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    Battery drains FAST

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by DJ2003, Nov 25, 2010.

  1. DJ2003

    DJ2003 Newbie

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    I bought a used Toshiba M700 Tablet PC about a month ago. At first, the battery would last about 1.5 hours and now I only get about 30 minutes. In the meantime, I ordered a brand new battery. That battery gave me about 3 hours and, only after two weeks, only gives me about 15 minutes! I am using the best power management settings and have the lcd display at half brightness when on battery. I used the laptop until the "low battery" message appears and then charge it up again.

    Is there something that I'm missing here? Why are my batteries draining so fast?
     
    DJ2003, Nov 25, 2010
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Did you buy a cheapo knock off battery? Those die very fast.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Nov 25, 2010
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  3. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Check your battery health with Battery Bar. With the same program you can check the power draw.

    Your battery might be nearly dead and/or you may have too many processes running...
     
    Phil, Nov 26, 2010
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  4. Leopard2

    Leopard2 Notebook Consultant

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    battery's worn out most likely... really that's the only problem i can think of....
     
    Leopard2, Nov 26, 2010
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