Reducing
battery charge of a laptop is quite obvious problem every laptop user
has to face. Increasing your laptop battery backup really gives you work
freedom irrespective of the place you are using the laptop. The battery
backup can be increased by avoiding some nonstandard habits.
In
fact, you can configure your laptop for use at library, on a plane, at
work and so on. Various profiles will provide a unique set of energy
saving settings for each scenario.
You can extend your overall battery life if you apply some of the following :
- Avoid the usage of CD-ROM / DVD drive.
It
seems quite obvious. But the truth is that, CD-ROM/ DVD drives require
more charge compared to USB devices. So it will eat up your battery
charge . One way to decrease battery discharge is to go for CD/ DVD only
when it is necessary. Make an habit of storing it in your hard disk and
not in an external device. As an alternative, you can make use of a
virtual optical drives by using software such as Alcohol 120%.
- Disable wireless card/ Bluetooth adapter.
Even
if you don’t use external device but prefer to use your bluetooth
adapter, but has an habit of enabling bluetooth adapter and wireless
cards, know that it is another charge eating habit. Don’t forget to
disable wireless card and bluetooth button. Most notebooks will include a
shortcut on the chassis to apply this function. This can tremendously
reduce battery consumption.
- Stop cooling functionality
Cooling
functionality of your laptop is another problem if you are overworking
by making use of a laptop cooling pad. Apparently, it would be better to
avoid dusty surfaces or propping your notebook up against a soft
surface such as a blanket or pillow. This will largely affect your
cooling functionality to work harder. Use a nice pad while using your
laptop and make an habit of keep using it whenever it is necessary.
Another
nice habit one should have, to increasing battery life is to disable
unused ports. The unused ports includes but not limited to USB, VGA,
SmartCard and PCMCIA ports. If you are a windows user you can make use
of Windows Device Manager, found in the Control Panel.
- Run a defragmentation on your hard disk drive.
Running
a defrag on your hard disk drive will greately help you to reduce the
work load of your hard drive and quite obviously you would not have to
work harder the more fragmented it becomes. This measure can save your
battery life by running out easily.
In
addition, you can configure hardware profiles by using your notebook
software that comes in bundle with Windows. Since the advent of Windows
XP, Microsoft has removed the Hardware Profiles feature from their
operating system. If your notebook software doesn’t provide this
feature, simply set your screen saver to display a blank screen as an
alternative.
- Decrease Display Brightness
Display
brightness is one of the important thing you must concentrate on, if
you really give importance for your laptop battery backup, Decreasing
your laptop display brightness will enhance your battery backup by
30-60% sometimes.
Akhil is a tech enthusiast who love hearing music and playing games on his
laptop. He also love to write tech reviews on various topics include mobile and laptop etc.
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