My Netbook battery life

i visited a freinds place one day and found that he had a Dell netbook too, it was heavier and obviously a bit more powerful than mine. i needed to charge, i checked the volt output on his charger and it was 19V like mine, but since then my battery life was cut in half. :( does anyone have an explanation for this?

asked Dec 08 '11 at 17:59

hosa
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What's the voltage on yours?

(Dec 08 '11 at 19:06) PCLinux7

^ his charger is a 19V as well, at least that's what I assumes from "it was 19V like mine"

(Dec 09 '11 at 11:45) AlphaMike

Oops, I missed that. Thx.

(Dec 10 '11 at 00:11) PCLinux7

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Make sure the adapter offers enough amperage.

Also consider recalibrating the battery by running it down until it shuts off, then turn it back on and leave it in the bios screen and let it run down again.

After that, let it charge to 100% without being interrupted.

answered Dec 09 '11 at 11:57

Razor512
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windows now says consider replacing your battery in the tray battery icon. ill try the calibrating thing, but i dont expect any change.

answered Dec 09 '11 at 13:46

hosa
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It means your battery has reached the near-end of its lifetime. Time to get a new one, bro.

(Dec 10 '11 at 07:02) Billy Aoki

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