Every laptop that I have ever seen (and I service laptops) will run just 
fine without a battery installed.


Nho Whei wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:31:27 -0600, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
> 
>> "Nho Whei" <NoWEi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:mmfpo2lfankh0tn18s4i4ekq1k6h2kccko@4ax.com 
>>> My laptop will not charge whilst in use - rather it discharges the
>>> batteries, which must then be recharged with the machine shiutdown!
>>>
>>> In Device Manager I've disabled, uninstalled & (XP then automatically
>>> re-instals & enables) the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method
>>> Battery.
>>> But still this annoyance persists.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts anyone?
>>>
>>> Forever hopeful ................... NW in NZ
>> Will the laptop run on AC without the battery?
> Not reliably. Curiously, the power light (with no battery installed)
> does not seem to hold on as easily as it (this same power light) does
> when a battery is installed. I've noticed that the second battery - in
> the dvd dock - seems to be ignored at times. Sometimes shown as not
> installed. Sometimes ignored also for chargin. I suppose I'm just
> about convinced that it's a problem with the connections at the power
> socket......
> 
> Hrrummfff
> 
> Cheers though!