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How to Save Laptop Battery Power When You Really Need it(4)

5.Turn Off Wireless Network Card

Your wireless card can also be a drain on your battery’s resources, so disable it if you don’t

need it. (You don’t need it obviously on a plane, for instance.) If your laptop has a wireless

card, simply take it out. If your laptop has wireless built-in, you can disable it in Windows XP by

clicking on Start and going to your Control Panel. In Category View, click on Network and

Internet Connections, then Network Connections. In Classic View, simply click on Network

Connections. Once you’re there, right click on the wireless connection you’re using, and click

on Disable. You can also disable your wireless network card through the Device Manager. Right

click on My Computer and left click on Properties. Click on the Hardware tab and then the

Device Manager button. Next, click on the small black cross next to where it says Network

Adapters. Locate your wireless network adapter, right click on it, and left click on Disable.

You can also left click on Properties instead (after you right click on your network adapter), click

on the Power Management tab, and check the box that says “Allow the computer to turn off

this device to save power.?

Some newer laptops with the Intel Mobile Pentium?chip have a button somewhere on the laptop

itself, for instance on the front, to enable you to easily turn your wireless on or off. You may

have to check your laptop’s manual to find out if you have a button and if so, where it is.

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