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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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Does Apache or WiFi change when macbook is on battery?
I haven't dug too deep into the answer, but it seems like something disconnects when I run on battery mode. The page (at 192.168.1.103) still runs ok on the laptop, but the iPad next to it invariably ...
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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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Why is keeping my Mac battery 40%-80% charged advantageous?
This article from Lifehacker notes that keeping my Mac battery 40%-80% charged is advantageous. ...
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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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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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Laptop battery charge rate is very slow
My laptop battery charge rate is very slow. It charges between 50% - 100% in almost 4, 5 hours. Is it battery or charger problem? I have changed my laptop battery 4 months ago but the charger is 4 ...
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My battery doesn't gets charged beyond 98% now-a-days
My battery is not getting charged beyond the 98% mark. I know battery losses maximum capacity with time but my question is ideally isn't it supposed to show 100% charged but actually get only 98%? In ...
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Laptop/Battery: Should I remove the pack with mains/AC on?
Does a fully-charged battery supply power to a laptop/notebook if the mains is connected?
Does it behave like a mobile-phone (which needs a battery)?
Will the battery-life be improved if it is used ...
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Asus laptop not retaining Aero theme when unplugged
The problem i'm having occurs when i unplug my laptop, it disregards several elements of my theme.
The taskbar gains "auto-hide".
My desktop background is turned white.
The transparency on my ...
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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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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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Lenvo B450 won't boot on battery only?
We bought a Lenovo B450 laptop almost a year ago. It comes with a NVIDIA GEFORCE with CUDA graphics and so the battery life is terrible. It will only last 1:30 hours max.
We try to run it on battery ...
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Coffee is spilled on my Lenovo Laptop [closed]
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I just spilt coffee on my laptop, what should I do?
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A coffee spilt over Lenovo T500 laptop, reached Battery and the Screen .
Current Status: when pressing Power ...
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Why does my laptop freeze up a few minutes after the power cable is disconnected?
If the computer is running on wall-power and power cable is then disconnected, which sometimes happens accidentally, the computer will freeze up within a few minutes unless I notice and quickly ...
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charging laptop with a different adapter charger [closed]
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charging laptop with a different manufacturer's charger
I have lost this adapter,
Output Voltage: 19V
Output Current: 3.95A
Input Voltage: 100-240V
Wattage : 75W
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Can I remove my laptop battery while it's running? [closed]
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Are notebook batteries generally hot-swappable?
Is it ok to remove a laptop battery while the laptop is running on AC power?
I have an HP laptop and I'm wondering if ...
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Preventing a laptop from being damaged by cold weather [closed]
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Will cold weather break my laptop?
Every day I have to go to college with my Compaq-Presario CQ61-355SQ laptop and winter is closing in fast; I have to walk about 30 ...
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Full battery being reported as critical in Debian/Ubuntu
I got an interesting problem that I am not sure where to do with. I have a laptop running Debian 6 / Ubuntu 11.10. I have it dual booting. The laptop is a Toshiba m645 s4045.
The problem is something ...
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Laptop charger disconnects and reconnects, charger or battery broken?
I've got an Acer Aspire One netbook (AOA-150) and there's obviously something wrong with it. The charging port gets VERY HOT and the charger seems to disconnect and reconnect quickly sometimes. This ...
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Replace laptop cable with NiMH batteries
I wanted to use my laptop for way longer than the time I could do with the internal battery alone, so I went ahead and bought 16 batteries (NiMH 2600mAh), connected them in a series to reach the 19V ...
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Laptop goes dead after being turned on for five minutes
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows XP on it. The laptop turns on okay, but after five minutes the screen goes dead but some windows are still viewable. It does the same in safe mode and if ...
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Are laptop batteries repairable after failing to hold charge?
The laptop battery for my Compaq Presario CQ40 seems to be broken because it does not charge any more when connected to the mains.
Can this be repaired or I should call it end of life and replace it?
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What determines the speed at which a laptop battery charges?
