Battery
for better or worse: by Uche Life Okafor:
Preventing the unthinkable
on your computer system
The current report on apple and dell computers having massive recalls on their laptop batteries didn't come as a surprise to the technology service professionals. These computers are known to run relatively hot when used for a long period of time. In various reports by the media, they explained how due to long term usage, the batteries go through wear and tear, and they then begin to deteriorate by loosing their charge and/or by over heating. It can be a relatively scary thing to envision. picture a student working on a paper that is due in class first thing in the morning and then happens to fall asleep upon completion, just to wake up to a burnt up laptop system "definitely not a pretty sight to see".
In communities today, it is very common to see the young and old styling their various gadgets and gizmos, but very rarely do you find one that actually took time to read the instruction of how to care for these gadgets. These immediate users are very common, and that is where the problem begins. As a user of any kind of technology, it is always good practice to read up on the functionalities of the gadget you own, and most important the do's and don'ts of the gadget. Although this time the blame is not on the user, which is always a good thing, because as a manufacturer of a defective product it is their duty to replace any defective component with no cost to you the user.
Sony was the manufacturer of the defective batteries in the Apple and Dell Laptop computers which were recalled for replacement. By reports they are doing their due diligence to make sure everyone affected by this recall gets taken care of promptly. As a user of a product, there are things you can do to make sure your system works to its greatest potential. Laptop computers are powered by lithium ion batteries which have metal components in them, and these components retain some heat while being used. A good practice for a user of a computer system is to allow for a cooling period, because when a computer processor keeps going non-stop, it becomes overworked and begins to heat up, which in turn makes your computer system run slow and freeze up a lot.
If this happens to you it is important to save your work first, and then shut the entire system down to allow your chip and processor to cool off, which depends on how long you have been using the computer system, it might take an hour to cool off or maybe even more, the most important thing is to let the system cool off, before getting back on it. On a Laptop computer, your battery is the single most determining factor for completion of work or not, because if your battery goes dead on you, then you just might not meet that deadline, or even worse if it catches on fire due to overheating then "hmm well you're stuck".
Just always keep the thought in mind, that a 30min break from your laptop may actually help you retain that system for longer. Even though there are zillions of self proclaimed technicians out there, be sure to have a real professional look and/or work on your computer system in order to avoid configuration mistakes of any kind. Most importantly READ YOUR MANUALS.
