Battery Question

[dawg2k]

Hi There,

I have a quick question regarding battery care for my ThinkPad T410s. I want to leave my laptop plugged in and on hibernate every day as I don't move it from my office very often. I would prefer not to remove the battery as I know it helps prevent power damage from power surges. Does the life of the battery decrease if I leave it plugged in at a 100% charge.

Thanks

[erik Community SuperMod]

welcome to the forum!

to extend the life of your battery, you might want to discharge it to around 45% and set the charging thresholds in thinkvantage power manager to range between 35 and 95%.   when you're ready to travel, simply discharge it to 35% and let it charge back up.

see ken's post here for more info on battery longevity:  http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/Can-anynoe-find-quot-maximize-battery-life-quot...

[ColonelONeill]

I don't think having the battery in protects you from surges.

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor]

It will protect the computer from blackout and brown out but not surges. You would need a surge protector for that.