it's better to have a thread , so that I / we don't have to start a new thread on each problem.
current problem > when I try to check gmails through Outlook Express , a notice comes : site certificate could not be varified . Do u want to continue ? How to stop this notice ? Thanks in advance .
Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172
thanks for the suggestion. I changed the option from restricted site zones from Internet zone. I have to check next time if it works. Even if it does not work , thanks for trying to help .
Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172
^ i think that would be a bit difficult on the sister erm if you buy the battery online and take your computer and the battery to any pc shop they'll replace it they might even do it free of charge it only takes 5 minutes to do.
did you buy the computer yourself or is it second hand computer? what i usually do is i restart the computer again when it starts acting cranky it seems to work pretty good then after i do that. sometimes it happens when u never shut down your computer correctly
current problem > when I try to check gmails through Outlook Express , a notice comes : site certificate could not be varified . Do u want to continue ? How to stop this notice ? Thanks in advance .
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When I start computer , it shows back date ( year 2005 ) . Before sending mail , I have to adjust time and date each time
It seems both the problems are related. In fact, the second one is causing the first. When the date is not properly set, Outlook or any other secure site fails to recognize the security certificate. It either shows as expired or invalid.
... When the date is not properly set, Outlook or any other secure site fails to recognize the security certificate. It either shows as expired or invalid.
hmmm that's the reason I did not get the notice when I first fixed the date and then checked mail. Today , when I try to check mail first , I get the notice again
Abdullahii : take your computer and the battery to any pc shop they'll replace it they might even do it free of charge it only takes 5 minutes to do.
Ok , I have to be a nagging wife now and will make life miserable for my husband till he does something about it. Either do it by himself or take pc to any shop.
cat eyes : ...is it second hand computer?
My computer is 6 years old. Any suggestion how to keep him/her more active ?
Last edited by Muslim Woman; 02-08-2010 at 01:27 AM.
Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172
my husband bought the battery but does n't know how to replace it . Where is that place / which part to open to replace it ?
It is on the motherboard when you open the pc casing (usually right near the bottom). There is only one battery on the whole board so you can't put it in the wrong place (just be sure to put it the right way around, and turn off the mains before you start poking around in there with a screwdriver ).
1. Defrag regularly - The faster your hard drive does its work – less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. (but not while it’s on battery of course!) Mac OSX is better built to handle fragmentation so it may not be very applicable for Apple systems.
2. Dim your screen – Most laptops come with the ability to dim your laptop screen. Some even come with ways to modify CPU and cooling performance. Cut them down to the lowest level you can tolerate to squeeze out some extra battery juice.
3. Cut down on programs running in the background. Itunes, Desktop Search, etc. All these add to the CPU load and cut down battery life. Shut down everything that isn’t crucial when you’re on battery.
4. Cut down external devices – USB devices (including your mouse) & WiFi drain down your laptop battery. Remove or shut them down when not in use. It goes without saying that charging other devices (like your iPod) with your laptop when on battery is a surefire way of quickly wiping out the charge on your laptop battery.
5. Add more RAM - This will allow you to process more with the memory your laptop has, rather than relying on virtual memory. Virtual memory results in hard drive use, and is much less power efficient. Note that adding more RAM will consume more energy, so this is most applicable if you do need to run memory intensive programs which actually require heavy usage of virtual memory.
6. Run off a hard drive rather than CD/DVD - As power consuming as hard drives are, CD and DVD drives are worse. Even having one in the drive can be power consuming. They spin, taking power, even when they?re not actively being used. Wherever possible, try to run on virtual drives using programs like Alcohol 120% rather than optical ones.
7. Keep the battery contacts clean: Clean your battery’s metal contacts every couple of months with a cloth moistened with rubbing alcohol. This keeps the transfer of power from your battery more efficient.
8. Take care of your battery – Exercise the Battery. Do not leave a charged battery dormant for long periods of time. Once charged, you should at least use the battery at least once every two to three weeks. Also, do not let a Li-On battery completely discharge. (Discharing is only for older batteries with memory effects)
9. Hibernate not standby – Although placing a laptop in standby mode saves some power and you can instantly resume where you left off, it doesn’t save anywhere as much power as the hibernate function does. Hibernating a PC will actually save your PC’s state as it is, and completely shut itself down.
10. Keep operating temperature down - Your laptop operates more efficiently when it’s cooler. Clean out your air vents with a cloth or keyboard cleaner, or refer to some extra tips by LapTopMag.com.
11. Set up and optimize your power options – Go to ‘Power Options’ in your windows control panel and set it up so that power usage is optimized (Select the ‘max battery’ for maximum effect).
12. Don’t multitask – Do one thing at a time when you’re on battery. Rather than working on a spreadsheet, letting your email client run in the background and listening to your latest set of MP3’s, set your mind to one thing only. If you don’t you’ll only drain out your batteries before anything gets completed!
13. Go easy on the PC demands – The more you demand from your PC. Passive activities like email and word processing consume much less power than gaming or playing a DVD. If you’ve got a single battery charge – pick your priorities wisely.
14. Get yourself a more efficient laptop - Laptops are getting more and more efficient in nature to the point where some manufacturers are talking about all day long batteries. Picking up a newer more efficient laptop to replace an aging one is usually a quick fix.
15. Prevent the Memory Effect - If you’re using a very old laptop, you’ll want to prevent the ‘memory effect’ – Keep the battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every two to three weeks. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries (which most laptops have) which do not suffer from the memory effect.
Turn off the autosave function. MS-Word’s and Excel’s autosave functions are great but because they keep saving regular intervals, they work your hard driver harder than it may have to. If you plan to do this, you may want to turn it back on as the battery runs low. While it saves battery life in the beginning, you will want to make sure your work is saved when your battery dies
Lower the graphics use. You can do this by changing the screen resolution and shutting off fancy graphic drivers. Graphics cards (video cards) use as much or more power today as hard disks
Last edited by S<Chowdhury; 02-22-2010 at 09:47 PM.
To my Akh's tryin to stay on their deen
It gets mean especially when u stay on the scene
And at the same try to stay out of trouble
But don't forget the blessing's in the struggle...
You gotta stay on your salats, your zakats, your Quran
one way of doing it is emptying the charge on the battery fully and then charging it fully that way you program the battery cells to function better and be more efficient...however some battery experts say you dont need to discharge completely to start charging fully they say that at about 30% of charge left you should charge fully.
I would personally say that if you discharge your battery completely and only then you start charging fully if you keep up with this routine you can program your battery to hold more charge.
When it was new, it used to run for a long time but now after having been fully charged it only runs for 15 mins. It's sony vaio vgn-fe21b. How long will it run for if i attempt the above?
I would personally say that if you discharge your battery completely and only then you start charging fully if you keep up with this routine you can program your battery to hold more charge.
That used to be the case with the older batteries but its really bad for li-ion batteries. If you continually discharge them completely they start to fail quickly. http://www.batteryuniversity.com/index.htm has some good info.
When it was new, it used to run for a long time but now after having been fully charged it only runs for 15 mins. It's sony vaio vgn-fe21b. How long will it run for if i attempt the above?
Jazak'Allah Khair.
It's time for a new battery. When you get the new one, only use it when you need it. If you're plugged into a charger all day then remove the battery. Only put the battery in the laptop when you need to move away from the charger. You can usually remove and replace the battery with the laptop on mains power (saves you having to turn the laptop off and on again).
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