Is it just my 530 or does this notebooks battery life suck big time. I can only use the battery for about an hour if not less then it dies out. Is this normal for this entry level notebook? Can i just get another battery with better standby time?
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HP530 Battery Life
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It's normal.
My Toshiba (entry level) lasts about 45 minutes to an hour and then it's on PowerSave mode.
Don't know if your laptop has higher capacity batteries available, best to check at an HP site for it, when you have the model number etc. try to source it locally (it's going to cost though)
My Toshiba (entry level) lasts about 45 minutes to an hour and then it's on PowerSave mode.
Don't know if your laptop has higher capacity batteries available, best to check at an HP site for it, when you have the model number etc. try to source it locally (it's going to cost though)
Which HP530 do you have: The Celeron version, the older Core Duo version or the newer Core 2 Duo T5200 version? I had the older Core Duo version: battery lasted me at LEAST 1.5 - 2 hours. With minimal usage, I got close to 3 hours. Friend of mine has the newer HP 530 with Core 2 Duo T5200: He gets only slightly less (1 - 1.5hours with heavy usage).
1) Does your battery charge to maximum?
2) How long does your battery take to charge?
3) Do you often let your battery go flat?
4) If you let your battery go flat (to the point where it turns itself off), can you turn it back on again after that (without charging first) ?
1) The battery may not be charging to maximum, which could be because of a hardware fault or because you need to recalibrate your battery.
2) My battery took approximately 2 hours to charge (with the notebook on and being used).
3) Letting a lithium ion battery go completely flat is a bad thing. You should avoid it as much as possible.
4) If you can turn it back on again after it dies from a flat battery, then it's more proof that you need to recalibrate your battery. My HP 530, once it turned off from a flat battery, would NOT turn back on again until it saw some charge. This is also a dangerous thing: if the battery REALLY IS empty, then running the notebook will take the lithium ion battery below its "safe" operating region. BOOM!
To recalibrate your battery:
1) Do a full charge (notebook off).
2) Use notebook until battery dies completely. You may need to change some settings for this to happen, as Windows will turn the notebook off before battery is completely empty (or at least go to hibernate). I know I said letting your battery run dry is a bad thing to do, but in truth, it's not too bad if it happens once in a while.
3) Do a full charge.
4) Some say you should repeat this procedure a few times to properly calibrate the battery.
5) This recalibration should occur every few months (depending how obsessive you are).
More tips to improving battery life:
1) If you don't often use the battery, consider removing it when it is at 75% charge, and storing it somewhere cool and dry (batteries have a limited number of cycles in them).
2) Consider getting a longer-life battery.
3) Consider tweaking your operating system's settings (or better yet, switch to a better operating system).
4) Make use of the screen-dimming capabilities.
5) Turn wireless off when you are not using it.
But at the end of the day, your mileage will vary.
1) Does your battery charge to maximum?
2) How long does your battery take to charge?
3) Do you often let your battery go flat?
4) If you let your battery go flat (to the point where it turns itself off), can you turn it back on again after that (without charging first) ?
1) The battery may not be charging to maximum, which could be because of a hardware fault or because you need to recalibrate your battery.
2) My battery took approximately 2 hours to charge (with the notebook on and being used).
3) Letting a lithium ion battery go completely flat is a bad thing. You should avoid it as much as possible.
4) If you can turn it back on again after it dies from a flat battery, then it's more proof that you need to recalibrate your battery. My HP 530, once it turned off from a flat battery, would NOT turn back on again until it saw some charge. This is also a dangerous thing: if the battery REALLY IS empty, then running the notebook will take the lithium ion battery below its "safe" operating region. BOOM!
To recalibrate your battery:
1) Do a full charge (notebook off).
2) Use notebook until battery dies completely. You may need to change some settings for this to happen, as Windows will turn the notebook off before battery is completely empty (or at least go to hibernate). I know I said letting your battery run dry is a bad thing to do, but in truth, it's not too bad if it happens once in a while.
3) Do a full charge.
4) Some say you should repeat this procedure a few times to properly calibrate the battery.
5) This recalibration should occur every few months (depending how obsessive you are).
More tips to improving battery life:
1) If you don't often use the battery, consider removing it when it is at 75% charge, and storing it somewhere cool and dry (batteries have a limited number of cycles in them).
2) Consider getting a longer-life battery.
3) Consider tweaking your operating system's settings (or better yet, switch to a better operating system).
4) Make use of the screen-dimming capabilities.
5) Turn wireless off when you are not using it.
But at the end of the day, your mileage will vary.
I have been working with an HP530 (the Celeron CPU one) and the battery life estimates at 1.5 to just over 2 hours... If its still under warranty, get it checked out... Also check your power management settings...
Ive got the 1 with the T2050 core duo cpu. I hardly have the latop running on the battery its always plugged in, even if its fully charged but when i do however use on the battery it doesnt last long. Think i should let it run dead and charge it full then see if it makes a difference,if not ill take it in as it is still under warantee.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
