Running Vista on a Notebook
Did you notice that Windows Vista drains notebook batteries pretty fast on some notebooks ? I was able to identify two causes for this behavior. The first is the Aero Glass Interface which somehow seems to drain batteries faster while the second are the Wireless Power Saving Settings.
If you disable the Aero interface batteries last much longer. My advise would be to disable the Aero interface when the notebook is not connected to a power source. To do this right-click on your desktop and select Personalize from the menu. Choose Windows Color and Appearance and click on Open Classic Appearance Properties for more color options. Select a different theme from the list (non Aero) and click on Apply.
You can enable Aero the same way again when you are connected to a power source.
The easiest way to change the power settings would be to left-click on the little battery meter in the system tray and choose Power Saver from the options there.
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May 12th, 2007 07:59
[...] huge battery drain whenever I was using the Notebook without a power source. The battery drain is apparently caused by the Aero theme and the power settings for the wireless adapter. I was not even sure at [...]
May 25th, 2007 09:01
[...] que la batería duraba menos que en XP, y me preguntaba porqué. Este uso brutal de energía viene aparentemente causado por el entorno Aero y la configuración de energía del adaptador wireless. Así que mi [...]
May 31st, 2007 14:46
[...] gewundert, warum sich der Akku so schnell lehrt. Dies wird anscheinend durch das Windows Vista Aero Theme verursacht und den Einstellungen des Wireless Adapters. Zuerst war ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich [...]
July 2nd, 2008 14:34
[...] huge battery drain whenever I was using the Notebook without a power source. The battery drain is apparently caused by the Aero theme and the power settings for the wireless adapter. I was not even sure at [...]