9-hour battery settings
Published on 22 Mar 2006 at 6:44 am.
3 Comments.
Filed under TechTips, Gadgets.
It wasn’t as complicated as I thought. Here are the settings my friend uses to get 9-hours of battery power.
The trick, my friend says, is to set the CPU speed to the lowest.
Here’s how it’s done on my IBM T43:
a.) Left click the green battery meter beside the task bar
b.) From the menu, select “Launch Power Manager”
c.) In “Scheme Name”, click the “New” button.
d.) Key in a Scheme Name, e.g. “Maximize battery life”
e.) Under Battery settings, System settings:
Maximum CPU speed: Low
Optimize fan control to: Balance all parameters
Display brightness: Level 0 (Lowest)
Click Next
f.) Under Idle timers, Battery settings:
Lower display brightness: Never
Lower display refresh rate: Never
Turn off display: Never
Stop hard disk rotation: Never
Enter system standby: Never
Enter system hibernation: Never
The settings in step f are personal preferences. I think the real key is the CPU speed and the display brightness in step e.
I tried out the settings. It gave me 5 hours and 40 mins. Not as good as my friend’s 9 hours, but better than my normal 4 hours and 20 mins.
Let me try a full cycle of battery discharge and charge, let’s see if I reach the 9 hour mark.
ka edong
batt ba tayo ganito?
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Jenn on 9 May 2006 at 3:23 pm: 1
ei this is helpful…will pass it on to the hubby
ka edong on 13 May 2006 at 12:16 pm: 2
try niyo
hommie on 31 Jul 2007 at 11:15 am: 3
i have a sony vaio with sony li-ion batt, it usually stays for about an hour. will this setting work for me? Saka medyo mainit ba tlga yung parteg battery niya…pls help