Replacement Battery

One of the most vital components of any laptop computer is the battery. You can purchase a laptop with a powerful processor and other top-of-the-line hardware, but if you don’t properly care for the battery, the laptop is quickly rendered useless. When you first purchase a new laptop or laptop battery, make sure you charge it properly the first time.

Instructions

1 Insert the laptop battery into the battery slot of your laptop if it didn’t come with the battery already inserted. This slot is typically located on the underside or back of your laptop.

2 Plug your laptop into a power source and allow the battery to charge to 100%. Most laptop batteries come discharged, or empty, and should be fully charged before use. Sometimes the battery indicator will show 100% after only a few minutes. If this happens, turn your computer off, remove the battery and attempt to charge the battery again.

3 Discharge the battery fully. Simply turn your computer on and disconnect the power source. Don’t turn it off until the battery is completely discharged. Allow the laptop to shut down by itself.

4 Recharge your battery fully again. After the laptop battery is fully charged, it has been calibrated once.

5 Repeat the calibration process two or three more times. Your laptop battery is now charged correctly.

One of the most vital components of any laptop computer is the battery. You can purchase a laptop with a powerful processor and other top-of-the-line hardware, but if you don’t properly care for the battery, the laptop is quickly rendered useless. When you first purchase a new laptop or laptop battery, make sure you charge it properly the first time.

Instructions

1 Insert the laptop battery into the battery slot of your laptop if it didn’t come with the battery already inserted. This slot is typically located on the underside or back of your laptop.

2 Plug your laptop into a power source and allow the battery to charge to 100%. Most laptop batteries come discharged, or empty, and should be fully charged before use. Sometimes the battery indicator will show 100% after only a few minutes. If this happens, turn your computer off, remove the battery and attempt to charge the battery again.

3 Discharge the battery fully. Simply turn your computer on and disconnect the power source. Don’t turn it off until the battery is completely discharged. Allow the laptop to shut down by itself.

4 Recharge your battery fully again. After the laptop battery is fully charged, it has been calibrated once.

5 Repeat the calibration process two or three more times. Your laptop battery is now charged correctly.

With an increasing number of new electronic gadgets – phones, music players, PDAs, handheld games and other toys – comes an increasing number of Asus AC Adapters needed to charge and power those gadgets. Often the adapteris lost or broken, and choosing a replacement can be confusing because of the variety of selections available.

According to Instructions you will find the best

1 Determine the desired output specifications of the Asus AC adapter. For example Asus EXA1202YH This can usually be found on the old adapter, the electronic device, or the instruction manual of the electronic device. There are two components to this: the voltage, measured in volts, and the current, usually measured in milliamps (ma). When selecting an adapter, you will want to match these as closely as possible. If an exact match is not available, it is better to err on the side of the new adapter having a lower voltage and higher current than the specifications require. For example, if the device calls for 6 volts at 500 ma, it is preferable for the new adapter to provide 5 volts at 600 ma (lower voltage, higher current) than it would be for the new adapter to provide 9 volts at 333 ma (higher voltage, lower current), as the excess voltage could damage the electronic device.

2 Determine whether the adapter should be regulated or unregulated. Simply put, an unregulated adapter does not always produce the rated voltage while a regulated adapter does. Because of this, regulated Asus EXA1202YH AC adapters are also generally more expensive than unregulated ones. It is possible to substitute a regulated adapter for an unregulated one (the downside being added cost), but it is not advisable to substitute an unregulated adapter in place of a regulated adapter as this could cause the electronic device being powered to fail.

3 Determine the polarity of the adapter, which will either be positive or negative. The following image shows how polarity is usually represented. Polarity determines the direction that current flows; if the current from the adapter flows the wrong way for the intended electronic device, the device may be damaged. It is important to be sure that the polarity of the adapter and the device match.

4 Determine the size of the adapter plug. Plug sizes are normally measured in millimeters. If the plug size is the only thing wrong with an adapter, meaning that its voltage and current ratings, whether it is regulated or unregulated, and its polarity all match, it is possible to splice a new plug onto the adapter, as many electronics stores do sell just the plug in different sizes. However, care must be taken to ensure that the new plug maintains the same polarity as the old one, meaning that the wire that connected to the outside surface of the old plug still connects to the outside of the new plug, and that the wire that connected to the inside surface of the old plug still connects to the inside surface of the new plug.

5 Choose an Asus adapter that meets all of the above four requirements: proper output voltage and current, regulated voltage if required, proper plug size, and proper polarity.