Optimize the use of laptop battery experiences

This article will discuss how to effectively use the battery, as well as maximize battery life. This article will only discuss the latest XTRA these lithium batteries used in series, for the older models and the use of NI-MH battery models temporarily for discussion.

The new battery

When you buy a new battery or a new laptop, you will find that the battery is very little or no electricity, not the computer has been launched. This is because the battery after a long period of storage, while the battery has a natural discharge process, has a natural discharge is over, this does not affect battery capacity. The first charge, you should continuously charge the battery to 12 hours, and the loop to fully charge and discharge three times (see Battery Maintenance 1) to completely wake up a new battery. If a battery after 12 consecutive hours or three times after the charge-discharge cycle still can not charge the battery can not use this piece need to be replaced.

Battery Maintenance

Ordinary rechargeable batteries through a chemical reaction to store electronic energy, so its capacity is likely due to temperature, the length of time is not used, load the environment and the use of frequency, are affected.

The following is about how best to optimize the maintenance of the battery to extend battery life.

After beginning to charge the battery, the best and so it is fully charged the battery after power to use it. If this is a new battery, or the first time you give it charge, it is possible because of the chemical characteristics of batteries can not charge to full capacity. To get the maximum performance, the battery must be fully activated chemical materials. To do:

Leave the battery fully charge and discharge three times; if this piece of the battery is stored for a few months not using, I suggest you have it three times a full charge and discharge;

Only to charge the battery completely to it after you finish charging. Part of the charge and discharge the battery which could lead to the chemical properties of the batteries are inconsistent, so the battery performance will back down.

Suggest that you every few months to conduct a deep discharge battery to optimize battery performance. The specific approach is to use battery-powered, has been using the battery capacity is 0% (when the system will automatically enter hibernation or standby, according to BIOS setting different). And then connected to the AC charger has been filled up to 100% so far.

Terminology Note:

StandBy mode (standby): monitors, hard drives, audio is turned off. Press Fn + F3 operation.

Suspend mode (hang): All tasks have been stopped and saved to memory, in addition to all of the equipment other than the memory stopped. Press Fn + F4 action.

Hibernate mode (Sleep): All tasks are stopped, and the memory and the current state is saved to the hard drive, the system shutdown. Press Fn + F12 operation.