Notebook Battery on AC Power Adapter

External Since: May 22, 2006 Posts: 16

((( I realize this is not a Windows XP issue but don't know where to
post the question))))

I have a new (to me) Dell D-600 Latitude laptop w/XP Pro that works
great. Most of the time I use it with the AC power adapter. Since I
really don't need the battery most of the time, should I remove it while
on the AC adapter and just install it from time to time to keep the
battery charged?

External Since: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 22

First, the battery would act as a filter for the AC adapter. Second, if you
lost AC power, the battery would continue to operate your laptop, so you
wouldn't lose data by the abrupt shutdown.

It's also a good idea to run the laptop on battery power until the battery
is almost completely discharged. The user's manual should spell out how to
do this.

MD

"aRKay" wrote:

> ((( I realize this is not a Windows XP issue but don't know where to
> post the question))))
>
> I have a new (to me) Dell D-600 Latitude laptop w/XP Pro that works
> great. Most of the time I use it with the AC power adapter. Since I
> really don't need the battery most of the time, should I remove it while
> on the AC adapter and just install it from time to time to keep the
> battery charged?
>