With repeated discharges and recharges, the battery's capacity will gradually decrease. In view of this it will be noted that an often used, older battery will not operate for as long as a new battery even when both are fully charged.

Maximizing battery operating time

A battery's usefulness depends on how long it can supply power on a single charge, while how long the charge lasts in a battery depends on:

Processor speed Screen brightness System Sleep Mode System Hibernation Mode Display power off period

Hard Disk Drive power off period

How often and for how long you use the Hard Disk Drive and external disk(c) drives, for example, optical disc.

How much charge the battery contained to begin with.

How you use optional devices, such as a USB device, to which the battery supplies power.

Whether you enable Sleep Mode, which can conserve battery power if you are frequently turning the computer off and on.

Where you store your programs and data.

Whether you close the display panel when you are not using the keyboard - closing the display saves power.

The environmental temperature - operating time decreases at low temperatures.

Whether you enable Sleep and Charge function.

The condition of the battery terminals - you should always ensure the terminals stay clean by wiping them with a clean dry cloth before installing the battery pack.

Batteries exhausted time

When you turn off the power of your computer with batteries fully charged, the batteries will be exhausted within the following approximate period.

 

Battery type

Sleep Mode

Shut Down Mode

 

Battery pack

about 3 days

about 33 days

 

(48Wh, 6 cell)

 

 

 

Battery pack

about 4 days

about 45 days

 

(66Wh, 6 cell high

 

 

 

capacity)

 

 

 

RTC Battery

about 70 days

about 70 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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