I have a Dell laptop and the battery is useless.
Not tried - but can I operate it without the battery? Or does in need it in situ even though it holds no charge?
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3 years ago
Laptop battery.
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3 years ago
i CAN WITH MINE
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3 years ago
Well my old dell will work with it missing but it leaves a big hole in the back and one foot is missing then. Brian
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3 years ago
bit of diy would sort that out
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Most are just fine with no battery present. Both of mine are.
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3 years ago
It should work from the PSU even if the battery is knackered.
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Some do require the battery to be present, knackered or not. Some older Dells did - OP has not given the model though.
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Just try it. Remember Aristotle and the horse's teeth?
Bill
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Although the Caps Lock key is shagged
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Although it might be too old to allow more recent software to be installed :-(
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:)
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Scion snipped-for-privacy@nospam.invalid wrote in news:rvbl73$b99$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
Inspiron N5010
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The manual for the N5010 does not specify that the battery is required to be present.
Why not give it a go? You can remove the battery by sliding a couple of latches.
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sorry just can't be arsed correcting errors like that
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Thanks - took the plunge whist it was running.
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In message <XnsACC5B32255B15JohPnowherecom@81.171.92.222>, JohnP snipped-for-privacy@nowhere.com writes
Back a post or two.. is there any risk in using an old laptop, with original battery, permanently on mains?
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As long as the battery isn't faulty then it's no problem. Keep an eye out for the battery swelling though. (If it happens it will be over time, not sudden.)
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no.
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If you think about it, it's likely at least some hot plug in a spare battery. If you could damage it by doing this I'd expect to see warnings.