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Technical Tips

Laptop Battery Usage Tips

• Fully charge new battery packs before use. New pack needs to be fully charged and discharged (cycled) a few times before it can condition to full capacity.
• Always store a battery pack in a fully charged state.
• Fully drain and fully recharge your battery pack every few months.
• For longer battery life, turn down the LCD brightness of your portable device
• Turn off the LCD or other unnecessary accessories when not in use
• Add more RAM if you have an extra RAM expansion slot, as this will reduce the usage of your hard drive that is power exhaustive.
• Close unused software in your notebook.
• Remove unused PC cards or USB devices from your notebook computer.
• Don't short circuit the terminals or store your battery pack with metal parts.
• Don't drop or mutilate the battery pack.
• Don't expose battery pack to moisture.