What is clear is that in addition to the efforts of Intel and AMD to create more efficient processors In terms of consumption, laptop manufacturers should step up their efforts (pun intended) so that the battery does not degrade as easily as it does today, creating a fixed maintenance standard for everyone.
Battery does not exceed 99%
Laptop batteries, like cell phones, need to be calibrated from time to time, especially when they start having performance and performance issues. autonomy. As we mentioned above, there is no foolproof method for preserving battery life, and as charge cycles pile up, the battery gets lost and doesn’t know exactly what is her state until she passes through the doctor to prepare it.
In this case, the simplest solution is to reset the battery level or calibrate it. To reset and calibrate the battery we will not need any application. It is also not necessary to remove the battery to take it to a technical service, this is a process that we can carry out at home following the steps that we show you below.
Reset Laptop Battery Level
The quickest and easiest method to resolve the battery measurement and general operation problem is to reset the battery. Most laptops allow you to perform this process by disconnecting the computer from the network and holding down the power button for 30 seconds.
When you reset the laptop battery level, the device will reset all values stored in the battery BIOS and start making new zero measurements, without carrying over previous data that may affect its operation. This process does not eliminate the number of cycles the battery has or the capacity it stores.
Calibrate a laptop battery
To calibrate a laptop battery, the first thing to do is connect it to power and wait for it to reach charge level. 100% billed. If our equipment does not exceed 99%, nothing happens, but, to ensure that it is not an incorrect measurement, it is advisable to wait at least an additional hour after reaching this percentage , whether it is 99 or 100.%.
Next, we access the Windows power options and select the Balanced plan. Windows offers us 3 power plans adapted to user needs: High yield (it does not worry about the battery and allows us to enjoy its maximum power), Balance (limits CPU resources to extend battery life) and Saver (This allows us to extend the computer’s battery by minimizing our processor power.
The balanced plan is the one that Windows uses by default on the laptop when not connected to power, a plan that offers battery consumption adapted to the reality of daily life. Once this plan is selected, unless we have changed it beforehand, we disconnect the charger and use the equipment until it runs out, until it runs out. turn off completely. We have to use it constantly, whether visiting web pages, watching YouTube videos, downloading content or just working normally. What we shouldn’t do is pay for equipment all the time. If the team is suspended, they will have to start from scratch.
Once turned off, we wait between 5 and 10 minutes and press the power button to check that the battery is completely exhausted. If it lights up, you still have to wait until it goes out again and repeat the operation until there are no more operating symptoms.
Then we plug the charger back in and wait for it to work. charge to 100%, still with the computer completely turned off. When the charging light changes color, we will wait another hour. Finally, we disconnect the charger from our laptop and turn it on to check if the calibration process was carried out correctly and if the battery works again like the first day.
Change the battery
If this is not the case, and we are still having problems with the duration or percentage displayed, it means that the battery not having the best time and the time has come to replace it if we want to continue enjoying our laptop without being stuck with a charger. A new battery for any laptop costs between 30 and 50 dollars on Amazon, if you know how to open the device and replace it if it is an internal battery.
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