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		<title>HP website : Steps to maximize the life of your battery</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;h3&#62;HP website : Steps to maximize the life of your battery&#60;/h3&#62;
&#60;p&#62;There are actions you can take to make your battery last longer during each charge cycle and live longer over many cycles. &#60;a href=&#8221;http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-laptop-battery.htm&#8221;&#62;HP laptop battery&#60;/a&#62; always recommends following the instructions for charging and storage that came with the battery or notebook. On this page [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;h3&gt;HP website : Steps to maximize the life of your battery&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;There are actions you can take to make your battery last longer during each charge cycle and live longer over many cycles. &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-laptop-battery.htm%22%3EHP">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-laptop-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;HP</a> laptop battery&lt;/a&gt; always recommends following the instructions for charging and storage that came with the battery or notebook. On this page we offer additional suggestions to help you get the most from your portable power supply.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Manage battery power more effectively in Windows&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt; Make sure your battery gives the power you need, when you need it. Power Options in Windows XP allow you to control the power management features of your notebook PC.&lt;br&gt;<br />
Learn more about the Power Options in Windows by visiting Microsoft&#8217;s support site: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/russel_02march35.mspx&lt;/p">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/russel_02march35.mspx&lt;/p</a>&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt; Tips for conserving battery power on notebook PCs&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt; You can manually change the power consumption of your notebook PC and conserve &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-510-battery.htm%22%3EHP">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-510-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;HP</a> 510 battery&lt;/a&gt; power.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Reduce the brightness of the screen to the minimum readable level. Use the Fn and F7 or F8 keys to adjust the brightness.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Remove peripherals when not in use. External hard drives, CD-ROMs, Zip drives, PC cards, and other peripheral devices can draw power from your battery even when they are not in active use.  Disconnect them when you have finished using them.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Reduce the speed of your processor. The faster your computer works, the more quickly it uses up the supply of power. By cutting down on processor speed, you can extend the charge of your battery. Methods to reduce processor speed vary from model to model, and your manual should provide instructions for doing so.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Turn off the Wireless On-Off button when it is not in use. If your notebook has one, press the Wireless On-Off button so that the light turns off.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Battery care practices&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-530-battery.htm%22%3EHP">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-530-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;HP</a> 530 Battery&lt;/a&gt; cells suffer gradual, irreversible capacity loss over time. Such aging occurs more rapidly as temperature and discharge loads increase. Here are some suggested ways to minimize the capacity loss for your battery.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Store Li-Ion batteries between 20°C and 25°C (68°F and 77°F) with 30% to 50% charge. &lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Do not leave batteries exposed to high temperatures for extended periods. Prolonged exposure to heat (for example, inside a hot car) will accelerate the deterioration of Li-Ion cells.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Remove the battery if the notebook will be stored (turned off and not plugged into AC power) for more than 2 weeks. &lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Remove the &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-pavilion-dv2000-battery.htm%22%3EPavilion">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-pavilion-dv2000-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;Pavilion</a> DV2000 battery&lt;/a&gt; if the notebook will be plugged into AC power continuously (via a wall adapter or docking station) for more than 2 weeks.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Note: Recommendations for battery use and storage are covered in the HP User Guides for each model.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Calibrate the notebook PC battery&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Short discharges and recharges do not fully synchronize the battery&#8217;s fuel gauge with the battery&#8217;s state-of-charge. This can result in the amount of power available in one cycle being less than expected or the &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.laptop-battery.co.uk/%22%3Elaptop">http://www.laptop-battery.co.uk/&#8221;&gt;laptop</a> battery&lt;/a&gt; meter being inaccurate.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Under normal usage, batteries should be calibrated a minimum of once every 3 months. Your battery can be calibrated by following these steps:&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Step 1 &#8211; Disable the Windows Power Management&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;r scheme, select Never in each of the drop down menus.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Click OK on the Power Options P<br />
