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How to take best care of my battery [closed]
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What are some good practices for making sure my laptop battery serves its full life?
I bought a new battery for my Lenovo the other day, and want to take better care of ...
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Laptop battery not working.
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite L640. If I remove the laptop charger, my laptop will instantly die, so I can only use the laptop whilst plugged in. Thanks for your help.
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Windows tells me to replace laptop battery, even though it works fine
My laptop suddenly started showing a cross symbol on the battery icon and Windows told me to replace it, but battery life is still stable. How do I remove the warning so that the icon returns back to ...
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laptop keeps working while it shows that “1 minute battary remaining”
When my lenovo laptops shows that battery is almost finished (1 minute remaining) it keep working.
I was watching HD movie for 20 minutes after that and laptop still showed that "1 minute remaining".
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Warning when battery is fully charged
I would like to get an alert (with sound) when my laptop battery is fully charged.
How can I do that?
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Laptop battery charge management software
I work on a HP laptop plugged in most of the time, and after few months the battery went off-duty.
Of course, I could remove the battery each time the laptop is plugged and place it each time I must ...
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Cut power to a phone without a removable battery? [migrated]
Well just as the title says, if you have a phone without a removable battery (HTC One X) and it freezes while modding it, how do you cut the power if you can't pop out the battery?
I could see non ...
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Laptop battery won't charge after virus
My laptop got a virus and after removing it, the laptop batteries no longer charge.
I tried reinstalling the drivers in the device manager for Battery→ “Microsoft AC adaptor” and →“ACPI ...
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Integrated battery for Mini ITX PC?
I'm trying to build a PC for my car and I need to build a battery in it to allow it to run when the car is off, but to suspend after a given amount of time. The goal is to build a pretty small, ...
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6-cell battery or 9-cell battery? [closed]
I am using Dell Inspiron 1525 which is 3 years old now. It needs battery replacement. I have two options - 6-cell battery or 9-cell battery. Cost of 9-cell battery is more than double of 6-cell ...
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Does it use less power to connect to a tethered phone using USB or wifi or bluetooth?
If you are tethering to the internet through your mobile and your notebook is low on power you may want that connection to use the least possible power for your notebook. A USB connection will charge ...
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To use the battery in a vmware virtual machine
I am using a Windows XP SP3 virtual machine over a Windows 7 in a laptop. I need Windows XP because I am controlling a robot which drivers only runs in Windows XP and I need Windows 7 to run a ...
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Battery won't charge and BSOD: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
I have a Dell Vostro 1510 running Windows 7.
Today when I pulled my machine out of it's bag and plugged it in, the little battery light on the side blinked constantly instead of staying solid, and ...
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What does it mean when your Windows laptop shows you the message, “Consider Replacing Your Battery”? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Consider Changing Battery
Recently my Windows laptop has displayed the message:
Consider Replacing Your Battery
What does it mean?
What should I do?
What leads ...
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Removing Battery and running the laptop in pluged in mode?
Is it fine, if I remove the battery from my system and run in by having it pluged-in by the charger? Will it cause any damage to the system?
My Laptop is an HP Probook 4320s (which comes under the ...
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Using alternate rating laptop charger
I am using Sony Vaio and laptop charger burned its rating was 19.5V-3.9A, i am trying to find the same model but I have been only been able to find one with the rating 19.5V-4.7A. Can I use this, any ...
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APC ups es 700 randomly overload
First of all, I live in Italy, Europe, so keep this in mind for Volt/Watt considerations. Standard voltage in Italian apartments is 220V.
In my living room I have 2 APC ups, one being an ES-550 and ...
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Linux Mint power consumption / CPU
I installed Linux Mint 12(lisa) on my dell lx502 i.e. XPS 15 with an i7-670QM cpu and the nvidia 550M with optimus.
However I am concerned about the power consumption.
About 21% battery ~= 36 ...
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How do you get Windows 7 to show time remaining in the battery meter?
Running Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium on a HP Laptop. The system tray power meter never shows the time remaining in the system tray. Only really ever show a percentage remaining number as pictured.
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Detection of battery status totally messed up
I already posted this question in the Ubuntu forum and stackOverflow. I forward it here with the hope to find some different opinions about the problem.
I have an Acer TravelMate 5730, which is 3 ...
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Bios messing with Battery?
I'm sure that this isn't the most appropriate place to ask this question, but I know there are some really knowledgeable around here who probably can help me.
I've had an issue with a laptop not ...
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Logitech M705 Wireless Mouse: Are the batteries dying, or does the device have a hardware failure?
I have a Logitech M705 wireless mouse. I'm first time using a wireless mouse, so I don't have much experience with the hardware features and behavior.
It is rated that it runs for 3 years with the ...
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On a computer with less than 4GB RAM, do x86 operating systems save more battery than x64 ones? [closed]
I found out that the Intel Atom N455 in my netbook can run the x64 instruction set.
I don't have any compatibility problems with old x86 softwares and drivers, but I need to save battery power.
I ...
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Utilizing an almost dead battery of an old laptop
One of my relatives have a laptop whose battery has gone almost dead. They have not bought the battery but they still want to use the laptop. I just did some research and found that if the battery is ...
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EEE PC won't charge when on use
I've just bought an ASUS EEE PC 1015BX, which runs on Windows 7.
My problem is that batterie doesn't charge when I'm using the computer. It doesn't discharge either, it just stays where it was when I ...
