dying battery

crowchaser · 10-04-2005, 03:28 PM

my laptop battery lasts 36 minutes at full charge

any way i can fix that. i had a program that came with the laptop that would fully discharge and fully charge the battery. but then i formatted. any idea where i can get something like that.

j0k3r · 10-04-2005, 04:41 PM

You could try a battery conditioner, but I doubt it will work, you may just want to bite the bullet and grab a new battery.

Chair · 10-04-2005, 05:45 PM

yeah once batteries start to lose their charge, tha'ts pretty much it for them...

~~BrentN~~ · 10-04-2005, 06:53 PM

Yea people are good at telling you all kinds of things that you 'want' to hear, but in reality sometimes it doesn't do shit but please your ears

Honestly, I've heard everything when it comes to what people say in regards to renewing a battery thats forming a memory. Rule of the book.

Ni-Cad notebook batterys form a memory rather quickly if proper recharging precautions are not taken

Li-Ion batterys certianly don't last forever, but it doesn't matter what kind of charging precautions you take with them.

It boils down to no matter how carefull you are, a battery will always form a memory at one point or another, decreasing its lifetime from a full charge.

Expect to pay around 200$cndn for a new battery FROM the manufacturer, like toshiba sony, hp, etc. Smaller notebooks, like say special ones like the sony 505 series can go as high as 500$!!!!!! for a stupid ass battery.

Justin3 · 10-04-2005, 07:02 PM

I have an old 200mhz toshiba that only lasts 20minnets and its 10 years old, but my sisters 2001 HP only lasts 20 also and its only 4 years old, the point is just get a new battery.

SoulAssassin · 10-04-2005, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin3

I have an old 200mhz toshiba that only lasts 20minnets and its 10 years old, but my sisters 2001 HP only lasts 20 also and its only 4 years old, the point is just get a new battery.

Wonderful logic

rx · 10-04-2005, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin3

I have an old 200mhz toshiba that only lasts 20minnets and its 10 years old, but my sisters 2001 HP only lasts 20 also and its only 4 years old, the point is just get a new battery.

too much details.

Miller · 10-04-2005, 09:46 PM

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~~BrentN~~ Party? Where? Jan 2005 Last Seen: 12-29-2007 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 2,330 (#36) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x3	Yea people are good at telling you all kinds of things that you 'want' to hear, but in reality sometimes it doesn't do shit but please your ears Honestly, I've heard everything when it comes to what people say in regards to renewing a battery thats forming a memory. Rule of the book. Ni-Cad notebook batterys form a memory rather quickly if proper recharging precautions are not taken Li-Ion batterys certianly don't last forever, but it doesn't matter what kind of charging precautions you take with them. It boils down to no matter how carefull you are, a battery will always form a memory at one point or another, decreasing its lifetime from a full charge. Expect to pay around 200$cndn for a new battery FROM the manufacturer, like toshiba sony, hp, etc. Smaller notebooks, like say special ones like the sony 505 series can go as high as 500$!!!!!! for a stupid ass battery.

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