10 notes to properly charge your laptop battery from the beginning

Don't miss the ways to properly charge your laptop battery below if you don't want your laptop to have a depleted battery or damaged battery in a short time. TipsMake will reveal to you the most effective way to preserve laptop batteries!

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1. Newly purchased laptops should take longer to charge
2. If a laptop is not fully charged, it should not be used while charging
3. Plug in the charger continuously when using the computer for heavy tasks
4. You should discharge the battery from time to time to increase battery life
   1. How to discharge the battery (Manual)
   2. How to discharge the battery (Application)
5. Don't let your laptop shut down because the battery is depleted and you should turn it off while it's charging
6. Use genuine & quality charger
7. Plug the charger into the power source before plugging it into the laptop
8. Keep the battery cool
9. Some ways to properly preserve laptop batteries
10. Epilogue

Newly purchased laptops should take longer to charge

The average time to fully charge a laptop's battery is 2 hours. However, with a newly purchased laptop, you should charge the battery longer. That's called charging and discharging - something many experts often remind users of.

Charging and discharging for a new laptop means that after bringing the new device home, you should use it until it has less than 10% battery left, then plug it in to charge for about 10 hours. Then continue to use it until the battery is almost exhausted, then charge it for 10 hours. Do this the first 3 times to ensure longer battery life.

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If a laptop is not fully charged, it should not be used while charging

When work needs require a lot of computer use, users often do not have enough time to wait for the laptop to finish charging before using it, but often use it while charging.

This habit unintentionally damages the battery, making the laptop battery susceptible to wear and tear. Therefore, you should limit using it while charging. Instead, you can arrange a time to fully charge your laptop battery while you are resting, which is the most scientific way to charge your laptop battery.

Plug in the charger continuously when using the computer for heavy tasks

When you use your laptop to run heavy tasks such as graphic design, playing games, etc., the battery life will decrease very quickly. Usually heavy tasks will require more power than the battery provides, so using the battery alone is not enough to ensure the machine runs smoothly.

Therefore, the solution is to continuously charge the computer when using the computer at high intensity and running heavy tasks.

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You should discharge the battery from time to time to increase battery life

Discharging the battery means withdrawing all the electricity in the battery and letting the battery rest for a while. Discharging the battery is an effective way to preserve the laptop battery and should be done after a long period of using the laptop.

Instead of discharging the battery by letting the laptop drain until it shuts down (which is very bad for the battery), you should follow the following procedure: 

Step 1 : Right-click on the battery icon on the Taskbar, click Power Option .

Step 2 : A new window appears, click Change Plan Settings.

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Step 3 : Open the On Battery section and select all items as Never .

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Step 4 : Then you continue to use the laptop until the battery capacity is 3%, then turn off the device.

Step 5 : Turn on the device and quickly press the keyboard, the BIOS screen will open. Then you choose 1 of the following 2 ways to discharge the battery.

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How to discharge the battery (Manual)

Manually discharge the battery:

Step 6 : Fully charge the battery to 100%. Continue to plug in the charger and let the device rest for about 2 hours. During that time, do not use the machine.

Step 7 : Unplug the charger and use normally. Until the battery has 3% left, the device will turn off automatically. Then you wait for the battery to completely discharge (waiting time is about more than 1 hour and let the device rest for another 4 to 5 hours).

Step 8 : Plug the charger into the device, charge until the device is fully charged and continue using the device.

How to discharge the battery (Application)

Discharge battery by Application way:

Step 6 : Fully charge the battery to 100%. Continue to plug in the charger and let the device rest for about 2 hours. During that time, do not use the machine.

Step 7 : Use the manufacturer's and device's battery discharge software to proceed. Discharging the battery using software is usually very fast, only taking about 2 hours compared to manual discharging. But only if your laptop has specialized software for discharging the battery.

Don't let your laptop shut down because the battery is depleted and you should turn it off while it's charging

Another thing to note to charge your laptop battery properly and more effectively is to completely turn off the computer while charging. That means when your laptop says the battery is low, you should turn it off as soon as possible, then plug in the charger. 

In many cases, when the laptop is working at high intensity, the power fails. Then restarting the computer will take a lot of time. Sometimes the device cannot recognize the charging cable and charge the battery. Please take note!

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Use genuine & quality charger

This is important for you to extend battery life as soon as possible. You should use a charger compatible with your laptop, with appropriate and genuine specifications. Avoid short-circuiting, or negatively affecting the performance of the device, or the battery will quickly wear out and have to be replaced regularly.

Plug the charger into the power source before plugging it into the laptop

A tip for properly charging a laptop battery is simple, but many people do not have this habit. On the contrary, users tend to plug the charging port into the laptop and then plug the other end of the cord into the power source. This habit is wrong.

Each charging cord will have an adapter to help stabilize the power source from the main current entering the laptop. Therefore, for the Adapter to work in the correct direction, plug the charging cord into the power outlet first, let the current flow through the Adapter and then to the laptop.

Keep the battery cool

Laptops often get hot when used continuously or with heavy tasks, leading to the battery also easily getting hot. The solution is to use a shelf to keep the bottom of the laptop ventilated, or use a cooling fan.

Some ways to properly preserve laptop batteries

In addition, TipsMake also has some notes for you to better preserve your laptop battery as follows:

1. Do not remove the battery and use the laptop with the charging port directly from the electrical outlet. The reason is because if the power source is interrupted, the laptop will turn off suddenly and it is easy for the hard drive to be affected, causing a fire, data loss, or hard drive failure.

1. Do not move your laptop too much while it is operating. Especially with HDD hard drives, it is easy to be shocked if there is a strong impact, causing the device to heat up and drain the battery quickly.

1. Taking time to clean your laptop regularly is also a way to improve performance and preserve laptop battery life for a long time.

1. When you don't need to use your laptop for a long time, you should keep the device at a battery level of about 50% to avoid losing too much battery, and also avoid shutting down or falling into a state of deep battery discharge that can lead to death over time. the battery.

Epilogue

The article is drawn from TipsMake 's experience using laptops and in-depth laptop knowledge . We hope to help you find more ways to properly charge your laptop battery and preserve the battery better!

Kareem Winters

Update 01 October 2023