All battery have a finite life span no matter what device it powers. Rechargeable batteries are no different from normal batteries with the exception that they can be recharged a finite number of times. Under normal use rechargeable batteries have a usable...

Sometimes your drive spins up for reasons you don't understand. When this occurs, it's time to start debugging. Laptop Mode includes a mode for debugging disk activity, block dump mode. Before you enable it, you first must stop syslogd from logging kernel...

Note that it is recommended that you avoid fully discharging the battery every day. Top-ups are much better than using the notebook continuously until the battery is flat. ASUS X43S battery detail: Battery Type: Li-ion Voltage: 10.8V or 11.1V Capacity:...

Your new ASUS notebook features advanced battery chemistry that greatly extends the battery’s lifespan. The built-in battery of your MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air is designed to deliver up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles before it reaches...

Laptop Mode is a setting for the Linux kernel that changes how the kernel distributes disk I/O over time. Linux normally does disk I/O in small amounts, nicely spread out over time. But with all that I/O going on, your hard drive never gets a chance to...

For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally. ASUS does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time. An ideal use would be a commuter who uses her notebook on the train,...

Battery Failure, Real or PerceivedBattery manufactures use capacityto specify battery performance, and a new battery should have 100 percent. This means that a 2Ah battery should deliver two amperes for one hour. If the battery quits after 30 minutes,...

With a little bit of care, you can maximize the battery life (i.e. the time your battery will run before it must be recharged) and lifespan of your notebook's battery. Most importantly, use your Apple notebook in its comfort zone for temperature (See...

Recent developments have produced a range of new environmentally friendly cathode active materials based on Lithiated transition metal phosphates for Lithium-ion applications. ACER Aspire 5742 battery feature: Battery Type: Li-ion Voltage: 10.8V or 11.1V...

When I got my first laptop, I was told to let it completely die before recharging. This idea is that of memory. This process of completely discharging before recharging to the max, would supposedly give my phone the complete battery capacity. LENOVO IdeaPad...