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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 6:41 AM
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my battery only last for 45 mins
i tried turning the brightness down but it didnt make no difference
what else can i do ?
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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 7:02 AM
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You can turn off the WiFi receiver if it isn't already off. But I think you're dealing with a bigger problem here. The battery may be getting old and no longer able to hold a charge.
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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 7:12 AM
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hey thanks but if i turn off wifi i cant use the internet
i dont think my batterys getting old coz its a new laptop, i've only had it a few days
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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 7:51 AM
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Yeah, but it may have been sitting on a shelf for months before being sold.
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mr-mac Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 10:22 AM
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Most laptops have power management. High performance, battery saver etc. Make sure it is not on high performance. If laptop is a powerhouse desktop replacement it may only last 1hr to 1hr30min.

I would look up specs online and report problem if it I well below claimed.

Oh also li-ion need to set 100pct or it will incorrectly not fully charge and report as low when it isn't so I suggest you do an overnight charge to see if that is the issue
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HPC:Fan Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 5:00 PM
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Go to the control panel and hit up power options. Choose the "Power savings" option, that should make your battery last a little longer. If it doesn't, then you'll have to talk with the people you've bought the laptop from.
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hmascience Page Icon Posted 2011-02-22 10:45 PM
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Given where you posted (WinCE6), what machine is this?

I think the previous advice was assuming "real" laptop or HPC rather than a chinese netbook.

I remember some disappointing reports of some of those netbooks having some very poor battery performance (ala 1-2 hours) given their small screen sizes, lack of HD, etc.

I'd suspect either a bad battery cell (manufacturing defect) or somebody slapped in the wrong battery (there are days where the stories of the generic netbook Chinese manufacturing quality are very reminiscent of the manufacturing in Soviet-era factories; unfair or otherwise: QA tracked inversely with the vodka ration or the Party quotas -- says a guy that liked to buy "Russian Leicas" ;-) ).




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bobkally - 2011-02-22 1:41 AM
my battery only last for 45 mins
i tried turning the brightness down but it didnt make no difference
what else can i do ?
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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 4:26 AM
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you maybe right coz it was real dirty and the box was beat up bad

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Yeah, but it may have been sitting on a shelf for months before being sold.



Edited by bobkally 2011-02-23 4:32 AM
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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 4:30 AM
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theres no power options on my laptop

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mr-mac - 2011-02-22 10:22 AM

Most laptops have power management. High performance, battery saver etc. Make sure it is not on high performance. If laptop is a powerhouse desktop replacement it may only last 1hr to 1hr30min.

I would look up specs online and report problem if it I well below claimed.

Oh also li-ion need to set 100pct or it will incorrectly not fully charge and report as low when it isn't so I suggest you do an overnight charge to see if that is the issue

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SOLIDUS - 2011-02-22 5:00 PM

Go to the control panel and hit up power options. Choose the "Power savings" option, that should make your battery last a little longer. If it doesn't, then you'll have to talk with the people you've bought the laptop from.


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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 5:02 AM
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i cant tell you what laptop it is coz theres no name, its red and very small, the screen says windows ce 6.0 thats why i posted in here
do you know were i can buy a new battery or how i can make it last longer ?

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Given where you posted (WinCE6), what machine is this?

I think the previous advice was assuming "real" laptop or HPC rather than a chinese netbook.

I remember some disappointing reports of some of those netbooks having some very poor battery performance (ala 1-2 hours) given their small screen sizes, lack of HD, etc.

I'd suspect either a bad battery cell (manufacturing defect) or somebody slapped in the wrong battery (there are days where the stories of the generic netbook Chinese manufacturing quality are very reminiscent of the manufacturing in Soviet-era factories; unfair or otherwise: QA tracked inversely with the vodka ration or the Party quotas -- says a guy that liked to buy "Russian Leicas" ;-) ).




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bobkally - 2011-02-22 1:41 AM
my battery only last for 45 mins
i tried turning the brightness down but it didnt make no difference
what else can i do ?
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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 5:17 AM
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I've been looking for a few myself, but they've been really hard to find so far. There is a Chinese vendor on alibaba.com selling some, but the minimum order quantity is at least 200 units.
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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 5:31 AM
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geeez!! who the hell is gonna by 200 ?
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bobkally Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 5:32 AM
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how long does your battery last ?
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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 7:03 AM
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Well, the one battery I have lasts about two hours - but I have five extra of these generic netbooks without batteries. I'd like to sell them, but that'd be kinda hard without the batteries.
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hmascience Page Icon Posted 2011-02-23 10:44 PM
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Ask Rich Hawley where he found his...
http://www.hpcfactor.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=15785&po... netbook&highlightmode=1#M144035
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