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    1 hour battery life on dv9000?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. ImajinMyFX

    ImajinMyFX Notebook Guru

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    so i got out of class at 11:30 and i finally get to sit down and go on my laptop at 11:40. my battery was at 95% and now, at 12:10 my battery is already at 47%. its only been 30 mins. i'm not doing anything other than internet and typing on world. does any one else have this problem? i use to have a hp ze4200 and it's battery life lasted for 2-3 hrs. my wireless connection is very low. its only at 10.mbps b/c i am far from the library's hot spot. is this causing my laptop to work extra hard?
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007
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    Wireless does eat up batteries. Have you done a battery calibration? Could be battery wear also
     
    BENDER, Jan 22, 2007
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    ImajinMyFX Notebook Guru

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    i haven't done a calibration. where should i go to do that? i've only had this laptop for a month now. i hope i didn't wear it out already
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 22, 2007
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    Run HP's battery check utility. It could be heavy wear or it could be abnormal CPU activity (check for programs in the background)
     
    vassil_98, Jan 22, 2007
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    Follow vassil's advice...
     
    BENDER, Jan 22, 2007
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