1. Disable Unused Devices and Ports<\/span><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0Adjust Your HP Pavilion DV9000 Laptop Settings and Reduce Screen Brightness<\/span><\/p>\n While you’ll still have to use the display and the keyboard, you can adjust the settings for each to reduce power consumption. One often overlooked hp pavilion dv9700 battery power<\/a>\u00a0drain is keyboard backlighting. Unless you are in the dark, and need the backlight just to make out each key, turn the backlight off entirely. The next power drain is your laptop screen. While you need to keep the up and running to use the laptop, you don’t necessarily need it running at 100-percent\u00a0brightness or full resolution. <\/span><\/p>\n 3. Switch on the optimized battery or power feature<\/span><\/p>\n Turning off power-draining facilities like backlights can preserve quite a bit of laptop battery life. You\u2019ll find this option \u2014 sometimes referred to as max battery mode \u2014 in your laptop system\u2019s built-in power management control panel. You can select the option to reduce the amount of time your inactive laptop stays on before powering itself down and going to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"hp-pavilion-dv6-laptop-battery-life\"](\"http:\/\/www.aussiebatt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hp-pavilion-dv6-laptop-battery-life.png\")
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\nThe easiest way to reduce power consumption is to simply turn stuff off. Every laptop computer components needs power to function, but that doesn’t mean you need to power all of those components all the time. Start by disconnecting any unneeded peripherals and turning off the biggest battery power hogs, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, graphics processors, and unused optical drives.<\/span><\/p>\n