In addition to Lawrence's further comments, it's not unknown for a battery
to wear out after only one year, especially if you use the machine on
battery power most of the time. You can prolong the life of your battery by
removing it when running on AC power.
Some sources advise /storing/ the battery at ~40% power and then fully
charging it before using it again. It's also a very good idea to frequently
allow the battery to discharge almost completely and then fully charge it,
though this is more important for older, nickel hydride batteries.
Strategies for Conserving Battery Power:
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/stay...d/battery.mspx
NiCad Lady - Radio Battery - Rebuilt Radio Batteries - Laptop Batteries -
Cellphone Batteries - Camcorder Batteries - Flashlight Batteries:
http://nicdlady.com/batterytips.html
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~PA Bear
Rishi Suri wrote:
> My System is 1 year old and so is the battery.
>
> Its HP 5000 series laptop with 3 ghz processor speed 512MB ram and 60 GB
> hard disk.
>
> Generally after its charged upto 100% i either run it on AC power and when
> working on it laters dont charge it back unless the battery is 40%
> remaining.
>
> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" नà¥? लिà¤-ा:
> > Most likely coincidental... but to prove it... uninstall the security
> > updates and see if you can reproduce the problem. If it does not occur
> > with the updates uninstalled, then reinstall them.
> >
> > It would also help if you can narrow down the problem to the /specific/
> > update that appears to be causing this problem.
> >
> > Also.. how old is the system? How old is the battery?
> >
> > "Rishi Suri" <Rishi Suri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news
0A574AB-FAFC-42A6-A112-A80D309A59C1@microsoft.com...
> > > I have installed Security updates on Oct 10th 05 and Oct 17th 05 on
> > > my laptop having XP Professional and SP2. But after these
> > > installations whenever i am running the laptop on battery. After 70%
> > > of battery life remaining my recharge battery signal start s to
> > > flicker stating power me up. If i shut down the system and restart it
> > > i cannot have to put on AC power. And when i do so i See the whole
> > > battery has discharged.
> > >
> > > If anyone knows the solution to above problem it would be really
> > > helpful. Thanks