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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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clean up unwanted files. That said, let’s look at issues specifically involving

portables, with one caveat: because more compact or hybrid portables are

often built like mobile devices, you may need to approach those devices by

combining steps mentioned here with troubleshooting ideas from Chapter 25,

“Care and Feeding of Mobile Devices.”

Batteries

Manufacturers over the years have used a few types of batteries for portable

computers: Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), and

Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion). Today, only Li-Ion is used because that battery

chemistry provides the highest energy density for the weight and has few

problems with external factors.

Lithium-Ion

Li-Ion batteries are powerful, and last much longer than the Ni-MH and Ni-

Cd ones we used in the 1990s. If Li-Ion batteries have a downside, it’s that

they will explode if overcharged or punctured, so all Li-Ion batteries have

built-in circuitry to prevent accidental overcharging. Lithium batteries can

only power systems designed to use them. They can’t be used as replacement

batteries to keep that retro laptop from 1998 going. Figure 23-18 shows a

typical Li-Ion battery.

Figure 23-18 Li-Ion battery

NOTE Strictly speaking, lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries are a variation of

Li-Ion that places the heart of the battery—the electrolyte—into a solid

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