Batteries are the embedded power-source of a component such as a notebook. It is composed of cells of chemical elements that store energy.
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How to take care of the battery when on AC power? [duplicate]
I've recently bought a new notebook. I would like to hear your advices/tips on taking care about its life. I will use the notebook on AC power. What should i do with the battery in that case (to last ...
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HP Compaq 610 Battery not charging
my mother has a Compaq 610 running Windows 7 Ultimate. The problem here is that it is not charging when it is plugged in. It does take power from the power supply but the battery is not charging. The ...
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Using a laptop as a server [closed]
I assumed that there would be a lot of information on this on both the Web in general and on Superuser, but to my surprise I can't find direct answers to these questions about using a laptop as a ...
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Mac battery not charging - Weird behavior
I got a new battery a while back. After approximately 10 cycles, it has started exhibiting strange behavior.
After connecting the charger for a minute the charger would show an orange light and then ...
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Allocating more RAM to Integrated Intel HD Graphics
I am concerned about power consumption on my Asus laptop.
I have allocated 512MB (maximum allowed) of RAM to the graphics card, and I wanted to know if the more you allocate the more power it ...
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samsung laptop Battery Issue wont fully charge
I have a samsung laptop and recently had a pop up message saying for battery to not completely charge to save battery life after doing this my battery does not completely charge. It charges to approx ...
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How do I find out I have a high cpu activity on my macbook air, before my battery is used up?
I have a Macbook Air. Occasionally the battery runs down very quickly and it's caused by a high cpu process. My problem is I don't know this is happening - there's no loud fan noise, just a quicker ...
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Prolonging Lithium-ion battery life: what should I do? [duplicate]
There are many suggestions about lithium ion battery:
Prevent over-discharging. Cell reversal can cause an electrical
short.
It is good for the battery to be completely discharged every so
often, ...
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Laptop does not start anymore because of power issues
I had power issues with my laptop (HP Pavilion dv7 1040ef) for awhile (two dead accumutators, some shutdowns for no reason), but now my computer won't load anymore. I can still start it on ...
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x86 OS vs x86_64 OS and battery for laptop with an intel i5 [closed]
I recently purchased a new laptop with an Intel i5 and 6 Gigs memory for general usage.
I'll have the time to install it this weekend and I'm wondering whether installing an x86 instead of an x86_64 ...
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Not charging battery in Windows 8 [closed]
In the last two weeks I've had two different laptops with two different makes both running Windows 8 start having problems charging the battery. When you check the status, the computers will display ...
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Backup Battery For Macbook Pro
I'm going on a very long flight soon and would like to use my Macbook Pro for as long as I can during the flight.
I see a long list of external power packs on Amazon, but none of these appear to have ...
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How can I fix a dell xps1530 laptop battery that will not charge all
I have a dell xps 1530 laptop. The laptop initially came with windows vista. However, I once upgraded to Win 7 64 bit and it was working alright till I started having problems with a few software that ...
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New laptop battery has a lump or bulge about 1 cm across - is this a damaged battery?
I've ordered a new 3rd party battery for an old laptop.
After unpacking I could feel a lump in the middle of the battery about 1 cm across, something under the plastic however the plastic hasn't ...
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Sound plays in only one application at a time in Battery Saving mode
I think the title says it all.
Using Windows' battery saving feature in 'High Performance' mode, I'm all fine.
However, if I switch to 'Power4Gear Battery Saving' mode, I'm limitd in terms of the ...
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Thinkpad T60 Bad Battery or Bad Charger?
I have a Thinkpad T60 and this morning it started acting up. When I plug it into the AC adapter, the AC power light comes on for about four seconds, then goes off, then comes back on and simply ...
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removing the battery of my hp pavillion g6 while gaming
hey i wanted to know that is it safe for remove the battery of my laptop and use it by plugging in the charger when i am playing games like COD or NFS. will the battery or the laptop be affected in ...
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How to pass parameters to a Linux kernel with grub?
I have posted the question "Kubuntu 12.10 laptop battery dropping fast" and there i have received the answer as
accept
As advised on another Stack Exchange forum, the procedure to accomplish an ...
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Dell Laptop Battery Not Charging?
I have a Dell Vostro 3555 and recently I noticed that my battery is not charging at all. I see this message when I boot up the computer:
The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. You system ...
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How can I confirm my new notebook battery is genuine?
I have just purchased a replacement for HP DV6 Pavilion laptop battery from a local store in my country.
I am not sure that the battery is genuine. How can I check and confirm that the battery is ...
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Laptop Power not going through [duplicate]
I have a HP dv5-1000US.
Just now I faced a peculiar situation.
Normally when I plug the power adapter cord, the LED at the power input socket (on the side) stays completely on and so does the power ...
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Battery Charge Suddenly Drops from 54 % to 7 % [duplicate]
I own a Lenovo B 570 series laptop. The laptop and battery being an year old lasts only 1 hour. But the strange thing is that, when the charge comes down to 54 % it drops to 7 %(critical battery ...
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HP Pavilion battery charging “bolt” LED light flashing at 82%
A few days ago, my HP Pavilion dv-1413us battery charging "bolt" LED light started flashing and it would not charge the battery until full (stops at 94%). I unpluged it and used battery, and now it ...
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Dell laptop dies when unplugged but the battery appears fully charged
To expand on what I mean, I checked the voltages of each cell in the battery pack and they each read about 4.0v ea (6 green Li-ion cells in a 11.1v 53WH battery) and the total voltage reads 12.4v.
At ...
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Does a laptop run hotter when running off the battery?
This morning I noticed that my laptop fan was cycling on and off faster than normal.. then I noticed that I had forgotten to plug in the AC charger.
Is is possible that running off a battery makes ...
