Julie. Without getting technical, It is most probable the battery is defective. If that is the case, my advice is to remove the battery, put some scotch type tape over the contact end and re-install it (keeps dust out and appearance is the same). Now the laptop can be used on the a.c. adapter. HTH Hal Seabolt ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:13 AM Subject: [PCBUILD] Laptop battery overcharging? Hi, My mother is having a major problem with her laptop computer that I was hoping to get some general advice on. <SNIP> 1) Is it just a dead battery,charger or the computer itself? Should the battery AND charger (I assume they are seperate) be replaced or just the battery or charger? 2) She doesn't know if the battery can be removed from the charger/wall cord assembly at all,she has always left it in even though she runs the computer like a regular Desktop,always plugged in when in use. She is infirmed so doesn't actually need a battery,it's always plugged into the wall outlet anyway,can it be removed and still run? I'm guessing the battery and/or charger is dead? If so,can the battery just be pulled out and the computer run from the wall socket without it? I have no problems buying a new battery assembly but I'd feel a lot better if she wasn't using a battery at all,I worry about fire and all and she doesn't need a battery anyway,she got the computer so she could use it in bed and not for mobility. Thanks in advanced for any information anyone can share with me, Julie Bray PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml<http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml> PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml