topic sony Vaio A117S in PCs & Accessories

sony Vaio A117S

adieplatts — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:46:15 GMT

Not quite sure on how i do this but i have i problem with my Battery. when i 1st purchased my laptop my battery life was a good 3hrs and 2 months later all i have left is 1 hr 15minutes. I have been told that there is a way to refresh my battery life somehow and was wondering if anybody knew how? thanx

Re: sony Vaio A117S

jammold — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:56:23 GMT

Battery life depends on your operating conditions - for instance having the LCD on as bright as possible, using the CD/DVD drive and the internet will take its toll on battery life.

Using the VAIO Maximum and VAIO Ultimate power schemes will help.

Otherwise you may have a faulty battery. If so contact Sony Support (by phone) ASAP and get a new one from them.

EDIT: Last minute thought - your battery should have no memory effect as it is probably a Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) battery, so refreshing the state of the battery may be possible by draining it to at least 10% and doing a full off-line recharge (i.e. dont use the VAIO in the meantime).

Re: sony Vaio A117S

adieplatts — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:24:02 GMT

hope i get this right.....that was spot on mtae...i THANK YOU....V ....V... MUCH, ive just got an extra hour and half battery life ....thank you again

Re: sony Vaio A117S

William — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:25:23 GMT

Another happy Vaio owner:smileygrin:

William

Re: sony Vaio A117S

jammold — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:28:25 GMT

hope i get this right.....that was spot on mtae...i THANK YOU....V ....V... MUCH, ive just got an extra hour and half battery life ....thank you again

No problem! Its so refreshing to have nice friendly happy people on the forum.