What factors affect the charge time of laptop batteries? Is it the laptop's use while charging? The age of the battery? The charger's wattage?
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Toshiba Satellite won't boot up
My Toshiba Satellite laptop battery died a few months ago. However, I've been able to use the device as long as it's plugged into to the power cord. But over the last few days the computer won't boot ...
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should I suspect the power supply in this case?
My wife's old HP Pavilion dv6000 suddenly shut off during the first bootup after being powered off for about 12 days (I saw the Windows XP splash screen, walked out of the room, and when I came back 2 ...
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MacBook has started shutting down when at 5% battery
This is new, just started this month:
Usually it would last until 0%. For a few days it had been shutting off at around 4%. Last night it shut off at 5%... really hope tomorrow night it's not 6% and ...
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Why do I have 3 batteries In Windows 7 Power Management?
Look at this:
I do not remember having 3 batteries. Is this a bug?
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Will the laptop trigger critical battery action if I set critical battery to 0%?
If I set critical battery to 0%, does it mean that even if I have Hibernate on critical battery, the laptop will simply ignore it (since at 0% it is does not even have the power required to do a ...
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how much power is needed to write contents of RAM to disk? [closed]
I'm wondering if i were to leave my computer for a short time (perhaps 70 seconds) should I set the computer to go to hibernate or will the overhead of hibernating unhibernating actually suck up more ...
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New Laptop Battery
My laptop battery recently decided to kick the bucket, so I bought a replacement. I charged the replacement for approx 4 hours and assuming it was fully charged (only took my last batt 4 hours) ...
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Battery Life Preserving - Should I Use Laptop's Battery In 34 Celsius And Always At 40%?
I want to know if using battery at 40% in temperature 34 Celsius would degrade battery life fast. Maybe i should consider buying cooling pad? Will this help preserve battery life?
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Using a higher current charger on a laptop which requires a lower current [closed]
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Laptop power supplies, does current matter?
Can I use a power adapter with more current but lower voltage on another laptop?
I have an ASUS K50IN laptop which ...
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Using notebook batteries as a no-break (UPS) for a desktop
I have a notebook battery at home that became useless when my old notebook died (RIP). Can I use the battery in some way to implement something like a no-break (also known as UPS (Uninterruptible ...
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Does Laptop's Battery Condition Power When On AC?
I doubt about this, but still want to hear what others think. UPS condition power but does laptop's battery condition power?
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Battery Problem: Win7 always shows am on AC power, even when on battery power, any help?
I am using a HP Probook 4510s and the battery started having problem, Windows 7 showed an alert advising to replace the battery. I bought a new battery which is working well but the battery indicator ...
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What is an easy way to drain a laptop battery to 0?
I need a way to kill my battery in my Ubuntu laptop. Is there any mind numbing tasks I can Ubuntu do that will eat up the battery? I have already shut off the power management options.
The battery is ...
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Laptop hangs when the battery is present
I have a HP nc6000 laptop. Without the battery, it works perfectly, but with the battery connected it hangs after a while.
What might be the problem, and how could I fix it?
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Using Laptop Battery And Surge Protector Instead Of UPS? [closed]
I was thinking of using battery and surge protector instead of UPS. With UPS you have to:
Do checkups
Ship for battery replacements
i.e it is a hassle. With laptop battery you have nothing to ...
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What Is the best way to connect or disconnect a Laptop from power? [closed]
While connecting/disconnecting laptop's power connector seems to be convenient, I am concerned about person's and laptop's safety of doing it this way.
Somewhere I read that connecting/disconnecting ...
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Is there a way to tell the laptop battery when to stop charging?
I don't want my laptop's battery to always be at 100% because it lessens battery life, especially when above 25 Celcius, the lowest summer temperature in Israel (currently 30C - 32C). I prefer to keep ...
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How to calibrate laptop battery
Lately me laptop battery is charging for less than an hour at less than 10% charge. When it should be more than 3 hours to charge.
How do I calibrate my laptop battery so that it goes to normal again. ...
