Re: Compaq 520 notebook and power problems
- From: "C.Joseph Drayton" <csdcs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:44:02 -0600
TheGolfersWife wrote:
Ok helpful people - thanks for responding. I went back to the shop
today with the laptop. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, but
the instruction handbook is, as I suspected, inaccurate in its
description of AC/battery usage. The sales guy was quite correct in
recommending I detach the battery if I wanted to use AC for an
extended period of time.
And yes, it is recommended that the battery be disconnected when the
laptop is able to use AC power for any length of time. This is
because the constant charging in small amounts causes battery failure
over a period of 2-3 years. This may not sound like much, but I then
discovered the battery is not all the difficult to detach.
However, I am discovering more and more programs that are not yet
compatible with Windows Vista (which is installed on the laptop) so
that's yet another chapter in the saga I guess!
Cheers all and many thanks.
The Golfer's Wife
Hi GolferWife,
I have been using laptop computers for almost 20 years, and technicially what the salesman told you is correct, but for most peoples use, it is irrelevant.
If you use your computer on the battery on a regular basis, you will be luck if you get 2 years out of it. I use my laptop on battery 3 - 5 times a week, and I think the longest I have had a battery is about 21 months or so.
The other thing that you might want to keep in mind is that if the AC goes out, you will lose everything. With the battery installed, if the AC dies, then it switches over to the battery and you continue on though all the lights are out.
Also, if the icon is showing that you are on battery when the AC is plugged in then the computer is not working properly. When the AC is plugged in, it should show an AC plug icon or a battery be charged. NOT a battery in use.
Ciao . . . C.Joseph
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