With more of us working away from a wall socket, each additional minute we will be able to eke out of our portable device is essential. Below you'll find a few things you can do to save some power on your laptop.
Adjusting power options
If you go to your control panel, you'll be ready to change your laptops power profile. Changing how it behaves when you're not at the PC will seriously improve the power savings when you're outside.
Lowering screen brightness
You must lower the screen brightness as much as you comfortably can. This will not just save power, but also reduce eye strain.
Switching off the Wi-Fi
The Wi-Fi antenna uses a lot of power, so switching it off when you're not on the web or making an attempt to send an e-mail can actually save some energy.
Ejecting any CD in the drive
If you've got a CD left in the drive, it'll spin up every time you switch on your computer, and dependent on your power settings and notebook manufacturer, it'll periodically check to confirm if the CD in the drive is being read. Remove it to save power.
Remove any USB devices
This is a no brainer really. USB devices leech power from your portable PC. If you have stuff like a mouse and an external disc drive that you are not using, unplug it.
Dumping any pointless programs
Items such as Windows gadgets use up more power. The same applies to any other programme working in the background. Take a look at your taskbar (the icons next to the clock) and see if there's anything that you don't need.
I hope this article has given you some understanding of how you can prolong the battery life-span of your laptop computer. Should you would like more tips like this, read on or talk to someone in your IT support department.
Adjusting power options
If you go to your control panel, you'll be ready to change your laptops power profile. Changing how it behaves when you're not at the PC will seriously improve the power savings when you're outside.
Lowering screen brightness
You must lower the screen brightness as much as you comfortably can. This will not just save power, but also reduce eye strain.
Switching off the Wi-Fi
The Wi-Fi antenna uses a lot of power, so switching it off when you're not on the web or making an attempt to send an e-mail can actually save some energy.
Ejecting any CD in the drive
If you've got a CD left in the drive, it'll spin up every time you switch on your computer, and dependent on your power settings and notebook manufacturer, it'll periodically check to confirm if the CD in the drive is being read. Remove it to save power.
Remove any USB devices
This is a no brainer really. USB devices leech power from your portable PC. If you have stuff like a mouse and an external disc drive that you are not using, unplug it.
Dumping any pointless programs
Items such as Windows gadgets use up more power. The same applies to any other programme working in the background. Take a look at your taskbar (the icons next to the clock) and see if there's anything that you don't need.
I hope this article has given you some understanding of how you can prolong the battery life-span of your laptop computer. Should you would like more tips like this, read on or talk to someone in your IT support department.
About the Author:
Michael Kiruba-Raja now works for Prosyn, a small business IT support specialist. Prosyn handle IT support in London and surrounding counties, and cover a myriad of industries.
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