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    increase battery life on s6210

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by duckxtales, Sep 30, 2004.

  1. duckxtales

    duckxtales Newbie

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    what tricks do you guys have to increase the battery life? besides just turning the lcd brightness down. is there anyway to lower the cpu power?

    And typically how long does your s6210 last?
     
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    jadefish Notebook Enthusiast

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    turning off the wi-fi switch helps also, but I'd say get the bay battery. The 2nd battery option rocks -- i don't understand why more laptops don't have it. Mine runs about 6 hours straight w/ both batteries.

    Fujitsu S6220 1.7GHz : 768MB RAM : 5K80 HDD : CD-RW/DVD
     
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, those tips and turning off programs or services that aren't needed is about all you can do. The display is the most impactful move though.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Sep 30, 2004
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    jfafimtu Notebook Geek

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    You can throttle down the CPU by selecting Max Battery under adjust power options. It will throttle the CPU of a 1.6ghz Centrino to 225mhz under light use...it varies though depending on your usage..but having it set to max battery will effectly save power.
     
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    SDM Notebook Enthusiast

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    To help reduce screen power one can use a white background, then lower brigness a great deal! Every bit will help!

    SDM
     
    SDM, Oct 3, 2004
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    is there a specific program that can downscale you cpu to run at a lower speed to save battery life? I know for sure I don't need to run at full 1.6 ghz at most of the time... what program can do this?
     
    duckxtales, Nov 4, 2004
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    SpeedSwitchXP is a free app that can help you manage CPU usage.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Nov 4, 2004
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