Here following describes how to extend the battery life using Power Management and/or your computer's power saving feature. These are some tips especially for the Sony VAIO Laptop users because each laptop has different functions and options to save up battery. Check out these top 5 power management tips for increasing battery life.
Decrease LCD brightness
Select a lower LCD brightness level for the setup item, LCD Brightness, of VAIO Power Management. The smaller the level number is, the darker the LCD turns and the longer the battery lasts.Select an LCD brightness level among from Level 9 (light) to Level 1 (dark). When No Change is selected both for Plugged in and Running on batteries, note that changing the power supply source does not affect the LCD brightness. You can change the LCD brightness, for example, with the keyboard of your computer. For more information, see the manual of your computer. On some models of the computer, Adaptive is additionally available for selection. When Adaptive is selected, the ambient luminance is measured for automatic adjustment of the LCD brightness.
Use the power saving feature
Select VAIO Maximum Battery or VAIO Ultimate Battery in the Power schemes drop-down list on the Power Schemes tab. The selected power scheme option is displayed for Power Scheme on the Power Schemes tab. VAIO Ultimate Battery may not be available for selection, depending on the model of your computer. Provided for reducing power consumption by lowering the operation clock of the video chip. Select On or Off. Selecting On reduces power consumption.
Save power when not using your computer
When you temporarily leave your desk, place your computer on Standby. Standby refers to placing your computer in power saving mode while retaining the current work state. To place your computer on Standby, click Start, Power Options, and then Standby. When you are not using your computer for a while, place your computer into Hibernate. Hibernate refers to shutting down your computer after saving the current work state into the hard disk. To place your computer into Hibernate, press and hold the Fn key and press the F12 key.
To use the battery longer, place your computer on Standby as often as possible. When you are not using your computer for a while, place your computer into Hibernate; and when you are not using it for the time being, shut down your computer. You can recover the previous work state of your computer faster when your computer is in Hibernate than when it is shut down. If your computer is on Standby, it takes a much shorter time to recover the work state as compared with recovery from Hibernate.
Disconnect unused peripheral device.
Unplug the connector of unused peripheral devices from your computer. Select Enable, Disable, or No Change to specify power management of the Memory Stick slot. Selecting Disable disables the Memory Stick slot but reduces power consumption of your computer. When No Change is selected both for Plugged in and Running on batteries, note that changing the power supply source does not affect the power management of the Memory Stick slot.
Turn down the volume.
You can reduce power consumption by turning down or off the speakers and headphones volume. Use, for example, the keyboard of your computer to turn down or off the volume. For more information, see the manual of your computer. Select Enable, Disable, or No Change to specify power management of the audio feature. Selecting Disable disables the audio feature but reduces power consumption of your computer.
It is very important that you fully cycle and 'condition' you battery before you use it. All new batteries need to be fully conditioned in the early stages for at least 8-20 cycles (cycle = one full charge, one full discharge) otherwise you will not get the optimum runtime in hours from your battery.
It is very common for customers to believe that there is a fault with the battery when actually they have a perfectly good battery, which simply requires correct conditioning.
When you receive your new laptop battery it will be fully discharged and unconditioned. Please do not turn on your laptop computer as the battery will not work straight away.
Your battery will normally take 8 - 10 charges and discharges to reach its full capacity. However, your battery will not reach full potential until it has been conditioned at least fifty times. Until then you may experience lower performance.
Another common situation you may experience is the LED's and charge indicator on your laptop will not give accurate information until the battery is fully conditioned - it is very common for consumers to believe that their battery is faulty. Please do not blame the battery! Just follow the cycle instructions below.
During the first charge, your laptop may indicate that charging is complete after a short period (of approximately 15 minutes). This is to be expected and considered normal; if this occurs, remove the battery from your laptop and repeat the charging procedure. You should then use your laptop as normal (without the mains power adaptor plugged in), until the battery completely runs down.
Repeat the above procedure for a minimum of eight times over the course of the next few days. Always ensure you allow your battery sufficient time to get a full overnight charge.
What these terms mean
Cycle - One full overnight charge and one full discharge without the AC adaptor plugged in.
Charge - Overnight charge with AC adaptor plugged in the mains.
Discharge - Fully exhausting your battery's power (operating the computer with your fully charged battery in the laptop and the AC adaptor unplugged).
Condition - This is the charge/discharge process you must complete. This will increase both the runtime and the lifetime of your battery.
Runtime - The period of time your battery will last for.
Approximately 577 million household primary batteries (non-rechargeable) were sold in the UK in 1998. These are used in a wide range of everyday appliances such as torches, radios and electric toys.
Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) rechargeable batteries are also common in the household, found in equipment such as power tools, camcorders, laptop computers and mobile phones (there is a separate information sheet about mobile phones).
A dry cell battery requires fifty times more energy to make than it gives out.
There have traditionally been difficulties with recycling technology for general purpose (non-rechargeable) batteries, as efficient separation and collection of the many different kinds of battery is difficult. The battery industry in the UK has now eliminated mercury from their own products, although small numbers of batteries containing mercury are still imported from abroad.
Check with the manufacturer of your batteries to see if they are operating a recycling or take-back scheme. This is particularly necessary for NiCd batteries as they are the most hazardous type of battery found in the home.
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