Definitely, at least with this Dell laptop circa 2007 - I didn’t want to cause a fire and iirc, the battery was already trashed at its EOL. Pulling the battery at least let me power on the laptop without any risk from having the battery inserted.
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Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 5 days agoOh shit does that work? I’m in the exact situation and was trying to figure out how to get this laptop to boot.
Tilgare@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Well damn, that’s great. Thanks!
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I, too, have been able to resurrect laptops by removing the battery. In theory, the battery should be prepared but bypassed while on charger but in practice a lot of laptops are routed such that battery failure means inoperability.