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Half charged battery improves life time when adapter is used
On my Lenovo laptop, running windows 7, I got a prompt saying that, the system has noticed I am mainly using adapter, therefore I should keep the battery half charged. It justifies by saying, trying ...
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How can I make Windows 8 battery life decent? [closed]
My Windows 8 Consumer Preview laptop gets great performance, but horrible battery life. It had excellent battery life while it was running Windows 7. Why?
I've made the power plan use as little CPU ...
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Keep the battery from charging fully (without Lenovo power manager)
Is there any tool (for Windows 7) to set a threshold for when the laptop battery should stop charging? I could use the Lenovo Power Manager, however I actually prefer Windows' native power management ...
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Is it safe to replace a 4400mAh laptop battery with a 8800mAh battery?
I have an Acer Aspire 5536G. My battery is having problems so I am thinking of replacing it. I have searched online through many sites and I found some good deals. However, currently my laptop has a ...
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How long does CMOS battery (3V) on a motherboard last?
Just wondering usually how long does CMOS battery last on a regular motherboard?
I read that motherboard leakage current of about 3 - 6 micro ampere. I did a calculation below but I believe that i ...
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Notebook pauses when battery is inserted
I have an HP Elitebook 2530p that is experiencing some odd behaviour.
Symptoms:
Booting with battery causes blank screen
Booting without battery works like normal
Inserting battery while powered on ...
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I have to clear CMOS to Boot
The problem I have is that I need to remove the CMOS battery so the computer would turn on. It appears to be dead, I press the power button and it does absolutely nothing, no lights on, no beeping, ...
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Why does my computer “turn on by itself”?
Good afternoon all,
I have a problem whereby everytime I hibernate my laptop (Acer Aspire 4937G) and put it in my laptop bag, when I take out my laptop it is really hot (about 70 degrees and I could ...
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How do I tell Windows 7 that I don't have a battery backup?
One of my computers recently started going to sleep at seemingly random intervals. Upon examining the system log, the reason is always the same. "The system is entering sleep. Sleep Reason: ...
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How to know the percentage of battery charged?
My battery is troubling me.
Whenever it goes over 97% charged level ,the charging mechanism stops and my win7 shows "plugged in,not charging" message at the power indicator.
At this point the battery ...
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iPhone 3GS Keeps Rebooting [closed]
My 3GS keeps having a strange issue, but I think I've found a pattern.
First let its battery get low enough to where it turns off on its own
Recharge it enough to come back on
After coming back on, ...
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/sys/class/power_supply files become zero until reboot to OS X and back to Linux
This is on a Macbook 2,1 dual booting Arch Linux and OS X Leopard.
I use a conky script to disply my battery percent with:
${battery_percent BAT0}
Recently, it switched from displaying coherent ...
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Why doesn't a phone li-ion battery die for 5 years and a pc li-ion battery dies in 1-2 years? [closed]
WHat is the major factor? heat?,size? consumption style like full discharge?
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Same voltage but less amps [closed]
I just bought a Galaxy Note mobile but was wondering in using a generic charger when I am at the office.
In resume I want to use a charger with the same voltage (5V) and an output of .7 A. The ...
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Is it safe to store a battery in the freezer?
Of course, assuming you wrap it in a tight plastic bag to avoid humidity.
I have a laptop battery at my office that's not currently in use, and also won't be used at least for the next several ...
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Is this MacBook Pro battery dangerous?
This is an old MacBook Pro battery.
I started having trouble with the battery, so I took it out. It later turned into what you see. It's since been sitting on a shelf in my house for almost a ...
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HP ProBook 4530s not booting up
I left my computer on my desk and came back about 3 hours later. The screen wasn't showing, so I held down the power button to restart. I can't get it to turn on. The charging LED is blinking orange ...
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Is there anything to do with a dying li-ion battery when it's nearing its end of life?
Should I keep it in the fridge?
Should I constantly discharge and recharge?
Should I keep my hopes up or should I buy a new battery?
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Using Ubuntu, how come the screen saver is a black screen when running on the battery?
I have an F-spot screen saver made and selected to run after a time period of inactivity. When the AC is connected, the screen saver runs after the select time, but when running on battery the blank ...
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I need for my Inspiron N5030 to work on battery, solely
I have this problem with my Inspiron N5030's A/C adapter which comes from Dell. It won't let me run my brand-new laptop without it. The Li-Ion battery doesn't charge either, it's still stuck at 88%. ...
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Store or use Li-Ion battery when on AC
I've read conflicting opinions on this point...
I've got a laptop that spends most of it's time as a desktop, plugged in on AC power for a few weeks, between occasional trips to the conference room ...
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Is my notebook battery charging even when the indicator has stopped flashing?
I just bought a new battery for my Fujitsu-Siemens PA-1510. The battery label claimed that, in order to have a long living battery it is important to charge it at least 10 hours before the first use.
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Battery in ASus F5R not recognised
My laptop is a few years old and needed a new battery. I inserted the new battery to charge it but the computer says "No battery."
Why is it doing this, and how can I fix it?
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Tracking a short
I was looking at a thread posted on earlier Laptop charger dying after plugging in?
talking about a power issue with a laptop or the charger. I have done some testing and concluded that the short is ...
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How to change “Last Full Charge” value?
I have to change my laptop's battery's "Last Full Charge" value. Is there any software through which I can do this or is there any software through which we can change battery firmware's parameters?
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