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    Using Inspiron without battery?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mmnyc73, Sep 10, 2007.

  1. mmnyc73

    mmnyc73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently obtained an old Inspiron 1100 which works fine. However, weight issues make it a pain to bring anywhere. I have no need for battery power. Is it a problem to simply leave the battery at home and run solely off of A/C?
     
    mmnyc73, Sep 10, 2007
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    ScanR Notebook Consultant

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    Well technically your system will work w/out the battery attached to the system. I haven't noticed any problems so far, well I'm not really that sure on this...
     
    ScanR, Sep 10, 2007
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    noiren Notebook Guru

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    yeah dont worry it will work fine, though remember to keep clicking Ctrl+S every 5 sec, that way if there's a powercut yout wont lose your work :D
     
    noiren, Sep 10, 2007
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    now thats a good point to take into consideration, maybe buy an el cheapo battery for it?
     
    Busy_lad, Sep 10, 2007
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    how is that different from a desktop? i have a ups for my desktop & my notebook's battery is used for that purpose most of the time.
     
    kalm, Sep 10, 2007
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    mmnyc73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a battery, which works fine. I just want to cut down on the weight when I lug it to the office. I was concerned that being in a bag with no power at all (unplugged without battery) might cause some damage.

    It was a free laptop, I would never have bought one this heavy for this exact reason.
     
    mmnyc73, Sep 10, 2007
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    No problems without the battery plugged in. Will act just like a desktop.
     
    jb1007, Sep 10, 2007
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    mmnyc73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate.
     
    mmnyc73, Sep 10, 2007
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    the one thing it could do is drain your cmos battery. that battery keeps your time and date, and all of your bios settings. When it dies, you will need to set the time and date every time your pc starts. it will die in a matter of a month with no battery in it.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 10, 2007
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  10. coriolis

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    A notebook is essentially a computer with a built in power supply.


    Or a computer PC is a notebook without the built in battery :)
     
    coriolis, Sep 10, 2007
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    L.Rawlins Notebook Evangelist

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    It'll work fine. I actually discovered in a local chain store here in the UK that the Vaio's, Asuseses... etc, that they had running on display were all sans battery, I imagine as a savvy marketing tactic to alleviate any excess weight from the machine to potential buyers.

    Of course, you're not really supposed to pick them up to check out their connectivity options on the sides/back to find this out (as this sets off the alarms...) but hey, who puts down several grand on a Vaio without making sure it's really what you want, right?! :eek:

    Haha. :p
     
    L.Rawlins, Sep 10, 2007
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  12. Busy_lad

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    hehe, fair enough. you could buy a 6 cell if you wanted?!
     
    Busy_lad, Sep 12, 2007
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