Battery power-saving strategies

Ever the battery power on your mobile PC is running during a meeting or class? While waiting for the client to match the power shortages have to worry about? Own battery lasts much longer needs? Plenty of battery life for mobile PC users is a permanent challenge for. However, Windows mobile computers to maximize the battery life of the different methods to help you.

This article describes the Windows settings power more efficiently manage a. in addition, you can extend the battery life, some non-software related tips.

Windows 7 two basic power management.

Balanced: automatically hardware.Power saver energy consumption performance balance: possible reduces the energy performance of your computer.

To change the power management options.

1. Windows in the notification area of the taskbar, click the battery meter icon.

Display and the hard disk from your mobile PC, battery power is two big consumers. (Windows XP power scheme) power selection, you can extend the battery life.Power mobile PC's power management that control how a collection of hardware and system settings.

2. balancing or power to select a power plan called power saver.

Windows Vista includes the three default power plans.

Balance.Provides full performance when you need it, but when there is a computer idle.Power saver saving power.To extend the battery life is the best choice for. cost? performance performance.High. battery life sacrificed to maximize system performance.

To change the power management options.

1. Windows in the notification area of the taskbar, click the battery meter icon.
2. select balanced, power saver, or high-performance power.

Windows XP mobile PC's power scheme that you created specifically for two includes: Laptop/notebook power scheme to conserve battery power, but you can minimize sacrificed.The system speed up battery power scheme to minimize power, but the processing needs to be adjusted to the change and does not require processing does.Maximum battery document reading and meeting notes such as minimal processing should be used when necessary.

Battery life designed to maximize the use of the power scheme.

1. click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Next.

2., check the control panel in category view, you're thinking, and then click performance and maintenance,.

3. performance and maintenance window, click power options.

4. for the power schemes tab, in the power options properties dialog box, under the arrow, and then click the power schemes, and then click maximum battery.

5., click OK.

To fit the specific needs of a custom power scheme, you can also create a custom power scheme that you want, you can create.

Other versions of Windows the following battery-saving state.

Windows 7: sleep and Hibernate (such as deep sleep) Windows, and hybrid sleep (is sleep and Hibernate) (snooze) Windows XP standby and (the same deep sleep) hibernation mode

Sleep (standby)

Sleep (standby) and hard disk, and open all of your programs and files to random access memory (RAM) computer, are stored in temporary memory, rather than on your hard disk, you must turn off your computer when in the standby mode, before placing the system you should save your work, and recommended so the information stored in RAM are cleared. otherwise lose power, battery, replacing, or a system crash with possible data loss.

Sleep (standby) intermittently during the day if you're using a mobile PC can be especially useful. for example, during the day driving between the client's Office when the computer goes to sleep or standby battery life and maximize your programs, files, and open the document to put keep quick access to your computer when you use the back quickly woke up and left is exactly the same as on the desktop is restored.