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Reinstalled latop. Batter goes flat on standby

  • 17-09-2007 9:49am
    #1
    Dopey
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭


    Folks,

    I reinstalled my laptop with Windows. I downloaded all of the drivers I could as the original CD I got with it was badly scratched and no longer worked.

    When I shutdown the laptop or put it in standby mode it drains the battery. It never did this before. Any ideas what might be causing this?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    If its in Standby it will drain your battery as its using power.
    What type of latop is it and how long is it taking to drain the battery?


  • #3
    Dopey
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭Dopey


    jonny24ie wrote:
    If its in Standby it will drain your battery as its using power.
    What type of latop is it and how long is it taking to drain the battery?

    Thanks for the reply Jonny.

    The laptop is about four years old. It was working fine until the hard disk failed a month ago. I replaced the hard disk and installed Windows.

    The battery will work for about an hour under normal usage. When I shut it down (with 80% batter power remaining) the laptop switches back on a few hours later with a warning beep indicating that the battery is flat. It then continues beeping and switches off when it's completely flat.

    It didn't drain the battery when shut down or in standby mode in the past.


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Standby suspends the processor, but keeps it ticking over in a low power mode, like when you put your TV or DVD on standby. So it will drain your battery. If it is draining more than usual, you may be missing some drivers or power-management software.


  • #5
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    tom dunne wrote:
    Standby suspends the processor, but keeps it ticking over in a low power mode, like when you put your TV or DVD on standby. So it will drain your battery. If it is draining more than usual, you may be missing some drivers or power-management software.

    Also the power setting could be set to desktop and not notebook so take a look at that and see if it makes a difference! I know I had a similar problem but if its a dell standard battery then its normal enough.


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