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1.   Extreme heat : Heat is a very dreaded enemy of any modern battery like the Lithium Ion battery. Heat distrupts the chemistry of the battery and declines the lifespan. To solve this, make sure your PC's cooling system is very much functional. Clear dust from the cooling fan or heat sink, add cooling paste when it has dried out, replace the fan if its speed(rpm) has reduced so that excess heat will be expelled easily. While using your laptop, try to place it on an inclined stand or a thick book since you won't always go around with a stand. This is very advisable especially when charging it because more heat is expelled during charging. Most of the heat comes from the processor (CPU). The base of the laptop near the screen will be above on the stand or book and the palm rest will be inclined downward. This will make the air vent under the chassis free from any surface and there will be free outflow of heat. Related: How To Monitor Your Laptop Battery Health  2 .

    #1. Introduction :  Laptop batteries and batteries in general are not designed to last forever. A battery can serve you for a long time if you manage it well.  Checking your laptop's battery health should be something you do often if you really care about getting a lot of juice out of it. You don't need sophisticated instruments to know your laptop battery's health. It's very easy and you'll learn how to do it.     Table of contents 1 . Introduction 2 . How to Generate Battery Report on Windows 7 3 . How to Generate Battery Report on Windows 8 & 10 4 . Battery Design Capacity and Full Charge Capacity  5 . Meaning of mAh and mWh 6 . Basic calculation to determine how long your battery will last 7 . Charge Cycles 8 . Things that decline battery life 9 . How to get genuine battery replacement 10 . Common myths about laptop battery     As a side note, you have to know that a battery's health declines over time due to their chemical makeup. Just like

    We all know that without the Operating System, no system can operate !!!  As simple as that may sound, if your Operating System is compromised then your will likely face some hitches while using your system.                    Windows Logo Source     Using an activated Windows Operating System comes with a cost but many people prefer to bypass paying Microsoft. Microsoft will actually let you use unactivated Windows but with limitations. Is it then safe to use a pirated copy of Windows?  I will highlight some of the pitfalls one might encounter while using a pirated copy of Windows: 1. Your system might be prone to cyber attacks.      It actually doesn't go without a cost using a pirated Windows OS. The hacker that cracked the software might have added viruses, malware, keyloggers or ransomware that can expose you to cyber attacks. If you store confidential documents on your system, then you have entered a bargain with such hacker. Windows Defender will also not re

Have you ever tried installing a program to your computer and you really got stucked trying to do so? What could have gone wrong? In today's computer software maintenance tip, I'd discuss what could have been the problem and possible solutions. The possible problems could be: 1. Virus on your system. 2. The software is infected with virus and your computer antivirus is blocking the installation of the program. 3. The program is not compatible with the architectural design of your computer CPU.  4. The operating system of your computer is corrupt. Okay now you've known what the problem could have been. I'll like to discuss a little about problems 3 and 4. For Problem 3 : There are two architectural designs for a computer CPU. They are x32 bits and x64 bits . If you're trying to install a 64 bits program on a 32 bits system, it will definitely not install. Incompatible Software Error on Windows You might ask " then what should I do ?". It'

You couldn't have done without those Gigabytes , Terabytes or even Petabytes ... of Hard Disk Drive(HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) storage on your computer!!! They help you store those videos, music, pictures, documents and many other things you use them for.  You need to care about the health of your computer storage device. They do need some checkups too because they also have life span... I recommend you use CrystalDiskInfo to monitor the health of your storage device.   Download CrystalDiskInfo. I'll advise you download the zip file of the Standard version and extract it. Make sure you select the right architecture before you run the application.  Read also  Computer Storage Optimization The application will display the health and temperature of your HDD or SSD. It can as well display the health of an external HDD or SSD. You'll also see the number of times you've powered on your HDD or SSD and also the hours and days it has operated.  If you see " Good &q

I'll be showing you what key(s) to press to get to your system's BIOS Settings. The easiest way to get into your BIOS settings is to press the key(s) listed below for your system brand when your PC is coming up immediately you power it on.  You should continually press the key before operating system loads. Different brands of systems have different key press to get into BIOS settings. Read also:  Computer Storage Optimization HP - F10 or F1 Dell - F2 or F12 (one-time boot) Acer - Delete key (Del) or F2 MacBook - "Command" + "Option" + "O" + "F" Lenovo - F1 or F2 Asus - F9 Toshiba - F2 (in most cases), Esc key for 3 seconds if F2 doesn't work after restarting and then F1 key if prompted, Del. Compaq - F10 Sony - F2 Samsung - F2 N.B .: The easiest and safest way to get into your system's BIOS is to first shut it down, power it on and press the right key for your system brand. Did I omit a system brand? Do well to tell m