Give Your Laptop Battery Some TLC

I I know we urbanites have become so attached to our laptops that they are with us wherever we go. Some of us even go to sleep with our laptops.Unfortunately, since we don't have a fixed power outlet while on the move, we're forced to use our Laptop batteries. This is where it gets real tricky because the length of time  that you spend using your laptop determines how long the laptop battery will last. So, without wasting any of your precious time I'm going to drop a few suggestions as to how to give your laptop some TLC.

Defrag Your Hard disk Regularly
For you non-techies out there, to defrag your hard disk regularly  involves chronologically ordering the data on your hard disk through the use of a defragmentor. In so doing , you increase the speed of your hard disk. The faster the hard disk , the less strain you put on your hard disk and your battery.. Looking for the perfect defragmentor? I suggest Advanced Defrag. 



Don't Run Too Many Programs in the Background?
Newsflash! The ITUNES, Mp3 files, E.T.C that you play til your heat's content slow down your battery. Make sure you're not playing too many of these programs in the background while you're working. All, other non-essential programs should be shut down to give your battery a breather.


Remove External Devices
If you don't need to use external devices your WIFI and USB devices turn them off. They help drain your battery.


Pump Up The Ram
  Adding more RAM to your laptop gives your laptop more to work with than virtual memory.- more so, especially when using programs which are heavy on virtual memory. Virtual memory is less power efficient and is also a drain on your hard disk  For all you non-techies out there, virtual memory is that imaginary part of your hard disk which creates alternative memory addresses on your hard disk. Programs installed on your PC use virtual memory rather than the physical addresses to store data and instructions. So Pump up the RAM.




leClean Your Battery Contacts
Clean your battery contacts  every few months with alcohol-induced cloth(not the beverage). This controls the efficiency of the the battery power transfer.

Give Your Battery a Thorough Work Out
Give your Battery  a thorough work out. Don't leave it inactive for too long. You should turn it on at least once every two to three weeks although most of you most likely use it a whole lot more than that. If you own a Li-On  battery, don't let it discharge totally. That 's meant only  for old batteries.


Don't Leave Your Battery On Standby 
  Next, don't leave your battery on standby.Leaving your battery on standby may  earn you energy savings but not as much as putting your battery on hibernation. Not only does hibernation add a few more years to your battery but it shuts down the battery automatically.

Optimize Your Battery Power
or Windows users, if you want to optimize your battery power  then go to 'Options and set it up. If you want optimum performance select 'max battery'.

Don't Overwork Your Laptop
There is no need to overworkyour laptop.  Instead of crunching the figures on Excel, Sending a zillion email messages, not to mention playing your MP3's, all at once, why don't you try accomplishing these tasks one by one? In so doing, you avoid sucking all the energy from your battery


So there you have it.  Help your laptop battery add a few more years to itse by following the  above suggestions. Do that and your laptop battery will have you to thank! If you want to learn how to fix your laptop, and give your laptop some TLC,  Click To Watch Ultimate Laptop Repair Videos Collection in HD and   and Download The Laptop Repair Workbook: An Introduction to Troubleshooting and Repairing Laptop Computers.