Hi there i just bought ASUS,X42 series laptop but it seems the battery can only last for an hour.please i want it to last longer,how many hours should charge cos it a new o laptop i just bought..thanks

You can reduce the length of time the phone light stays on and it should extend your battery life.

Go into the settings menu and set it to "Balanced". The thing you have to remember is that they say "Up To 5 hours" not will run for at least 5 hours. It probably will last for 5 hours on idle but not if you are watching movies on it. They take a lot of processor time, therefore use a lot of power.

Well it should last between 3-4 hours if new. <br /><br />Batteries need conditioned . You fully charge them and then run them fully down. 1 hour seems pretty short. As a rule, don't run them on battery while plugged into power.<br /><br />I have no better solution than this.<br /> <!-- from fixya rte -->

HI there you need to charged minimum 8 to 12 hours the new battery before use. Otherwise it will show you low batteries. Please confirm me that. Thanks.

Place battery in freezer for 2 hours / remove and recharge, might make it last longer. (Removes any "memory" in them)

Might be worth checking the charger to ensure its working OK. Just becuase the light is on doesn't always mean its working.

seriously even the best of batteries only last 3-5 hours without sever deterioration for prolongued and sustained use--thats the battery game and plan for expensive replacement genuine or copy

No you have 4hr of work time, and 10hr when in stand by

A good way to shop for a longer lasting battery is to pay attention to how high the mah value is. The voltage is how much power the battery actually puts out at once, but the mah determines how much storage the cells have. So if you see one battery that's 1300mah and another that's 2200mah, the 2200 will most certainly stay live for longer.

Most laptops need 24 hours when their battery is first charged - but this is not normal it should last longer than that on batteries- i reccomend charging it for 24hrs minimum with it off then get back to me if that didnt fix the problem

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