There is a reason why Netbooks use Solid State Drives and that is because there are no moving parts and they consume far less power than Mechanical Hard Disc Drives. The more things you need to run the shorter the battery will last but the Biggest Power Drains are Optical Drives, mechanical HDD's and Monitors. If you want the battery to last longer stop any unnecessary Disc usage especially Optical Disc Usage and cut back the Power tot he Display to the Minimum. You may need to make a Slipstreamed Install Disc especially for this system.Īnd I also agree if you are hanging your Hat on the Hope that the Battery will last longer with XP loaded rather than Either Vista or 7 you will be badly disappointed.
It is quite possible that the required Drivers for the Hardware that you are attempting to install to are not present. But have you ever used it with this particular computer?
