Thats a good question. I have always just left the old battery in. I never even thought about trying it without it. I think without it the laptop will keep nagging at you.
Running a laptop minus battery
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10th January 2012 10:53 AM #1alec_t
Running a laptop minus battery
I have an old Sony Vaio laptop (PCG K215B) whose battery no longer retains charge for more than a few minutes. Question: is it safe to run the laptop without the battery installed? Or is the battery used in some way by feedback circuitry (rather like a super-capacitor) to control the supply voltage from the mains-powered brick? I don't want to risk over-volting the laptop, nor do I wish to lose any user settings if the battery is relied on for data retention.
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10th January 2012 11:30 AM #24pyros
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10th January 2012 01:01 PM #3Reloadron
My Dell runs just fine sans battery. It does tell me there is no battery but it runs fine. This nay vary from laptop to laptop though.
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