&lt;li&gt; In Windows, right-click the Desktop and select Properties in the menu list.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Click the Screen Saver tab and then click the &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-pavilion-dv5-battery.htm%22%3EPavilion">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-pavilion-dv5-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;Pavilion</a> DV5 battery&lt;/a&gt; Power button.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Under Power schemes, select Always On in the drop down menu.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Under Settings for Always On poweroperties window and then click OK on the Display Properties window.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Step 2 &#8211; Fully charge the battery&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Connect the AC adapter to the notebook. &lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Charge the battery until the Windows battery meter is at 100%.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Step 3 &#8211; Fully discharge the battery&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Remove the AC adapter.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Keep the notebook on until the &lt;a href=&#8221;<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-2133-battery.htm%22%3EHP">http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/hp-2133-battery.htm&#8221;&gt;HP</a> 2133 battery&lt;/a&gt; has completely drained and the notebook automatically turns off.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Keep the AC adapter connected to the notebook until the battery has completely charged.&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;h3&gt;Step 4 &#8211; Enable the Windows Power Management&lt;/h3&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;In Windows, right-click the Desktop and select Properties in the menu list. &lt;/li&gt;<br />
Click the Screen Saver tab and then click the Power button.&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
Under Power schemes, select Portable/Laptop in the drop down menu.&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
Click OK on the Power Options Properties window and then click OK on the Display Properties window. &lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt;Note: After completing the steps above, your notebook PC battery will be calibrated.&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;p&gt; The article is from : HP.com&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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		<title>Notebook battery Maintenance New opinion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notebook battery Maintenance New opinion
What are the laptop battery maintenance mode? What is the use of laptop battery maintenance of the taboo? Notebook battery maintenance of books in the end should be pulled out, pulled out if the power of how to do? Notebook battery maintenance of good access to the longest time? See below, [...]]]></description>
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<p>What are the laptop battery maintenance mode? What is the use of <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/">laptop battery</a> maintenance of the taboo? Notebook battery maintenance of books in the end should be pulled out, pulled out if the power of how to do? Notebook battery maintenance of good access to the longest time? See below, it will know.</p>
<p>Notebook battery life is longer, often dissatisfied with sufficient, or even show damage, if the laptop battery maintenance of peace have not done enough good, then more accelerated the aging batteries! It is necessary to observe in the use of some maintenance tips. Whether you are using a notebook lithium battery as <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-a1008.htm">A1008</a> or nickel-metal hydride batteries.</p>
<p>As far as possible to the battery charge after the exhaustion of the basic (power less than 5%), which is to avoid the battery the best way memory effect. In fact, the lithium-ion battery has some memory effect, Ni-MH battery is more than just much smaller. However important to note that charge when the time is too long to avoid the general control within 12 hours. Notebook battery as <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-a1061.htm">A1061</a> maintenance free with the use with the filling!</p>
<p>Notebook battery life is not determined by the length of time, but by the number of charge and discharge decisions. This is the importance of maintenance of notebook battery &#8211; Li-ion notebook battery (<a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-m8403.htm">M8403</a>) life by the number of charge-discharge decision! If you are using a laptop when the battery has been installed on the notebook instead of taking down, even if the machine shut down and removed AC power, the battery would not like to imagine that as you have maintained a state of full power.</p>
<p> Used because the notebook battery is a Into a control circuit, even when the computer is shut down power consumption. After I connected to AC power, when battery power is not full, so it will start charging. In this way, when the power turned on or off, your laptop battery will repeatedly charge and discharge and shorten <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/sony-vgp-bps5a.htm">VGP-BPS5A</a> battery life, this is the laptop battery maintenance bogey.</p>
<p>To this end, in the use of external AC power supply when the battery pulled out the best. Moreover, the laptop battery if exposed to heat their state will have an impact on life expectancy. Laptop battery for long-term maintenance of non-use, please red discharge at least a month to ensure that the activity of the battery. At the same time, when the battery in the custody of a problem we must pay attention to <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/dell-8n544.htm">8N544</a> <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/toshiba-pa3399u-1brs.htm">PA3399U-1BRS</a> battery.</p>
