Hi all: A little background: I have several laptops I service at a company that is, like too many, strapped for cash. I’ve got all of these running on an auto-backup combination power pack/surge protector. These computers are never used outside the office, except the one belonging to the boss, of course.
Two of the Toshiba Satellite are running with absolutely spent batteries. I guess they were at one time used portable. Since I have the power backup protection, I’ve not pushed to have them spend money on new ones. Lately however they’ve begun to shut off despite the AC being on. The others on this power pack are fine.
Finally, can I run these laptops (any or all) without battery(ies)? Should the dead batteries be left out instead of them constantly trying to charge and wasting electricity?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers, Robert Goltz
