Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
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axur-delmeria
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Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
Let's say I'm charging my X61 main battery, and it reaches 100%.
Can I put the laptop on suspend and remove the battery while the AC adapter is plugged in?
Is it safe?
I know the safer way is to hibernate/turn off, unplug AC, then remove battery, but sometime my Linux install botches the resume from hibernate. D:
Can I put the laptop on suspend and remove the battery while the AC adapter is plugged in?
Is it safe?
I know the safer way is to hibernate/turn off, unplug AC, then remove battery, but sometime my Linux install botches the resume from hibernate. D:
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Re: Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
With the AC plugged in there were a few times I removed and replace the battery without any issue. I don't see how doing it while on standby would hurt. Of course if you accidentally disconnect the AC while doing this, then poof whatever was in RAM is gone. The charging/discharging circuitry in modern laptops and battery are pretty fail proof these days.
Having said that, this is not common practice for me. Swapping battery, which is seldom done to begin with, is done while in hibernation or when the laptop is off. The few occasions I did this was an experiment to see what would/would not happen.
Having said that, this is not common practice for me. Swapping battery, which is seldom done to begin with, is done while in hibernation or when the laptop is off. The few occasions I did this was an experiment to see what would/would not happen.
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Re: Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
On the T60 that I use almost daily for testing purposes I swap the battery in and out all the time, regardless if the machine is on or off.
I have never ever used standby/suspend/sleep mode on any of my laptops in my life!
I have never ever used standby/suspend/sleep mode on any of my laptops in my life!
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axur-delmeria
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Re: Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
Thanks for your insights and experiences.
I just tried it now and nothing catastrophic happened.
I just tried it now and nothing catastrophic happened.
Daily driver: X220 4291-P79 i5-2520M
In reserve: X61 T7500, X60 T2300
In pieces: X60s CS U1300 [board only], two retired but working X61Ts
RIP: 760XD 9546-U9E
In reserve: X61 T7500, X60 T2300
In pieces: X60s CS U1300 [board only], two retired but working X61Ts
RIP: 760XD 9546-U9E
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Re: Remove battery on suspend with AC adapter plugged in?
No black hole opened near your place? No sudden ice age?axur-delmeria wrote:I just tried it now and nothing catastrophic happened.
I also doing quite often with my T500/W500 and X200, nothing happened so far
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