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    Battery to fit in optical drive bay?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by screes, Jul 8, 2010.

  1. screes

    screes Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if there were any notebook batteries you could buy that would fit in/replace your optical drive.
     
    screes, Jul 8, 2010
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unless the laptop were designed to accept power from an optical drive bay battery (like the old Dell latitudes) it will not work.
     
    Greg, Jul 8, 2010
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    mattmcss Notebook Deity

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    Or the thinkpads - what computer do you have?
     
    mattmcss, Jul 8, 2010
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    lappyftw Notebook Guru

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    Only very few laptop let you to do that.And actually,that is not much useful.Just buy a second battery if your battery does not power the laptop enough.
     
    lappyftw, Jul 8, 2010
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    only thinkpads can do that and only some of them with ultrabays..
     
    sean473, Jul 9, 2010
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