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Old 31-05-2012, 11:17   #8
Studio25
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Re: struggling to switch laptop on

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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
Maybe once a week or so you could unplug it then plug it in again when it gets to 25% ish. That should help stop the battery failing
...or just pull out the power adapter jack before you go to bed. With the right power settings, the battery will discharge for a couple of hours then the laptop will go to sleep itself.

As Neil says, you only need to discharge and charge occasionally, but as I use my laptop at home and the office, it happens every day. I just set it to "sleep" whenever it goes back in the bag, and run it on battery until it complains at about 11am.
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