Laptop Battery Optimization Guide

This tweak will enable th eToshiba Satellite A65 Series Battery basic, built-in power-saving function in your CPU. Go to your Control Panel, and select 'Power Options". There are 3 settings that matter to you:

Home/Office Desk - This setting will disable'the power-saving features for your CPU only when the notebook is plugged in the AC adapter. When Home/Office Desk is set while running the battery, the CPU can still throttle down.

Portable/Laptop - This will enable PowerNow!, Cool&Quiet, or SpeedStep, if your CPU supports it. These technologies all clock down your CPU when not in use, thus saving you battery life while maintaining similar performance.

Max Battery - This setting is only useful when you are really desperate for battery life. By switching to this profile, the CPU will be set to the lowest setting, which should be around 600Mhz to 800MHz. This will severely hinder performance when needed, though.

Additional settings mentioned below will also improve your battery life.Toshiba Satellite 1900 Battery By setting the monitor or hard drive to turn off when not in use, you can also save battery power. Be sure to modify only the 'Running On Batteries' column.

Turn Off Monitor - This setting will turn off your monitor when not in use. Only turn this on if you won't need to look at your screen, eg if you're gone from the keyboard, or if you're only listening to music. However, if you are watching a movie, the monitor will still turn off after the allotted time has passed, making this a potentially annoying feature.

Turn Off Hard Disks - This setting turns off your hard drive(s) when not in use after the allotted time. This is rather useful, because many programs, when running, do not actually access the hard drive. However, setting it too low will prove an annoyance, because it takes a while for the hard drive to go from off to on.

System Standby - Again, like the previous settings, this will make your system go Toshiba Satellite A60-662 Battery, into Standby mode after the allotted time has passed. This is only useful if you'll be gone from the keyboard.

GPU Tweaks

Tweaking the Graphics Card

When performing basic 2D tasks, such as web browsing or other tasks, the speed/quality of the graphics card makes no difference. Therefore, it is in your best interest to turn down the power of the graphics card to increase battery life. The most effective way to accomplish this is to lower the clock speed of the graphics card core and memory. If you have integrated graphics, you have limited access, and can not perform ANY of the following tweaks.

Before you get started, you should find out what card you have by going to Control Panel -> Display -> Settings

How to Take Care of Your Laptop's Battery and Make it Last

There has been of great Toshiba Laptop Battery deal of ink spilled on the subject of prolonging your laptop's battery life, but what about caring for your battery? Over time, the capacity of any rechargeable battery diminishes, to the point at which it is no longer useful. However, with proper care, batteries can last a long time. Read this guide to make sure you get your money's worth out of your laptop's battery.

Most laptop batteries these days are lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are substantially better than either of their precursors, nickel cadmium (NiCad) and nickel metal hydride (NiMAH) batteries, in that they do not suffer from the "memory effect". This means that, contrary to popular belief,Toshiba PA3285U-1BRS Battery, you do not need to let your battery run down all the way. In fact, it's better that you don't. Having said that though, I need to add that lithium-ion battery users should allow their batteries to fully discharge on the first two or three charging cycles. Beyond that, though, computers with lithium-ion batteries should be plugged in whenever they're not in use.

However, it is not good to leave your laptop constantly plugged in. Many people use their laptops largely as desktop replacements, using them on the desk and leaving them plugged in most of the time. These people would do well not what their laptop batteries charge constantly. Toshiba PA3191U-1BRS Battery, Although there's no danger of "overcharging" lithium-ion batteries, leaving a laptop plugged in for months at a time will have a detrimental effect on its battery. If you use your laptop as a desktop replacement, try unplugging it when it's not in use. Take care to unplug the charger from the wall, too, as otherwise it consumes electricity. Better yet, leave the laptop plugged in all the time, but remove its battery. For long-term storage, lithium-ion batteries should be allowed to run down to little below half charge. Store them safely in a warm, dry location