Can an A31 boot without the battery?

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Dave Gordon · #1 Post by **Dave Gordon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:57 am

Hi all,
When I remove the battery, but still have it connected to the mains power, I cannot boot the machine. Does this mean there is a problem with my CMOS battery?

On a seperate note, I'm getting various system freezes and boot problems (even with the battery attached) and fom reading though the forums it seems this could be one of the causes.

Many thanks in advance
Dave

ThinkPad R · #2 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:21 am

It's supposed to, but in case of a power surge, your laptop won't be protected without battery.

Dave Gordon · #3 Post by **Dave Gordon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:13 pm

If it supposed to boot without the battery, what could be the source of the problem?

JHEM · #4 Post by **JHEM** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:22 pm

ThinkPad R wrote:It's supposed to, but in case of a power surge, your laptop won't be protected without battery.

Urban legend.

The laptop's battery serves NO purpose as a surge protector.

It's not even part of the circuit path when on AC.

Regards,

James

JHEM · #5 Post by **JHEM** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:23 pm

Dave Gordon wrote:When I remove the battery, but still have it connected to the mains power, I cannot boot the machine. Does this mean there is a problem with my CMOS battery?

That's the first thing I would do to diagnose this problem, change the CMOS battery.

Regards,

James

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