BySimilarly, avoid music or movies. Copy the CD
and Hibernate. In the Stand By mode, openDVD on the hard disk and play it from there,
applications are stored in the RAM, the hardinstead of the optical drive. Disable WiFi
disks power down, the monitor switches off,and Bluetooth. Built-in wireless cards should
but the processor goes on running. When youalso be disabled. Decrease or set to mute the
again perform some activity of the mouse ornotebook speaker volume. Turn off all
the keyboard, then the hard disk powers up,preprogrammed scheduled tasks. All unused
the monitor switches on, and the data fromopen applications should be closed. The
the RAM is activated, restoring your notebookgeneral guideline is that when your notebook
exactly  the  way  you  left  it.is on battery power, you should perform only
such operations, which are the need of the
The Hibernation mode is used when thehour. Rest of the applications can be
notebook is left unattended for a long time.performed, when your notebook is connected to
The open applications are stored on the hardthe  mains.
disk, which subsequently powers down, the
monitor turns off, and the processor turnsKeeping good care of the battery also
off going in for hibernation. On softprolongs its life. To maximize performance of
rebooting like a restart or wake up on LAN,nickel-metal hydride batteries, they have to
the processor turns on, the laptop wakes up,be completely drained off before they are
and the same exact settings are restored.recharged. However, lithium-ion batteries do
Both these modes should be used to conservenot need cycling/ conditioning, and they do
battery power. You can preset yournot suffer from memory effects. Hence, they
preferences in the settings of your notebook,need not be fully drained off before
so that in case you doze off, or leave therecharging. When the notebook is not in use
device for a coffee or a snack, the notebookfor an extended period, the battery pack
automatically goes into any one of theseshould be removed to avoid battery leakage.
power  saving  modes.Before removing the battery pack, you should
charge it fully and then remove it, as all
Following battery-saving practices can alsokinds of batteries should always be stored in
save notebook battery power. You shoulda fully charged state. Do not store your
always adjust the monitor controls to suitbattery pack along with metal parts, as this
the room lighting conditions. Dimming thewill  short-circuit  your  battery.
contrast and brightness saves battery power
besides providing relief to your eyes.Utilizing the built-in battery saving options
Auto-save and auto-update features ofand other means, you can significantly add
applications start in the background withoutone to three hours more in the total capacity
your knowledge and these should be disabled.of your notebook battery. Sometimes, in
External devices consume a lot of batterycritical situations, like an important
power, hence the usage of external mice,meeting, this extra hour of notebook battery
monitors, keyboards, optical drives,power can help you clinch your desired deal.



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