Will more ram consume more power from battery on a laptop?
85766
Nothing you should be worried about. If it does, it will be like 1 second less, but the fact is.. if you have more RAM things will get done faster so you can do more with less time. RAM will not hurt the battery life, it will only help it.\n\nhristo_y are you a moron? I was saying, the computer WILL consume more energy but you will not notice the difference. The computer battery may last 1 second less from the extra power it consumes. Try answering the question and not saying something ignorant.
174897
1.\nPower down all nonessential functions. Switch it off if you're not using it. Many business travelers already know that you don't want to take the DVD player for a spin on the plane, and that every time you hit "save" it can set the hard-drive whirring, which devours even more power. "But users often also forget to turn off their wireless card when they are no longer using it but are still using their computer," notes Mike Fuller, executive vice president of PC Laptops, a Sandy, Utah, laptop manufacturer. "When the wireless card is on, it still continually searches for networks." In Windows XP, click on "Power Options" in your control panel. It allows you to reduce the power consumption of any number of your computer devices or of your entire system.\n \n2.\nStay out of extreme temperatures. The technology that powers you battery isn't terribly complicated. But it's important to understand a little bit about the chemistry behind batteries, and how that can affect your work. Specifically, temperatures can affect the performance of your battery. It's best to use (and especially charge) your batteries at room temperatures. Extreme conditions can drain your battery quickly. Also, avoid partial charges and use the battery until it is dead. Battery experts liken partial charges — and discharges — to eating a cup of lard every day. It significantly shortens your battery's life. Considering that a lithium-ion battery can explode if it's improperly used, it could also shorten your life.\n \n3.\nLet your laptop do the saving. Not every computing device handles a power source in the same way. Some of the more sophisticated laptops, which are designed with business travelers in mind, are misers when it comes to using power. And that's a good thing — if you can remember to take advantage of it. "Most users make the mistake of simply not choosing to use a product's built-in ability to conserve battery life," says Dan Coffman, a senior product manager for PC manufacturer ViewSonic. How do you harness your PC's built-in ability to save? Consult your user manual. Often, calibrating your laptop is as easy as double-clicking on the battery icon in the toolbar.\n \n4.\nAlways, always carry a spare device that uses batteries. How obvious is that? Well, if you're trying to keep under the onerous new airline weight-limits, it isn't. But as Rick Thompson, director of engineering at Valence Technology in Austin, Texas, observes, "the availability of 'free' power outside of your hotel room is not predictable." That's a nice way of saying it. In fact, I sometimes think airport terminals, car-rental facilities and hotels try to hide the power outlets from us to keep us from accessing their free power. Thompson recommends a system that can simultaneously charge a second portable device such as a cell phone or PDA, allowing you to multitask your battery operations.
433971
you can try for the memturbo software which scans and defrag the RAM. find it out on internet.
114662
sounds like you need more Ram
831221
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm
304734
It depends on how much work you are giving to laptop.\n\nWatching movies drains laptop faster \nburning DVD drains faster\n\nPlaying games (simulation ) drains faster \n\nBut the drastic change when your work is consistent .. signifies a not so good battery..\n\nBatteries do die out, but over a period of year or 2
980519
You probably need more ram.
559020
You've got to have more RAM.
785286
Will the laptop run on battery power?  Li-Ion batteries can sometimes get out of sync meaning that the battery may have more or less charge remaining than the computer thinks.  If your computer will still run on battery power, I would charge it up all the way and then run it all the way down.  Repeat this three times and see if it fixes your problem.\n\nYou could also visit the downloads page for your laptop\nhttp://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-61506\nand see if you have the most up to date BIOS and system software.  You should have program in the start menu that can do this for you: Start -> All Programs ->IBM Update Connector or Start -> All Programs ->IBM->IBM Update Connector\n\nFinally if your computer won't run w/o being plugged in, you may want to remove the battery and make sure the contacts look ok.  If everything looks good and it still won't run on the battery, it is time for a new one.  I went to a "Batteries Plus" store and they were able to test the old one and sell me a new one for about $75.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nMike
1085219
Here are some Tips to increase the battery life time :\n1) Power down the display\n2) Turn off unused devices\n3) Decrease hard drive activity\n4) Disable startup items\n5) Condition the battery\n6) Turn Off Wireless\n7) Turn off scheduled tasks\n\nThe Portable/Laptop power scheme minimizes the use of power to conserve your battery, but adjusts to your processing needs so that the system speed is not sacrificed.\n \n• The Max Battery power scheme minimizes power use but does not adjust as your processing demands change. You should use Max Battery only in situations that require minimal processing, such as reading documents and taking notes in a meeting.\n \n\nTo use a power scheme designed to maximize battery life:\n\n1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.\n \n2. In Control Panel, verify that you're in Category view, and then click Performance and Maintenance.\n \n3. In the Performance and Maintenance window, click Power Options.\n \n4. On the Power Schemes tab of the Power Options Properties dialog box, click the arrow under Power schemes, and then click Max Battery.\n \n5. Click OK.\n \nhttp://www.microsoft.com/atwork/stayconnected/battery.mspx
963268
ya it should be fine... the only thing is that it will then draw ts power from ur laptop runnin the batt down quicker
622992
You might need more RAM
657034
It sounds as if you need more Memory=RAM which you didn't mention how much the machine has..\ngo to http://www.crucial.com put the name and model number in the search place and they will show you the excat amount  and kind  the pc uses
148005
Whoa! Before you go the expense of more ram memory, keep in mind the following. ALL computers will begin to run slower and slower as time progresses because of a number of reasons! Viruses, spy-ware, fragmented files, accumulated programs that start up everytime you boot (you might not even know they are there), maxed out storage space, etc. The key to keeping a computer running like it did when it was new is “housekeeping”!\n\nFirst, do everything you can to clean-up your machine:\n\n1.Remove everything that is just “junk” on your machine.\n2.Make sure you are not running unnecessary programs or processes. You can double check this by running a start-up manager program. A free one is available at:\n\nhttp://www.windowsstartup.com/\n\n3.Run your anti-virus program.\n4.Run your spy-bot program.\n5.Run your ad-aware program.\n6.Defragment your hard drive. This is a really critical thing.\n\nWhen your machine is “lean and mean” like it was when it was new you may be back up to speed.\n\nIt’s kind of like a pick-up truck! You can only put just so much in the bed before it is full (or overloaded) and it will just barely move!
504460
neither!\nyou hardly need 2GB RAM in a notebook, and secondly a 7200RPM disk is not that faster as a 5400RPM and btw you lose 20GB.
426673
Depending on where and how you will be using the laptop, it will determine which graphics card to get. I'm assuming that this is a desktop replacement, so you probably don't need something that conserves energy.\n\nThis article should get you started:\nhttp://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2526
46440
cause it's memory depend on battery power