<p>That is, the vast majority of laptop battery currently used in lithium-ion batteries do not use if the long period of time, then, often prone to the phenomenon of excessive discharge, may no longer be able to charge a notebook battery. This is the laptop battery maintenance of a free! In order to prevent excessive battery discharge, in a state of semi-rechargeable battery stored in a cool place, and then once every six months, and then half of its electricity to the state of charge. Notebook battery maintenance free <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/dell-latitude-d800-battery.htm">Latitude D800 battery</a> storage for too long, as well as the battery over-discharge damage to the battery!</p>
<p>In addition, the impact of notebook battery life of factors including the use of the environment temperature (30 ℃ suggested that the use of the following), storage <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/dell-inspiron-8600-battery.htm">inspiron 8600 battery</a> and battery temperature suffered shock size. In the use of laptop batteries after a certain period of time will be aging (no matter how maintenance can not be avoided!), As demonstrated by the internal resistance become larger, in charge when the voltage rise faster, so it is easy to charge control circuit has been found to have full capacity is of course also declined.</p>
<p> Laptop battery will be calibrated to deal with aging is an effective way to the <a href="http://www.ecsem.net/">laptop battery</a>, which is many years laptop battery maintenance of a more commonly used! However, only a small number of notebook batteries have a dedicated calibration software. If your notebook does not discharge the exclusive use of the software, then the battery can be carried out in accordance with the maintenance of the following steps:</p>
<p>Disable the screen saver;</p>
<ul>
<li> In the Windows Power Management power scheme will be set to &#8220;always open&#8221;;</li>
<li> General tab in the warning &#8220;insufficient power warning&#8221; is set to 10%, the operation is set to &#8220;no operation&#8221;;</li>
<li> will be &#8220;a serious power shortage alert,&#8221; set to 3%, operating as a &#8220;wait&#8221;;</li>
<li> the screen brightness to the maximum;</li>
<li> confirm all the windows closed, and the preservation of all data prior to the work;</li>
<li> confirm <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/dell-inspiron-630m-battery.htm">inspiron 630m battery</a> after more than 80%, unplug the power and all external equipment.</li>
</ul>
<p>Discharge after the end of the notebook will automatically shut down after the power plug so that the notebook charge, this process can be repeated 2 to 3 times the battery to enable continuous low current discharge, which discharge the state in our day-to-day use it is impossible achieved, the effect of discharge and those dedicated basically the same software.</p>
<p>The article is from : <a href="http://toshiba-laptop-batteries.com/notebook-battery-maintenance-new-opinion/">Green Energy makes our life nature</a></p>
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		<title>How to identify the good battery and bad battery?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to identify the good battery and bad battery? 
There are many laptop battery in the electronic market, a large number of substandard products into the market, including many original batteries counterfeit, take many potential to consumers. For non-professional consumers, we suggest the customer select the notebook battery following to the next tips: 
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<p>There are many <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/">laptop battery</a> in the electronic market, a large number of substandard products into the market, including many original batteries counterfeit, take many potential to consumers. For non-professional consumers, we suggest the customer select the notebook battery following to the next tips: </p>
<p>1. Check packaging <br />
   Battery packaging should be sealed anti-static bags, anti-static foam lining, which is to protect the basic configuration of the <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/sony-vgp-bps5.htm">VGP-BPS5</a> notebook battery.<br /> <br />
   Battery packaging should have a bar code serial code. Bar code is provided by the factory management of commodity standards to identify the authority logo. </p>
<p>2.check the appearance<br />
   Batteries should not be scratched or the appearance of the old sense, or readily available second-hand goods renovation as OEM <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/toshiba-satellite-a100-battery.htm">satellite A100 battery</a>. <br />
   Battery case should be clear parameters, performance, application of model identification. <br />
Joints up and down the <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/sony-vgp-bps5a.htm">VGP-BPS5A</a> battery cover should have no marks have been opened. </p>
<p>3. Check the official commitment to the protection of that and after-sale</p>
<p>Formal professional laptop battery grade qualified products cylindrical <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/dell-latitude-d800-battery.htm">latitude d800 batteries</a>, since the date of the factory, there are bonds for one year warranty. If you can not have this commitment, then the use of batteries and other materials may not be the quality of very qualified sub-grade batteries but batteries. At present the market with large number of obsolete Japan, South Korea and the poor <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/">laptop battery</a> conversion, this product may seem cheap products are actually huge profits, as well as the normal use of notebook computers much damage, the explosion will be serious personal injury caused to consumers. </p>
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		<title>Notebook Battery daily maintenance FAQ</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notebook Battery daily maintenance FAQ
Note that these steps correspond with decision points on the flowchart and are reached directly by clicking on the diamond symbols. The text below cannot be read sequentially.
