How To Save Your Laptop Battery PDF Print E-mail
Written by Francua Smith   
Thursday, 10 September 2009 14:41
Do you have problems trying to save battery force in Windows? I know I do. There are, in fact, numerous Windows force saving options you can attempt out to extend your laptop's battery life. I cover 5 of these tips in this article. Once you study them, you'll be capable to administer force in your laptop a lot more efficiently. So read on and discover more!
by FrancuaSmith


Do you have problems trying to save battery force in Windows? I know I do. There are, in fact, numerous Windows force saving options you can attempt out to extend your laptop's battery life. I cover 5 of these tips in this article. Once you study them, you'll be capable to administer force in your laptop a lot more efficiently. So read on and discover more!

1. Manage Power Consumption One thing you can do is to access power management options in Windows. For Windows XP users, simply click on Start and select the Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance then Power Options. You'll find many power management schemes - choose the one that is most appropriate for you. The Power Options Properties screen in Windows XP

2. Hibernate Or Standby Mode Whenever possible, try to put your laptop into Hibernation instead of Standby. Hibernation really captures an image of where you left off in your work and completely suspends the machine. Standby mode restarts more speedily but it consumes more power. Setting up hibernate options in Windows XP

3. Do One Thing At A Time Believe it or not, if you keep several programs open at once, it consumes more CPU cycles and as a result, more power. Try to always work on one program at a time to save power in Windows. Exit one program before moving on to the next.

4. Turn Off Wireless Networking Another culprit that consumes power in your laptop is your WiFi connection. Try to turn this off if you're not using your wireless connection. I also mentioned this tip over here , simply because it's one of the best power saving tips for laptops. Turn off wireless networking to save power

5. Turn Down The Display Brightness Another Windows power saving option you can use is to turn down the display brightness. This simple tip will give you many more minutes of power when you're running low on battery power.

Conclusion I hope this article has given you some good ideas on Windows power saving options. I find that low battery life is one of the biggest problems faced by laptop users these days - so you'll do good to remember the above tips. Until next time, good luck and happy computing!

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.

Francua Smith is a good Computer specialist who has a lot of experience on laptop computers. He will help you to choose your own nice laptop computer.