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‎06-06-2016 06:50 PM

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Okay, I have a 4 year old HP desktop, it works fine.  Since desktops appear to be going the way of VHS tapes i have been looking at laptops lately.  A new store opened near me and there was a huge grand opening sale,  The flyer had an HP laptop for $250, only 5 available.  I camped out for 6 hours with many others and i got my laptop!  I had seen the exact same model on sale at Office Depot for $500.

 

Now to  my issue.  I want to continue using me desktop until it dies or crashes.  I set up my laptop and verified that everything was working.  How can I "mothball" the laptop?

 

Should I drain the battery and put it away until I need it?

Shoud I have the battery fully charged when i put it away?

Should I plan on charging and using the laptop every few months?

 

What is best for the life of the battry and the laptop?

 

Thanks!!!

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‎06-06-2016 06:54 PM

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Hi:

 

Please read this HP support document for how to store the battery...

 

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00596784

 

I would use the notebook from time to time.

 

There is a second battery called a CMOS or Real Time Clock (RTC) battery that maintains the time, date and other BIOS settings.

 

If you remove the main battery for too long of a time, the CMOS battery will wear down quicker and will need to be replaced.

 

On a desktop PC, that is easy enough to do.

 

On a notebook PC it could be a real daunting task.

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‎06-06-2016 06:54 PM

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Hi:

 

Please read this HP support document for how to store the battery...

 

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00596784

 

I would use the notebook from time to time.

 

There is a second battery called a CMOS or Real Time Clock (RTC) battery that maintains the time, date and other BIOS settings.

 

If you remove the main battery for too long of a time, the CMOS battery will wear down quicker and will need to be replaced.

 

On a desktop PC, that is easy enough to do.

 

On a notebook PC it could be a real daunting task.

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