Ways to maximize Dell inspiron n4010 laptop battery performance
Maximizing Dell Inspiron N4010 Laptop Battery Performance Instructions
Some helpful tips and tricks that you can use with the Dell Inspiron N3010, N4010, N5010 models laptop to give you a richer experience.
Many of these tips can also be applied to other laptop brands such as HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Asus, LG, Sony etc.
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- Monitor temperatures and Control Fan Speeds (For Dell laptops)
You can view all temperatures, including CPU, RAM, chipset, hard disk and even the fan speed. Heck, you can also increase/decrease the fan speed and set it blasting away at full speed!
- Speed up loading times
Defrag your hard disk regularly. Disable unnecessary services (run > services.msc), items in Startup folder and items set to auto run (run > msconfig) on Windows startup.
- Force the CPU to work slower if you don’t need the power
Use SpeedSwitchXp to force the CPU to a lower speed to conserve power, or force to high speed for highest performance. It can even automatically switch depending on whether laptop battery or direct AC is being used! - Use the latest BIOS version available
REMEMBER TO USE AC POWER with Dell inspiron n4010 battery as any hiccups during the flashing process can render your laptop unbootable!
- Enable Performance Mode in BIOS
Go to BIOS Setup, Performance, enable Performance mode for HDD Acoustics. Note that this will cause the HDD to be noisier, so you will need to decide if performance or noise is more important to you.
- Face the Reality (For Dell XPS M1210 laptops)Even though it claims to be a 256MB Geforce Go 7400, in reality, it is only 64MB dedicated, with the rest shared from the main memory pool. That is the meaning behind TurboCache. Just FYI.
- Reformat, Reinstall and Enjoy a Ad-Free InstallationDig out the Windows CD that came with the laptop and reinstall the operating system, deleting all partitions (this will also destroy MediaDirect, recovery partitions and all data on the hard disk including documents and programs that came pre-installed. If you want to save the recovery partition, simply format the drive that Windows is on using the Windows Setup CD).Of course, you will need to reinstall all drivers and all necessary applications again – you have the CDs don’t you? But now you have a choice on what you want to install as new laptops are known to come with many unnecessary software.If you need MediaDirect functionality, you will need to leave unallocated space of 1.5GB for the MediaDirect files, which you can install from the Dell MediaDirect Repair CD. Have the technical support on the phone before installing Windows if you are not sure how to proceed.
- Enhance the fonts of your display (for XP users)Use ClearType tuner to smooth the fonts of your display. Works wonders when surfing the net!
- Use the display at its native resolutionUse your display at the optimum resolution – 1280 x 800 (for XPS M1210 users) – for the best quality. Try to play games at this resolution, as this is the native resolution for this LCD. Any lower, and it will be scaled to fit the LCD and image quality suffers considerably.If you don’t want the image to be stretch, this can be disabled in the BIOS setup. Instead, non-native resolution images will be displayed with black borders on the sides.
- Enable Media Buttons to use in WinampMedia buttons not working with Winamp? Download this plugin!
- Enhance your desktop with widescreen wallpapers!
Having difficulty finding widescreen wallpapers? Don’t fret – click here for 1280×800 perfect sized wallpapers for M1210! For other portables, select your native resolution and knock yourself out!
- Access and control your laptop remotely
Control your laptop from your desktop. Use TeamViewer and you can even control your desktop from your laptop (whenever there is Internet). Alternatively, UltraVNC is another 100% open source tool.
- Automatically Shut Down Your Laptop at a pre-defined time Have your laptop shutdown at a specified time! Get Switch Off and you can force all applications to close down. Great if you like playing videos/music when sleeping or watching DVDs.
- Make use of your laptop’s gaming powers!
Yearning for some shooting actions? Make good use of your Geforce card and download Unreal Tournament 2004. Or if you have a more capable system, try Race Driver GRID. All unlimited demo versions free!
- Reduce the Gamma For A Vibrant DisplayAccess the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking anywhere on the desktop and clicking it. Go to “Adjust desktop color settings”. Drag the Gamma slider to the most left. Like it? Hit Apply and enjoy! If not, just click Restore Defaults at the top and settings will be restored.Note that doing this will reduce image details and make images appear darker as well. Personally, I switch it to normal when playing games, viewing lots of photos or watching videos.
- Use the latest drivers for your portable
Download the latest XP/Vista chipset, audio, nVidia or intel graphics drivers, etc all here. Choose to enter your service tag, enter your service tag and you are presented with the list of latest drivers. NOTE: The latest version of the nVidia driver for Geforce 7200 for Dell inspiron N4010 actually increased Dell Inspiron n3010 Battery power by 25%. It also gave many problems. See update below. Use the driver that came in your Dell CD.
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