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I usally just put in my battery for charging so i can put it in the computer when i need to go somewhere and then when i come back and puts it in its desktop position ( If the battery is drained) I have the battery in the computer to charge it and then i take out the battery when its 100% charged ( While the laptop is on ) And sometimes i put in the battery too while the laptop is on. Can this do serious harm or is it harmless?
 

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I hope hanging up your harddrives in rubber-bands for noise reasons isn't too harmful for the drives :S, but eh, rather silence than lasting drives.. :|
No while it is on it is not safe to do so even in sleep mode.
 

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Hmmm.. Well thanks. good to hear now in the start. Thanks! Wont do it again promise
 

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I hope hanging up your harddrives in rubber-bands for noise reasons isn't too harmful for the drives :S, but eh, rather silence than lasting drives.. :|
Its fine. Removing the battery while the computer is plugged in is not going to harm the computer or the battery. They are smarter then your average battery. I don't know why people get so worked up over the battery, half the things they believe that harms the battery when in fact they don't. Like removing the battery when the computer is plugged in, will not extend the life of your battery. The act of charging and discharging alone kills the battery. There is also no way to over charge current laptop batteries.
 

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logicearth said:
Its fine. Removing the battery while the computer is plugged in is not going to harm the computer or the battery. They are smarter then your average battery. I don't know why people get so worked up over the battery, half the things they believe that harms the battery when in fact they don't. Like removing the battery when the computer is plugged in, will not extend the life of your battery. The act of charging and discharging alone kills the battery. There is also no way to over charge current laptop batteries.
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When it is plugged in it is fine, but if the laptop is turned on itself it is not.
 

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logicearth said:
Its fine. Removing the battery while the computer is plugged in is not going to harm the computer or the battery. They are smarter then your average battery. I don't know why people get so worked up over the battery, half the things they believe that harms the battery when in fact they don't. Like removing the battery when the computer is plugged in, will not extend the life of your battery. The act of charging and discharging alone kills the battery. There is also no way to over charge current laptop batteries.
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When you said pluged in did you ment that its on too?
 

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I hope hanging up your harddrives in rubber-bands for noise reasons isn't too harmful for the drives :S, but eh, rather silence than lasting drives.. :|
Its fine it the laptop is shutdown completely. But if the laptop is turned on it's not. So if you have the charger plugged in and the laptop is turned off it's fine to take out the battery. But if you have the laptop turned on it's not.
 

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Its fine when it is turned on as well...The system that handles the battery is the same whether or not the system is turned on. It still functions the same way when it is plugged into a wall and turned off as it is turn on there is no difference in that aspect. Pulling the battery out while the computer is on and plugged in WILL NOT DAMAGE ANYTHING.

Understand something. Windows does not control the battery. The battery and its supporting circuity does not care whether you have Windows booted on not.

Benjy206, might be helpful if you provide some source for your information. As it stands, laptop batteries are made to be swapped out irregardless if the computer is turned on or off it makes no difference to the battery itself.
 

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logicearth said:
Its fine when it is turned on as well...The system that handles the battery is the same whether or not the system is turned on. It still functions the same way when it is plugged into a wall and turned off as it is turn on there is no difference in that aspect. Pulling the battery out while the computer is on and plugged in WILL NOT DAMAGE ANYTHING.

Understand something. Windows does not control the battery. The battery and its supporting circuity does not care whether you have Windows booted on not.

Benjy206, might be helpful if you provide some source for your information. As it stands, laptop batteries are made to be swapped out irregardless if the computer is turned on or off it makes no difference to the battery itself.
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For the simple reason being. It all depends on the laptop. Yes most laptops out there are smart enough to handle it. But some are not as in my experience problems can occur. So I'm going to tell a user from my experience not to because I have seen problems. There is plenty of things out there that shouldn't be done like going inside a case without a ESD strap. Which I never had a problem doing without one. But still if a user ask's me should I wear one I will tell him yes. As for the same with a laptop there is a slight possibility that it could damage it so I'm not going to tell him it's ok. Do you understand me? I don't want to be held up for a user messing up his system :)
 

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New laptop dell 17 7000

Just got my new laptop home. My husband took the battery out and now it won't start. I took battery out and plugged it in held for 20 seconds and nothing happened. What gives?? Why did taking the battery out turn it off when fully charged? Help.
 

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So you`re saying the battery is removed, and the pc is plugged into the wall socket and it still won`t power on ?
 

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Hi All,

I saw this thread and have registered specially to answer within this thread as a friend asked me this exact question and directed me to this thread.

There is no reason why you can't take out a battery from your laptop while it is switched on with power supply connected. I have done it lots of times, I even did it while writing this response (Dell XPS)...

While the computer is plugged in to a functioning power supply, this is the main power supply and the battery is either charging or not supplying the laptop. If this wasn't the case then you could not use your laptop without the battery reducing to low charge and the laptop switching off.

While I would not recommend taking the battery out while the laptop is switched on and without a power supply attached, it would not damage the laptop and there is a low likelihood of it causing issues with your operating system. More likely you would reinstall the battery / insert the power plug and windows throws complaints about windows not being turned off correctly. Non-Saved work maybe lost.

Creditations; I have been building / working with computers since mid 1980's and I am an electrical / electronic engineer.

Just wanted to cap this thread off as its the first that comes up when you google this question.
 

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what about adding battery

What about adding battery during on position and power plug'd in ?
I'm thinking the laptops have 2 circuits one that detects/charges battery and a the other powers laptop.
Or it constantly runs thru the battery(wen present) making charging/battery life reduced compared to my first theory.
 

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Hi, I had my Dell laptop on sleep and flipped the switch to release the battery from the computer. Then I put it back in. I opened it and I think I used it for a little while, but then it died because it was not plugged in (from the start of this ordeal). I plugged it in but it didn't turn on.
 

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Modern Laptops are designed so that they always run off the battery even when connected to the Mains supply, this is so they operate a battery backup system should the mains fail or be removed, this is so the data is saved (or at least savable) ...

If the battery is completely exhausted you may see a delay when charging before there is sufficient power available to fully operate the system, I have seen this often with smaller L-ION battery units used on Mobile (Cell) phones and they need a full charge to "reset" before use.

I would suggest that you leave the device on charge until it shows full charge before you use it for work, If it is urgent it should work with the battery removed if it is a modern device it should recover ... However if this is an older unit then the battery may have failed as they are of course a Replaceable item
 

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