New Laptop? ? ?

Hi friends!!! First of all Congrats for your new laptop.
So you got your new laptop (or) a new battery for your old laptop… Now what? Want to make it last longer?
Things you should consider for a better battery life and performance

1. Do not let a Li-ion battery completely discharge…Doing so strains and weakens it. So don’t do that. How do i know if my battery is Li-ion?? Sol.Most laptops today have a Li-ion battery. If you still have a doubt check your battery label.
2. Heating issue: Make sure the battery doesn’t get heated up. Heating degrades the battery performance.
3. Calibrate the battery using your laptop-manufacturer tools. (if HP- use HP support assistant, HP battery check)
4. Cut down external power consuming devices.
5. Lower the graphics use. Graphics cards (video cards) use as much or more power today as hard disks. If your laptop has a switchable graphics card, switch on the graphics process on only when you really need it.
6. Use sleep and hibernate effectively.
7. Dim your screen - Screen itself consumes a lot of juice.
8. Shut off unneeded hardware such as wi-fi and bluetooth.
9. Reduce the CPU load. Follow the instructions for reducing the CPU load @ Laptop? ? ?

Good day :)
Urs, Medha.