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    HP DV5 batterylife woes

    Discussion in 'HP' started by khaleel5000, Apr 21, 2009.

  1. khaleel5000

    khaleel5000 Notebook Consultant

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    I have purchased a HP fv5 1215 tx its C2d 2.2ghz (intel T6600)
    has Nvidia 9600M GT graphic card,15.4 inch display
    full specs:-
    http://www.shophive.com/shophive/Hp-Pavilion-DV5-1215TX-p-5197.pakistan.html

    I felt that the 6 cell battery life is not as it sould be (a few fellows have laptops, without a dedicated graphic card, so i wasnt sure)
    so I have ran some tests (more than once to verify data ,the difference is +/- 1 minute) to verify the status of the battery ambient temperature around 35~40 celcius

    All 'tests' were on windows vista SP1 , 50% brightness, no wifi,bluetooth,lan moden connection,no usbs attached
    on windows vista, when laptop is idle (to test, i just opened it up,changed the powersettigns so it doesnt close scree,run screen saver ,suspend or hibernate, and left it there, doing nothing and it ran for mere 2 hr 30 min

    and with everything same,ran a avi movie off harddisk it lasted 2hr 18min

    when turned off , it takes 1hr 45 min to charge from 1% to 100

    when turned on it takes 2 hr 25 min to charge from 1% to 100

    is there a porblem with the battery or is in your opinion its oK?
    its my first laptop, i am form south asia, i dont have much of a specialist help around.I will appreciate if you guys can help
     
    khaleel5000, Apr 21, 2009
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  2. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    This is perfectly normal for a 6cell battery like yours. You have a dedicated mid range gpu which heavily impacts battery life.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 21, 2009
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  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    2hr 18min running a avi movie is pretty decent for a 6 cell. You should try Undervolting (note: its not underclocking) your CPU, there is a guide in the hardware section. It helps with temperature and battery life without any hit in performance.
     
    Johnny T, Apr 21, 2009
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  4. optimustarzan

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    Yes completely normal.
     
    optimustarzan, Apr 21, 2009
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  5. khaleel5000

    khaleel5000 Notebook Consultant

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    thanks guys, a big relief for me.
     
    khaleel5000, Apr 22, 2009
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