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| From | sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: Battery save app |
| Date | 2025-01-10 14:37 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vls0dg$7c1$5@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <vlrc1u$7c1$1@dont-email.me> <i8v2ojhd4sllne161kbnvhgpf8ee00vqa4@4ax.com> |
On 1/10/2025 2:03 PM, Ralph Fox wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:49:34 -0600, sticks wrote: > >> I got a new laptop for the wife, my first time with Win 11, though I've >> been reading here since I knew this day was inevitable. No problems >> getting it all set up, expect for the battery issue. >> >> I recall a while back talk on one of the windows groups where the >> battery would only charge to 80% to save battery life on newer >> computers. I guess I thought Win 11 had the ability to do this. From >> what I gather, it only has the option to help out by limiting what you >> can do if the level goes below 20%. That's not what I was interested >> in. Am I correct that Win 11 has no built in way to manage the top >> charging level on it's own? >> >> So then I started looking for manufacturer options. This is an HP >> laptop, 15-fd0107dx prodID A9PE7UA#ABA, and it appears their support for >> this is not the best. I read more stuff on windows 10 and little on >> windows 11. There are some pages showing what they call HP Power >> Manager, but going to their site and allowing them to scan and give >> updates and software options it doesn't come up for this laptop. >> >> I have downloaded a file, sp78633.exe, that looks like it might be the >> HP Power Manager software. I did update the bios from the website and >> on the bios configuration tab it had something called Adaptive Battery >> Optimizer (enabled), but can't see where it does anything. I do have >> the full setup macrium image all made in case I screw something up. >> >> I guess my second question is does anyone have this Power Manager stuff >> from HP on a Windows 11 system and know where to get it, or in the >> alternative I guess I could try running the sp78633.exe file and see >> what happens? >> >> Any suggestions welcomed! > > > My HP laptop (series G5) has the HP Battery Health Manager. > It is a BIOS-level option. The settings are in the BIOS. > I updated it a few years ago by flashing a new BIOS. > > My guess is the file sp78633.exe may be for flashing the BIOS on > certain HP models only. I don't know what it might do to your > wife's HP laptop. > > See this HP support page. Note the words "BIOS-level" and > "found in most HP business notebooks." > > <https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/ish_4449597-3519507-16> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUOTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > HP Business Notebook PCs - HP Battery Health Manager > > HP Battery Health Manager is a BIOS-level setting found in most > HP business notebooks. It is designed to optimize battery health > by minimizing the notebook battery exposure to key factors, such > as high state-of-charge, which can accelerate the natural > degradation and chemical aging of the battery over time. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUOTE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was hoping when I updated the bios it would appear, but I think the others are right and this box can't do it. Thanks -- I Stand With Israel!
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Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-10 22:59 +0100
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Re: Battery save app "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-11 15:50 +0100
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