5 Important Steps to Improve the Sony VAIO Battery Life

Sony VAIO Laptops entered into the marketplace in 1997. Initially, Sony VAIO was the brand of both laptop computers and desktop. They are generally high-end and user-friendly laptop computers and provide dependability, a lot of cutting-edge smart features and style. These days, it is the most popular brand of laptops. Sometimes, your laptop display may reduce in size and also the battery isn’t charging even if it’s plugged in.

The reason behind this is that one of the device’s cells has been removed because of the death of the particular cell. It can also happen in case you plug-in the laptop battery whilst work on the laptop. In those cases, then there is a solution, you should replace your battery with the VAIO battery.

Sony VAIO battery is of great use when your laptop runs without any type of direct power and therefore it’s very important to enhance the life of your VAIO laptop. Extending the battery life isn’t very hard particularly if you understand the various means of doing so. If you put your right efforts, then there is no need to replace the battery. It is better to understand that how long your Sony VAIO laptop battery can run you, particularly if you’re constantly using it.

Relying on the actual rate you charge your laptop battery and how frequently you use your laptop it may last for 2 to 4 years. Those individuals who’re constantly on the go or keep traveling generally need to charge their VAIO battery more often. And this reduces the life of the battery.

Furthermore, battery life is very essential, particularly for those who study for a long time on the laptop and those who’re traveling on long flights. Though, operating system power management and battery technology both play an important role. You need to be very careful while choosing the battery for your laptop when it becomes dead. The product manager of VAIO Kevin Sather provides 5 most useful tips for enhancing the life of Batteries For Sony VAIO Laptops.

1. Regulate the Power Plan

Adjustment of the power plan is the foremost and the simplest step. One can select the one of the three preset power options. You can also customize the options by your own to adjust the power settings with just 1 click.

a. At the bottom-right of the screen, just left-click on power icon

b. b. Then choose Power Saver

2. Put VAIO to Sleep mode

If you are away from your machine for a while, setting your VAIO laptop to the sleep mode can save the life of your battery. Your hard drive and LCD are the two main power consumers and when you are away; your battery continues to take power in order to keep the hard drive spinning and LCD lit.

a. Simply click on the Windows/Start button

b. Choose the power icon from the lower right corner of your screen

3. Adjust the Brightness of Your LCD

While the VAIO Power Plan can automatically adjust your LCD brightness, you can make further adjustments with this easy keyboard shortcut to save even more power.

a. From the keyboard’s bottom left the side, press & hold function key Fn whilst choosing simultaneously the F5 key.

b. Repeat the above step ‘a’ until you achieve your desired goal — that is the dimmer the brightness, you will save more power.

4. Switch Off the Unused Ports

When you aren’t using any port, it is always better to switch it off. Your iLINK, USB, Optical Drive, Ethernet, and several other inputs use power to keep a standby state. Your laptop automatically detects the device when you insert it. But in case, you’re travelling on a flight or just watching movies and you know you aren’t using any of the ports, it is good to switch them off! Check how:

a. Go to the Control Panel, and select Mobile PC

b. Next, go to the Power Options

c. Then, Click on “Choose When to Turn off the Display” from your left-hand side margin.

d. Go to Advanced Power Settings

e. After that select the tab VAIO Power Management

f. Then move down to Other Devices

g. From the column Running on Batteries put the iLINK, and built-in DVD/CD or any other type of input to Disable mode

5. Go from External Graphics card to Internal Graphics card*

More power is consumed by external GC (graphic card) rather than the internal graphics card. If an individual is surfing the Internet, pounding through electronics mails or taking or sending class notes, you do not require an external graphics card, or you can say dedicated GC (graphics card). Sound daunting, however? Switching between external and internal graphics card performance options is very simple and here’s the way:

a. Change your hardware switch from the Speed mode to Stamina mode

*this is available only in the selected models

6. Try to purchase a Large Capacity Sony VAIO Battery

If you want to know more about how to save VAIO battery life then try to purchase a Large Capacity VAIO Battery. You can buy this battery online as well as from any store. On average, one can increase the battery life roughly by 1.5 xs as compared to Standard Capacity VAIO Battery.