Re: [newbie] laptop hardware question (sorry)
On Sunday 08 December 2002 00:02, 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 Every time you charge a Li-ion battery you shorten it's life (i.e. the uptime) a little. Taking it out and unloading and loading it every once in a while (monthly or so) will keep it in shape for years to come. Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop hardware question (sorry)
Hi, Ok. But does keeping my laptop with the battery inside CONSTANTILY connected to the power outlet qualify as recharging or not (since the battery does not really discharge the battery to being with, right?). Thanks, Andrei Every time you charge a Li-ion battery you shorten it's life (i.e. the uptime) a little. Taking it out and unloading and loading it every once in a while (monthly or so) will keep it in shape for years to come. Good luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop hardware question (sorry)
On Tuesday 10 December 2002 16:53, Andrei Raevsky wrote: Hi, Ok. But does keeping my laptop with the battery inside CONSTANTILY connected to the power outlet qualify as recharging or not (since the battery does not really discharge the battery to being with, right?). Thanks, Andrei Usually, yes! when the voltage goes down it recharges immediately, thus decreasing the life span. Depending a little on what sort of charger it's using it might even start to push the voltage up to a higher level creating all sorts of problems. Especially older types of batteries are hard to come by. I even once built my own for a compaq contura using plain Ni-cadmium rechargeables:o) So take good care if it. Good Luck, HarM Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop hardware question (sorry)
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 Have a look at this http://www.mbi.panasonic.co.jp/oembatteries/english/e_ion/out_eion/atteion.htm -- http://www.poogle.co.uk Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop hardware question (sorry)
On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 11:02, 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 Just about once a month, discharge the batter completely and let it recharge - that should keep it alive for longer...(at least that's what we used to do at MCI) -- Sun Dec 8 11:10:00 EST 2002 11:10am up 13:08, 4 users, load average: 1.04, 0.82, 0.74 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. |____ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | ;/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn Remind me not to fix mtrr.c after half a litre of wine in future. - Alan Cox Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
