Hi there guys,
So I decided to use my 'old' laptop again, a Asus N55SF or X5qs (both the same), which is still quite fast, having a GT555m and i7 2nd gen installed.
But because it is already 4 years old, I decided it was time to buy a new laptop battery. Asus ofcourse doesn't provide them anymore so it had to be a 3rd party battery. The battery says it has 5200maH and 10.8V output.
Unfortunately, having Windows 10 installed with a laptop supporting only Windows 7 drivers, I thought it could be W10 that was at fault, giving me only about 2 hours of battery life (despite Windows 10's battery saving feature). So I decided to install Windows 7 for some tests with (what I think are the necessary) Asus provided drivers. But a shocker! It gives me only 1:30 hours at most! (BatteryBar gives me this information, and I believe its about correct).
Am I missing something? I have charged it, let it drain, charged it, let it drain again for some time now, but the battery is not improving. Or am I missing a critical driver? I installed all drivers from windows and also from the Asus website. I believe the chipset and Intel Management are the most important for battery life?
Anyone that has a solution?
So I decided to use my 'old' laptop again, a Asus N55SF or X5qs (both the same), which is still quite fast, having a GT555m and i7 2nd gen installed.
But because it is already 4 years old, I decided it was time to buy a new laptop battery. Asus ofcourse doesn't provide them anymore so it had to be a 3rd party battery. The battery says it has 5200maH and 10.8V output.
Unfortunately, having Windows 10 installed with a laptop supporting only Windows 7 drivers, I thought it could be W10 that was at fault, giving me only about 2 hours of battery life (despite Windows 10's battery saving feature). So I decided to install Windows 7 for some tests with (what I think are the necessary) Asus provided drivers. But a shocker! It gives me only 1:30 hours at most! (BatteryBar gives me this information, and I believe its about correct).
Am I missing something? I have charged it, let it drain, charged it, let it drain again for some time now, but the battery is not improving. Or am I missing a critical driver? I installed all drivers from windows and also from the Asus website. I believe the chipset and Intel Management are the most important for battery life?
Anyone that has a solution?