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<p>Note that these steps correspond with decision points on the flowchart and are reached directly by clicking on the diamond symbols. The text below cannot be read sequentially.</p>
<p>Needs AC Adapter to boot? The first step in troubleshooting your <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/dell-inspiron-e1705-battery.htm">inspiron e1705 battery</a> is determining whether it can hold enough charge to boot the notebook. Will the laptop power up and run on the battery, or does the AC adapter which doubles as the laptop battery charger need to be plugged in? Modern notebooks usually have a whole array of status LEDs that will tell you if the laptop senses good power coming from the battery charger and whether or not the battery is charging. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s no universal standard for these LEDs, their colors or their actions. Note also that we&#8217;re using the term &#8220;boot&#8221; rather loosely here. If the laptop powers up on battery, you can hear the fans and the drives, your troubleshooting problem lies elsewhere. </p>
<p> Life Of Battery Too Short? This is the main problem laptop owners complain about, and often for good cause. Older laptops using Ni-Cad and early Ni-MH <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/dell-inspiron-6400-battery.htm">inspiron 6400 batteries</a> often ran for 2.5 to 3.5 hours when brand new, but within a month or so, would barely keep the notebook powered up for an hour. Newer laptops using Ni-MH and Li-ION batteries are much better, often holding onto a three hour life through hundreds of charge and discharge cycles. The first line of defense against complaints about battery life by the manufacturers is always, &#8220;Did you charge and operate the battery according to the manual?&#8221; Unfortunately, different laptop manufacturers seem to disagree over how to best treat <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/dell-gd761.htm">GD761</a> batteries of the same technology, and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the differences extend to different models from the same manufacturer.</p>
<p>If the laptop&#8217;s <a href="http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/dell-latitude-d610-battery.htm">Dell D610 battery</a> life has been slowly degrading over time, it&#8217;s probably operating more or less in accordance with plan, but if you find the operating life shortened by more than 15% or 20% within the first few months, there&#8217;s probably something wrong. Batteries of all technologies can be &#8220;trained&#8221; to perform poorly through non-ideal usage patterns, but the Li-ION battery technology is pretty resistant, and as long as you run them all the way down once a month or so, you can probably prevent any serious charging memory issues.</p>
<p>Is Battery New? Purchasers of brand-new laptops are often surprised to find the  battery is dead, or runs down very quickly. Even if the <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-a1175.htm">a1175</a> battery was fully charged when the laptop was boxed for shipment, that box may have been sitting in a warehouse for six months or a year before you purchased it in a store, more than enough time for a notebook battery to self discharge to an appreciable degree, even if it&#8217;s not being drawn upon. If the battery isn&#8217;t new, and you just received the laptop as a hand-me-down or purchased it second hand, there&#8217;s no reason to expect that a short <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-ibook-12inch-battery.htm">Ibook G4 battery</a> life is due to anything other than an aged battery. You can try to recondition the battery (see the laptop manufacturer website for for software that may be available), but odds are the battery simply can&#8217;t hold a charge the way it did when it was new.</p>
<p>User Condition <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-powerbook-g4-battery.htm">Powerbook G4 Battery</a>? Some manufacturers may condition the battery before installation in the laptop, others expect you to read the owners manual instructions and do it yourself in the first few days you own the laptop. The most general procedure is to charge the battery fully before use (leaving it on the AC battery charger overnight is best), and then to run exclusively on battery until the battery is discharged. Some brands suggest you run until the operating system warns of low battery life remaining, which could be anywhere from 10% to 3% remaining on standard settings. Others recommend that you run the laptop until it shuts itself down. This doesn&#8217;t mean that you have to sit there working for three or four hours, you can run the <a href="http://www.discount-laptop-battery.co.uk/apple-macbook-pro-series-battery.htm">Macbook Pro battery</a> down over multiple sessions over multiple days. The important thing is not to plug the AC power adapter back in and start recharging the battery until it is completely run down. The condition process generally requires you to go through this cycle three times in a row. </p>
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