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    help battery manager for acer

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by microms, Dec 11, 2011.

  1. microms

    microms Newbie

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    hello every body.

    I am using a acer 4738 notebook. it use windows 7. i go to acer support page and download latest driver. i install acer epower management version 5.3005 but no GUI or tray icon display. i used acer 4738 since 8 months ago. now, bettery wear 15% :pfff: .

    Can you help me?

    //t1212a412

    i am using win 7 64 bit. now, i setup battery by win 7 default battery manager.
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    epower management doesn't have a GUI nor a tray icon. It does have a process added to start-up though.

    As for your battery wear- no battery manager would help you with that- it always happens on its own.
    15% on 8 months is quite re4asonable although not very good.

    What's the battery manufacturer?
     
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    microms Newbie

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    I do not use notebook regularly. The average is 2 hours per day. battery manufacter is Liteon.
     
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    You should be glad it's not Sony ;)

    BTW it doesn't matter if you use a notebook or not, or even if you use it on battery or not- battery wears constantly. Even if you take it out and leave it like this its capacity will go down on its own (not as fast as it would have if you used it but still it does happen).

    So to sum it up- you don't really have a problem and what's happening is normal.
    The only way to make the process significantly slower is charge the battery up to ~50% and store it in the refrigerator (I'm not kidding).
    That kind of defeats the purpose of having a notebook though.
     
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    pengy_666 Notebook Evangelist

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    Batterybar pro is good if you would like to help monitor your battery in depth.

    Here is the free version to try first, It has some useful tools for alerting you about current state and also to help maintain a good routine of care.
     
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    thanks.
    have any battery manager software like Dell?
    it limit charge per % ( ex 80%) then use AC power and bettery capacity about (ex 30%) it charge again.
    it help battery good.
     
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    have any software like thankpad?