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squezing life out of 15" albook battery
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direinsanity
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Nov 22, 2004, 01:11 PM
 
I'm getting about 2.5 to 3 ish hours on my 15" albook with the brightness setting on 1 bar is their a way to squeez more life out of my battery?
     
iREZ
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Nov 22, 2004, 01:28 PM
 
These are some tips on keep your batt running longer. If your clueless to any of these just run a search and you should find the answers.

Run on reduced settings.
Make sure Airport is turned off if not in use.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned off if not in use.
Make sure to calibrate your battery.
Reset your PMU.
NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
     
   
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