Introduction:
This post deals with some useful steps on how to maintain
our Laptop’s battery, so that it may last for longer time. It is not only
useful to save your future expenses to buy a new battery after every third
month, but also as it saves you from the trouble of losing useful data due
to sudden shut down of Laptop.
Now, I am going to share some useful tips that may help you to
maintain your Laptop battery in a good condition.
Tip 1: If you have just bought a new battery for your
Laptop, charge the battery fully before taking it into use.
Tip 2: Do not bother if your new battery is not giving a
good back-up, get it fully charged and discharged a couple of times so that it
can give full of it.
Tip 3: Fully charge and fully drain your battery after every
couple of months. It may help in maintaining the battery performance.
Tip 4: Re-chargeable batteries often undergoes
self-discharging when not kept in use for longer time. Hence, always keep a
battery pack in fully charged state for storage.
Tip 5: Avoid using additional software programs available on the Web
which promises increasing battery life and performances. Go for using the
built-in power management that comes with your Laptop or Operating System ‘s
tools.
Tip 6: Keep the LCD brightness of your Laptop adjusted
according to your need, I recommend keeping it at medium, which is good for our
eyes as well as saves some or more battery power.
Tip 7: If you do not own a brand new “Ultrabook”, then it is
highly recommendable to turn off your LCD when not using the Laptop. It helps
in saving those limited 2-3 hours to keep your Laptop turned ON for longer
time.
Tip 8: Avoid using screen savers etc on your Laptop.
Tip 9: Close the windows of programs that are not in use at
the moment.
Tip 10: Avoid installing unnecessary software programs on your
Notebook.
Tip 11: Upgrade the RAM of your Laptop or add a second RAM if have
dual RAM slots on your Laptop. This reduces the usage of Hard Disk to an extent.
Tip 12: Remove all the extra/external accessories attached
to the Laptop. (For e.g., USB pen drives, Cards, external mini-speakers etc).
Tip 13: Keep your battery away from fire, water, moisture,
metals and the reach of children.
Tip 14:
Now, Tip for every Laptop user- "Avoid resting your Laptops on your thighs more than 10 minutes, it may be risky for you, and cause serious burns and problems like infertility in males, due to the extreme heat exhaust from the Laptop".
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