Battery life HP VICTUS 15,6 inch i7 RTX4060 gaming

[Ilse123]

Hey, I bought an HP Victus 15-fa1035nd 15.6" Core i7 RTX 4060 Gaming laptop 2024 12 days ago.

Since I love gaming and will soon start a school education. That's why I thought it was important that it had good specifications and a good battery capacity.
Since this laptop indicated on paper that this laptop can last 8.5 hours on light tasks and only video calling 10.5 hours on the battery... But in reality the battery/battery only lasts a maximum of 2.5 hours on low performance such as writing documents or Googling, with a low brightness and adjusted to ECO setting in Windows and HP Omen Software. Together with my friend who is an IT professional, I looked to see if anything could be adjusted in the BIOS, but with no success... We assumed that the laptop would have Nvidia Advents Optimus, but unfortunately this option cannot be found. !

I was wondering if anyone has the same laptop with this problem?
The reason I ask this is because I find few to no reviews for i5 with 4050 or an older model...

This laptop plays games well, but some tasks open very slowly, I expected more for an i7 core 13gen with an RTX4060..

I need to be able to last a school day on the battery. A school day is between 5 and 7 hours.
This mainly concerns Writing documents or search results on low performance...

[Vince_0406]

Hi @Ilse123,

Welcome to the HP Support Community! 

Thanks for posting your query! We're here to help you get back up and running. 

I understand you have battery draining issues with your laptop the battery on your PC does not last for a long time.

Don't worry I'll try to help you out.

Did you make any software or hardware changes on your laptop?

As you mentioned you have battery draining issues with your laptop the battery on your PC does not last for a long time.

Try updating the BIOS on your PC and check if it helps.
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/how-to-update-bios-software

As the battery is a consumable part the life of the battery decreases each time you charge your laptop.

Factors that contribute to loss of battery capacity.

Li-Ion battery cells suffer gradual, irreversible capacity loss with each discharge-charge cycle. Such aging occurs more rapidly as temperature and discharges loads increase.
The self-discharge rate of a Li-Ion battery is higher if the battery is left in an unpowered notebook.
During prolonged storage or non-use, the battery charge will decrease below its recommended low-voltage level.
Leaving the battery in a depleted condition for an extended period will accelerate the decrease in FCC.
Leaving the battery at a high level of charge in a high-temperature environment for extended periods (for example, running a notebook computer in a docking station under a heavy load) will accelerate the loss of capacity.
Running high-end applications using the battery accelerates the loss of capacity. For example, playing 3D games will lower FCC faster than using word processing applications.

However, you can try the steps recommended below.

Open Power Options.
Click Change plan settings for any of the power plans. I would suggest you choose the power saver plan.
Now click Change advanced power settings.
Under the Advanced Settings tab, scroll down to find Processor power management.
Now, expand (click on +) Processor power management.
Expand Maximum processor state.
Click the On-battery option and reduce the processor state to 20%. You can choose any other value.
Click Ok. The settings are saved, you can close the Power Options window.

Enable Adaptive Brightness
Go to Power Options select change advanced power settings
Go to the Change advanced power settings. Expand Display> expand Enable Adaptive Brightness. Now, turn on Adaptive Brightness for On-battery and Plugged in options (whichever you like. Click Ok to save the settings.

If the issue still persists try uninstalling the battery drivers device manager.

Search for and open Device Manager.
Click next to Batteries to expand the battery options.
With the options expanded, right-click each ACPI option and in the menu, click Uninstall.
Restart the computer.
The battery should now charge properly.

Refer this article to know how to run a battery test and perform a battery calibration on your laptop.

https://support.hp.com/in-en/help/computer/battery-adapter-issues

Also, refer this document to understand more about lithium-ion batteries.

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to assist you and provide a solution. We hope our assistance has been helpful! 

If this solution hit the spot, please come back and click "Accepted Solution" to help others find the answer. And if you'd like to say thanks, select "Yes" on the bottom left of the public post, as that would make our day! 

Take care, and have an amazing day! 

Regards, 

Vince_0406

[Vince_0406]

Hi @Ilse123,

Welcome to the HP Support Community! 

Thanks for posting your query! We're here to help you get back up and running. 

I understand you have battery draining issues with your laptop the battery on your PC does not last for a long time.

Don't worry I'll try to help you out.

Did you make any software or hardware changes on your laptop?

As you mentioned you have battery draining issues with your laptop the battery on your PC does not last for a long time.

Try updating the BIOS on your PC and check if it helps.
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/how-to-update-bios-software

As the battery is a consumable part the life of the battery decreases each time you charge your laptop.

Factors that contribute to loss of battery capacity.

Li-Ion battery cells suffer gradual, irreversible capacity loss with each discharge-charge cycle. Such aging occurs more rapidly as temperature and discharges loads increase.
The self-discharge rate of a Li-Ion battery is higher if the battery is left in an unpowered notebook.
During prolonged storage or non-use, the battery charge will decrease below its recommended low-voltage level.
Leaving the battery in a depleted condition for an extended period will accelerate the decrease in FCC.
Leaving the battery at a high level of charge in a high-temperature environment for extended periods (for example, running a notebook computer in a docking station under a heavy load) will accelerate the loss of capacity.
Running high-end applications using the battery accelerates the loss of capacity. For example, playing 3D games will lower FCC faster than using word processing applications.

However, you can try the steps recommended below.

Open Power Options.
Click Change plan settings for any of the power plans. I would suggest you choose the power saver plan.
Now click Change advanced power settings.
Under the Advanced Settings tab, scroll down to find Processor power management.
Now, expand (click on +) Processor power management.
Expand Maximum processor state.
Click the On-battery option and reduce the processor state to 20%. You can choose any other value.
Click Ok. The settings are saved, you can close the Power Options window.

Enable Adaptive Brightness
Go to Power Options select change advanced power settings
Go to the Change advanced power settings. Expand Display> expand Enable Adaptive Brightness. Now, turn on Adaptive Brightness for On-battery and Plugged in options (whichever you like. Click Ok to save the settings.

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[Vince_0406]

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If the issue still persists try uninstalling the battery drivers device manager.

Search for and open Device Manager.
Click next to Batteries to expand the battery options.
With the options expanded, right-click each ACPI option and in the menu, click Uninstall.
Restart the computer.
The battery should now charge properly.

Refer this article to know how to run a battery test and perform a battery calibration on your laptop.

https://support.hp.com/in-en/help/computer/battery-adapter-issues

Also, refer this document to understand more about lithium-ion batteries.

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to assist you and provide a solution. We hope our assistance has been helpful! 

If this solution hit the spot, please come back and click "Accepted Solution" to help others find the answer. And if you'd like to say thanks, select "Yes" on the bottom left of the public post, as that would make our day! 

Take care, and have an amazing day! 

Regards, 

Vince_0406