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Prevent i7 from overclocking while on battery
I've been bringing my laptop to tutorials and lectures lately and I've noticed sometimes my CPU clocks up from 1GHZ to 3.2 GHZ which cuts my estimated battery life in half, and spins the fan up pretty ...
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In a laptop with both an SSD and a HDD, is it still worth it to pay for 7200 rpm rather than 5400 rpm? [closed]
I am getting a laptop (Gigabyte u2442f) with two drives: a 250 GB SSD I'll use for the filesystem root, and a 750 GB HDD I'll use for home/.
For the HDD, I have a choice between 5400 RPM and 7200 ...
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When should I charge my laptop? [duplicate]
I was wondering how often should I charge my laptop?
I have heard that using my charger plugged in will cause the battery to heat up and reduces battery life. Thus I've decided to stick to using my ...
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Is it safe to keep the Asus notbook plugged in to AS power while working? [duplicate]
I sometimes work the whole day with the machine. at that time, I keep my lap plugged in the the ac adapter and work with the machine. when im done, i remove it. People say its ok to do this because ...
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Laptop getting shutdown / run by battery after 10 minutes
Laptop is getting shut down after 10 minutes while it's run without battery - but with battery as well as plugged in it runs first 10 minutes by power then automatically runs by battery until the ...
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Effects of disabling “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant control method battery”
I've been looking for software to disable the charging of laptop battery when the AC Power is in, since I have a laptop without a removable battery and am near a powerpoint 90% of the time.
I've ...
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Battery ratings for HP Laptops
I have a HP DV4 1412TU laptop purchased in india. Now my concern is can i replace my laptop battery of 10.8 v 4200 mAh and 47wh rating with a 10.8 v 4400 mAh battery?
Will it affect my laptop's ...
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Laptop battery software to disable charging AND battery usage
I'm going to buy a Microsoft Surface notebook that does not have the capability to easily remove the battery. I'm also going to be near a powerpoint for around 90% of my usage of this notebook.
To ...
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Laptop: Replaced/Tested all power components, still won't charge
I'm a computer technician, so please avoid the obvious diagnostic suggestions - info provided.
I'm working on a Compaq Presario CQ40. Originally, the battery would not charge or run off ac adapter. ...
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Optimizing battery life for ThinkPad T430u in Xubuntu
I recently purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad T430u, and installed Xubuntu. I've noticed it has poor battery life.
How can I optimize the battery life? Is this a problem with the desktop environment, or ...
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How do I change power settings on my laptop to hear audio while running on battery?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad with Windows 7.
I can hear sound when my laptop is powered up on AC power. While on battery power I can not hear streaming media, such as YouTube.
I was informed that I ...
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can I increase the power going into my laptop
I have a gaming laptop (acer aspire timelineX). I'm having trouble when I play any graphically intense games(guildwars 2). I set the settings all the way to low and after a short while I will get the ...
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Laptop Charging - Issue listed-Suggestion [duplicate]
What happens when following happens with battery:
what if battery charger is plugged in even after charge is complete.
what if battery charger is plugged in and laptop shutdown.
Does it stops ...
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Windows laptop cannot detect battery
I have this sony laptop about 6 years old. The battery lasts about half an hour or less. Now all of a sudden it cannot find the battery at all. The battery icon shows a red cross says No battery is ...
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Toshiba Satellite plugged in not charging
I have a Toshiba Satellite that has vista installed on it. It's 3 years old and the battery lately hasn't been working very well. Recently though, I've had a problem of the battery indicator saying ...
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Toshiba Satellite battery indicator saying “plugged in, not charging”
My Toshiba Satellite with Windows Vista is a couple years old. The battery lately is completely shot. Even after charging for a long time, it barely lasts five minutes when you unplug it. I'm assuming ...
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Does depleting the battery completely do damage to it?
This question applies to laptops, but also to smartphones or anything that's battery based and rechargeable.
Does depleting it completely (Computer won't even turn on, or turn on but shuts down ...
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Put and remove laptop battry while working
When I work on my laptop I remove the battery and work on AC power, but some times I want to move the the lap while its on I was think of putting the battery then remove the AC power, and when come ...
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Is it normal for a battery to discharge when the computer is off?
My wife has a Toshiba Satellite M500 laptop. It's running Win8 off of a fresh install from the DVD.
I've set it to hibernate fairly aggressively in an attempt to conserve standby battery life, but ...
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Reset laptop battery data or interface battery chip?
My battery consists of 5 parallel strings of 2 cells in series. One conductor broke and therefore the measured capacity of the battery decreased dramatically, so that the capacity meter went down a ...
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How do I Display Message on Vista when Battery is Low?
I use Vista, on a laptop, but when the battery is low or critical it doesn't display a message or a sound, it just craps out.
I read somewhere that the whole not-sound-playing is by design!?!? ...
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Does more battery and higher processor affect on battery life?
I'm planning on getting a customized macbook air 13" .. It says it should last 8 hours wireless browsing which is reallygood, but it didnt say whether on the default customization or anything .. So ...
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Laptop gets hot even when not charging
I have been using this Dell Latitude D620 for a while now. The system becomes quite hot even when I've not plugged it in. Anyone know what might be causing it & how I can reduce operarting ...
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Can a faulty battery cause my laptop to shutdown even on AC line? (battery installed AND plugged in together)
until recently I experience something rather annoying (and troublesome) with my laptop: it spontaneously shuts down itself without any warning, and restart right after that. No blue screen, no hanging ...
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Difference between batteries for Acer Laptops?
My girlfriend's Acer Aspire One battery is no longer working, and I am trying to find a replacement for her online. Her exact model is Acer Aspire One 533-23Dww.
However, I have not been able to ...
