not used for long, then you should place it somewhere shady and cool, which could slower down the speed of the internal passivation reaction.
 4. You should know that battery protection circuitry could not control battery’s auto discharge. If the battery is not used for long, then you should first charge certain power capacity to prevent the battery discharging when stored, which may lead to over discharge and finally damage the battery.
5. Remove or turn off unused components, you should often remember to disable some unused components. Use the battery management software and pick up the solution fitting you best to prolong the power using time.
6. Avoid using in very high or low temperature. Suggest using laptop when temperature is above 15℃ and below 30℃.
7. Set up standby time for monitor, hard disk and system hibernation, exit screen savers. You know that the working principle of LCD screen is different from CRT screen, to prolong using life and save more power, please end screen savers.
8.  There’re more methods about how to prolong battery using life, please check up 1.2.1 <<Factors affecting laptop battery life>>