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Originally Posted by chriskmee
Well, i think what happens when you plug in your laptop is that it charges the battery up, but uses the wall outlet as power. If your worried about harming your battery, you can run your laptop without the battery in (at least i can with my hp dv9500t) if it is plugged into the wall. The nice thing about leaving the battery in is that if a power surge happens, you still have power. I think that is your battery is charged the laptop will simply "bypass" the battery. You should have a battery light on your laptop to let you know if it is charging.
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What is recommended to do in my case is what I am trying to ask (having a laptop that is primarily used in an office next to a wall outlet and only using it on the road on occassion)? My current Dell, which is a few years old, will not hold a battery charge for more than 30 minutes when I unplug it from the wall. My thinking is that I have "cooked" the battery by always keeping the laptop plugged in with the battery connected. Thanks for your response!