On Sunday 08 Dec 2002 H:02 am, Andrei Raevsky wrote: > Hi, > > This is somewhat an illegitimate question, as it deals with hardware and > not with linux per se. However, since there are quite a few helpful folks > around here, and since my laptop runs Mandrake 9, I dare this breach of > etiquette: > > I was given an old Quantex N30W-15 (on which Mandrake 9 runs without any > problems, by the way - except for the Winmodem which one can easily fix > with the RPMs available on the Linmodem.org site). It runs on a BAT30WL > Lithium Ion Battery (rated 11.1V-4800mAh). > > I used my laptop at home 99% of the time so I do not need to run it on > batteries. > > How should I best use this battery? Should I keep it plugged in and > constanting charging, should I always use it on battery and thereby empty > the battery daily, or is there anything else I should do to maximize my > battery's life? > > Thanks in advance for your advice and sorry for the off-topic question, > > Andrei
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