Can you get an application to use more memory upfront instead of continually reading from the hard disk?
I was trying to watch a DVD video I had transfered to on my laptop HD (No, I was not copyrighted). The video content was only about 1.8gb. I did all the things I know to reduce battery drain. I was thinking since I have 2 gb of memory, I could have the file put into memory and the HD would not be needed much. Thus, increasing my battery life. I got about 90 min on a 115 min video before my battery died.
I was using WinDVD7 as the player.
I was trying to watch a DVD video I had transfered to on my laptop HD (No, I was not copyrighted). The video content was only about 1.8gb. I did all the things I know to reduce battery drain. I was thinking since I have 2 gb of memory, I could have the file put into memory and the HD would not be needed much. Thus, increasing my battery life. I got about 90 min on a 115 min video before my battery died.
I was using WinDVD7 as the player.