Asus a42-u36 laptop battery usage and maintenance tips

Laptop battery use tips

• Lithium Ions can be ruined if the voltage drops below a certain level, avoid letting your notebook battery drain completely and repeatedly.
• If you plan on not-using the notebook battery for a month or longer then fully charge the laptop battery, then store it in a cool place. The laptop battery will lose its charge while stored and will need to be re-charged before you begin using it again
• After storing a laptop battery and re-charging, it may only re-charge for 10-15 minutes and then claim the notebook battery is fully charged, this is a common phenomenon in rechargeable laptop batteries, to overcome this simply remove the laptop battery and then re-insert it to initiate the charging process again

How to Properly Charge New Asus A42-U36 Laptop Battery

New Asus a42-u36 Lithium-Ion laptop batteries are typically in a 20-70% discharged state and require you to fully charge the battery before your first use. The chemistry behind Lithium-ion is better served by partial discharges before charging as opposed to a full discharge, meaning its preferred to recharge your laptop battery before it drains all the way. There is no harm in recharging computer batteries after a partial discharge. 

Asus A42-U36 Laptop Battery Maintenance Tips

Power Management Tools

• Every computer and laptop has options that allow them to make changes to the power management tools. In a Windows laptop, check under “Control Panel” and you will find the power options. You will be asked to identify the type of computer that you are using. It is important to choose “Laptop” from the drop down menu. Each type of PC will bring up a different option that will save power.

  For a laptop, the power management tools will set a time to turn on the screen saver, or it will shut down the hard drives if the notebook sits idle for a specific amount of time. By turning off hardware that is not in use, the laptop will not use as much power and the batteries will not die as fast.

 Use Asus Laptop AC Adapter

• Most laptop users will plug in the AC cord even when the battery is not low. However, this is also causing the battery to drain in small increments. Before you use the laptop, remove the battery and then plug in the power cord, so that the laptop is running on only AC power. Store the Asus notebook battery on a cool, dry surface and replace it when you shut off the laptop.

Always Fully Charge Asus A41-U36 Laptop Batteries

• Chargeable batteries will wear down quickly, when they are only charged for a short period of time. When the laptop is not in use, such as at bedtime, plug it into an outlet and leave it to charge until the battery power is full.

  When you first buy a laptop or any electronic device that needs to be charged before you can use it, always charge it to full capacity. A laptop will work with only a small bit of power, but if it is not fully charged frequently, it will start to lose its ability to hold a charge.