HP 255 G7 and the non-removable battery

[jlewski]

Hi, I am going to buy a HP 255 G7 laptop. This laptop has a non-removable battery but if you unscrew the chasis the battery is available to be removed.

Q: Is this laptop working powered by a power adapter WITHOUT an inserted battery?

I often use a laptop powered by an adapter and charging the battery continuously to 100 % when it is not removable is killing it.

[iomare]

Hi,

When you charge the battery to 100% it automatically stops charging and will not start charging again until it falls below a certain level (I believe about 5%). So you can leave the PC with ac adapter attached.

In any case usually, batteries should be replaced about every 18-24 months.

Hope it helps,

David

[jlewski]

Hi, thanks for your response but you haven´t provided the answer to my question. I don´t want to keep the battery charged to anything close to 100 %.

So the question is still - will be this laptop working with a power adapter attached AND with the battery removed?

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Yes, it will work. However, there could be a couple of problems. The notebook does not have an RTC battery (CMOS) so you might get an error message each time you start up the PC.

If there is a power outage during use, it could corrupt data and if the data is system files it could corrupt the whole system.

Hope it helps,

David

[jlewski]

Thank you for your help!