HP Laptop Batteries

How long should your HP laptop battery last? 2-4 Years is generally acceptable depending on how frequently you use and charge the battery. If you travel a lot and use and charge your battery frequently then you might only get a couple of years at the most out of your HP laptop batteries.

• Shopping batteries: Buy batteries with internal processors such as Li-ion batteries.
• Working conditions: Don't leave your HP laptop battery in direct sunlight, areas where it will be exposed to extreme temperatures such as car trunks.
• Platform: Watch out for overheating your laptop to extend your battery life. To make your laptop computer fan circulate the air properly, you hard better make your HP laptop battery not sitting on soft surface.
• Recharging: Laptop batteries are Li-ion and NiMH batteries, each chemistry has a limited number of charge cycles, so use a full charge cycle before re-charging to maximize your battery life.
• Store: If you don't use your HP laptop battery for a period of time, you must fully discharge then recharge the battery.

New Articles about HP COMPAQ Laptop Batteries

How to Choose the Correct HP COMPAQ Laptop AC Adapter?(By Tony Monday, 05 December 2012)

First, check the model number of your laptop which may appear on a sticker of bottom, side of your notebook, user manual, computer system properties, your old charger and on the charger to be purchased. The information is usually on the charger's case or in the description if shopping online...

What is the difference between a standard and extended battery?(By Tony Monday, 08 October 2012)

Standard battery is just like OEM battery which has the same capacity, size and shape as the battery that packed with your laptop computer/notebook. Extended battery has the same size and shape as the original OEM battery but has a larger capacity and more accommodated battery cells than OEM battery...

When and how to replace your laptop battery?(By Tony Monday, 27 August 2012)

The most obvious sign to replace your laptop battery is that your battery is completely drained and unable to keep any capacity. Here are 4 specific forecast signs that it is indeed time to replace your laptop battery...

How to calibrate battery?(By Tony Monday, 02 April 2012)

As for Battery Calibration, firstly you should make sure if the battery is still under the theoretical service life. If your computer system is Pre-installed Vista, please click Start > Help and Support >Power and Battery > HP Battery Check, use this tool to test how well your notebook battery is operating, then you can get an accurate situation of the battery.

Will the battery performance gradually degrade?(By Tony Monday, 24 April 2012)

Based on the usage of notebook, the notebook batteries storage capacity will gradually degrade. The degradation of battery capacity is a normal situation of all the rechargeable batteries, and is not limited to the laptop or HP products. If the laptop is used on the battery power, requiring to recharge it for one or more times a day, the battery capacity will degrade significantly while comparing to occasionally used batteries, it needs to be changed for a shorter time.

Understanding the meanings of different battery status indicators(By Tony Monday, 24 April 2012)

The "Battery Check" provides three reports index of battery status: Charge Remaining, Battery Health and Storage Capacity. The "Charge Remaining" and "Toolbar's Power Icon" of Windows system will indicate the remaining power in the battery. If your laptop has been installed a number of batteries, the Battery Check Tool will display "Total Battery Power Remaining", it is the sum of all the remaining power that has been installed in the laptop.