Charging New Batteries

Dell has come a long way in terms of battery life of laptop computers in their notebooks, but that does not make them immune to the occasional hiccup. Poor charging practices can lead to problems with battery life and power suction settings can drain a battery, particularly an older one, with surprising speed. For many dell laptops, although the temperature may affect the way your battery is charged and discharged. Charging of batteries 1. If your laptop is new, you have the opportunity to maximize the health of your battery from the start. CNET Asher Moses authors and Brian Nadel said that the vitality of the long battery life can be guaranteed if "the first time you use your laptop on battery power, [to] let the battery drain completely before recharging. Do not recharge the battery when dell is only half drained. Make that at least the first two sessions. "If you continue doing this every time you use your laptop battery, extend the length of time your laptop will run on batteries. Power Settings 2. One of the main reasons the life of the Toshiba laptop battery is so short in many laptops due to power settings. You can access the power settings on a Toshiba either by right-clicking the icon on the battery tray in the lower right corner of your screen and click "Power Options", or by going to Options Panel Control> Power. Here, you can select the configuration of your computer to use when running on battery power, adjust when you turn the screen, choose the time the team will go to sleep, and decide how bright the screen is. The default "Power Saving" setting to adjust the screen brightness to about 40%, turn off the screen after 3 minutes of inactivity and put the computer to sleep after 15 minutes. Think about which configuration makes more sense to you, and adjust the equipment according to conserve energy. Temperature 3. Extreme temperatures may adversely affect dell inspiron 6400 battery. According to Moses and Nadel, do not expose the battery to extreme heat or cold. Heat causes the batteries lose their charge very quickly and cold batteries do not perform as well. In addition, some Toshiba laptop batteries can detect when heated too much, and does not charge even when the power cord is plugged in the computer displays the message "AC power connected, battery charging," in this case. If this happens, you can charge your battery by turning off the computer and let the battery while the computer is off. Age 4. Laptop usually lasts 2 to 3 years of batteries. If your laptop battery is not holding a charge and is over 3 years, consider buying a new battery. Remember to fully charge the battery drain and brand new the first few times you use. Still does not load 5. If you have considered all these potential problems dell battery and find that they are not the reason for the problem, try removing the battery and gently clean the battery contacts and battery compartment laptop a dry, lint-free cloth. If no improvement, you may need to look at updating the BIOS of the computer or using the recovery CD that came with the laptop to turn off the internal problems that may be affecting the battery.