Battery problems

Valerye · 28-10-2008

Lately my(and my brother in laws)Battery Have not been holding charges. Is there anyway to fix It without having to buy A new one?

Also My Computer Has been Jumping Up to 100% usage and freezing With 2-3 small programs on the screen and few in the task bar. Does anyone know what Is causing this?

chevre · 28-10-2008

It depends on the age of the battery. All rechargeables will lose capacity as they age. If it's old, that might be your problem.

Your second description is way too vague, but it's possible that you are using a lot of resources (e.g. CPU frequency scaled to max, lots of disk writes, wireless internet, bright LCD).

Martin · 28-10-2008

Did that gradually change or did it suddenly change?

Did you change anything lately?

Valerye · 28-10-2008

Sudden Change. And it happened 3 months ago. I've finely got annoyed by it

And the only thing I changed was installed AA(Americans army.

Martin · 28-10-2008

With the installing of AA did you play it a lot. (Games eat battery life due to how much resources they use)

Valerye · 28-10-2008

Nope just once. And I only play games when it is plugged in.

Martin · 28-10-2008

The suddenly loss of battery life is inconsistent with aging but I don't have any other ideas.

Secret · 28-10-2008

First try uninstalling Americas Army I guess? Uhh it could be a number of things, I cant really tell unless I were to see it. But try and make the screen a bit darker that will save some battery life and also try and see what your CPU is up to and see what is running are happening. I also found these links here help full with my macbook at school.
Seven Tips for Better Notebook Battery Life
4 tips to extend the life of your laptop battery
Also this one!
Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life|Friedbeef’s Tech
In a nutshell just keep your screen dimer, use less aplpications at once, Keep the heat down, and use hibernate mode instead of standby mode and don't play video games on it to much. It could just be the battery wearing down after a while so check E-bay for a good cheap replacment battery, or you could always deal with customer service reps and maybe get a free new battery?

You now owe me a cookie!

28-10-2008	#1 (permalink)
Valerye Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana A little to the left of The high way. D: Age: 17 Posts: 1,214 Threads: 43 Gallery Uploads: 47 Wiki Edits: 14 Blog Entries: 28 Reputation: 7	Battery problems Lately my(and my brother in laws)Battery Have not been holding charges. Is there anyway to fix It without having to buy A new one? Also My Computer Has been Jumping Up to 100% usage and freezing With 2-3 small programs on the screen and few in the task bar. Does anyone know what Is causing this?

28-10-2008	#8 (permalink)
Secret Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland Shhh its a "secret"! Age: 16 Posts: 602 Threads: 33 Gallery Uploads: 22 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 7	First try uninstalling Americas Army I guess? Uhh it could be a number of things, I cant really tell unless I were to see it. But try and make the screen a bit darker that will save some battery life and also try and see what your CPU is up to and see what is running are happening. I also found these links here help full with my macbook at school. Seven Tips for Better Notebook Battery Life 4 tips to extend the life of your laptop battery Also this one! Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life\|Friedbeef’s Tech In a nutshell just keep your screen dimer, use less aplpications at once, Keep the heat down, and use hibernate mode instead of standby mode and don't play video games on it to much. It could just be the battery wearing down after a while so check E-bay for a good cheap replacment battery, or you could always deal with customer service reps and maybe get a free new battery? You now owe me a cookie! Last edited by Martin; 28-10-2008 at 10:26 PM. Reason: doublepost

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28-10-2008	#2 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 24 Posts: 941 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 37	It depends on the age of the battery. All rechargeables will lose capacity as they age. If it's old, that might be your problem. Your second description is way too vague, but it's possible that you are using a lot of resources (e.g. CPU frequency scaled to max, lots of disk writes, wireless internet, bright LCD).

28-10-2008	#3 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 2,198 Threads: 40 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 93 Blog Entries: 28	Did that gradually change or did it suddenly change? Did you change anything lately?

28-10-2008	#4 (permalink)
Valerye Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana A little to the left of The high way. D: Age: 17 Posts: 1,214 Threads: 43 Gallery Uploads: 47 Wiki Edits: 14 Blog Entries: 28 Reputation: 7	Sudden Change. And it happened 3 months ago. I've finely got annoyed by it And the only thing I changed was installed AA(Americans army.

28-10-2008	#5 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 2,198 Threads: 40 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 93 Blog Entries: 28	With the installing of AA did you play it a lot. (Games eat battery life due to how much resources they use)

28-10-2008	#6 (permalink)
Valerye Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana A little to the left of The high way. D: Age: 17 Posts: 1,214 Threads: 43 Gallery Uploads: 47 Wiki Edits: 14 Blog Entries: 28 Reputation: 7	Nope just once. And I only play games when it is plugged in.

28-10-2008	#7 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 2,198 Threads: 40 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 93 Blog Entries: 28	The suddenly loss of battery life is inconsistent with aging but I don't have any other ideas.