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Thread ID: 47995 2004-08-11 09:29:00 Care of laptop battery Shortstop (632) Press F1
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260505 2004-08-12 09:27:00 I have a new Asus Laptop which I mainly use in the office. How should I store the battery? charged or not? theother1 (3573)
260506 2004-08-13 10:53:00 My vote would be for charging the battery at least once a week and fully discharging it at least once a month. I've done that for over 3 years and the battery is still perky. Shortstop (632)
260507 2004-08-13 12:03:00 > My laptop battery died completly.
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> 2 weeks old when she retired.
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> Shattered.
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> Must get around to getting the replacement.

Blame me.

Other than that - I'd have to say the same as godfather, NiMh batteries do not have a memory affect - recharging and charging them should not result in a loss of charge.
Growly (6)
260508 2004-08-14 01:49:00 Shortstop, et. al. - - Thanks for posting this topic.

My wife's 2 yr old laptop has always had its battery inside and I have now noticed its life is degrading. So I have run the laptop on battery until it shut down due to a low battery charge, then charged it fully - and have repeated this 3 times. Now the battery appears to have been rejuvenated and now I will take it out and store it separately.

BTW if anyone wants to try the above drain/recharge, be sure to alter the Power Settings / on Battery - via the Control Panel - so that the laptop does not automatically shut down after a few minutes.
Steve_L (763)
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