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    HP Envy 14 - 1210EB poor battery life.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Bumbolt, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. Bumbolt

    Bumbolt Newbie

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    I just recieved my HP Envy 14 - 1210EB but the battery life in win 7 is only 1.15h max :s. I tried to tune the battery settings (faster dimm, less brightness, faster hdd slowdown,...) but that gained me about 5 min.

    Is this a common problem? How can i improve battery life.

    (When i'm on battery i don't game/use flash,psd,.. so i don't need my graphics card. But i haven't found a option to turn it of on battery)

    THX!
     
    Bumbolt, Apr 10, 2011
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  2. awdotson

    awdotson Notebook Consultant

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    Battery life, as reported by windows, is not actual battery life.
     
    awdotson, Apr 10, 2011
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  3. spencerp

    spencerp Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out the battery life log thread. more info than I could post.
     
    spencerp, Apr 10, 2011
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  4. Bumbolt

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    What is the best way to find out the actual battery time then?
     
    Bumbolt, Apr 10, 2011
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  5. spencerp

    spencerp Notebook Evangelist

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    search "envy 14 battery life log" there is a program called battery bar pro you can download but even it takes a while (about two weeks- a month) to get accurate because it's based on averages of your computers previous run times. read that thread and you'll be happy you did.
     
    spencerp, Apr 10, 2011
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  6. Mike415

    Mike415 Notebook Evangelist

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    Try actually using the battery down and timing it.

    If you want a more accurate projected time remaining, try batterybar and give it a few runs
     
    Mike415, Apr 10, 2011
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  7. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    hopefully HP will release a bios update that'll fix the issue with the latest run of envy 14s (1200 series). Until that happens you just have to time it manually or use battery bar for a few weeks/several full run downs.
     
    MagusDraco, Apr 10, 2011
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