Can you hot swap the battery on AC with Dell Latitude C640?

orion456 · 11-20-08, 07:04 PM

smokie mcpott · 11-20-08, 07:30 PM

i do it with latitude d series and e series all the time

nightelph · 11-21-08, 06:39 AM

My Dell M90 doesn't care.

Old Thrashbarg · 11-21-08, 11:03 AM

My CPX (older version of the C-series, similar to yours) has no problems either.

Actually, I think pretty much any laptop made in the past 15 years or so should handle it just fine.

orion456 · 11-23-08, 09:52 AM

Interesting because the manual says you should turn it off to swap power, but the other modules are hot swappable.

I asked because I have a battery that when first powered up showed 55000 for maximum battery load and then I pulled it hot. It appears to be dead now with the battery light flashing yellow when I try to charge it up. Think I killed it?

Ethre · 12-01-08, 11:52 PM

I would find it hard to imagine that removing a load from a battery would kill it. Sounds like the battery was fishy to start with.

I think the "Turn off to swap power" is intended more as risk prevention against data loss or corruption on the laptop.

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11-21-08, 11:03 AM	#4
Old Thrashbarg Member Join Date: Sep 2007	My CPX (older version of the C-series, similar to yours) has no problems either. Actually, I think pretty much any laptop made in the past 15 years or so should handle it just fine.
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11-23-08, 09:52 AM	Thread Starter #5
orion456 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada	Interesting because the manual says you should turn it off to swap power, but the other modules are hot swappable. I asked because I have a battery that when first powered up showed 55000 for maximum battery load and then I pulled it hot. It appears to be dead now with the battery light flashing yellow when I try to charge it up. Think I killed it? __________________ -- W3570 @ 3.8 P6TD on Swiftech H20-220 -- QX9650 P5K-E on Swiftech H20-220 water, ATI 3870, G.Skill PC 8500. The only thing for sure, is that nothing is for sure!
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12-01-08, 11:52 PM	#6
Ethre Member Join Date: Aug 2008	I would find it hard to imagine that removing a load from a battery would kill it. Sounds like the battery was fishy to start with. I think the "Turn off to swap power" is intended more as risk prevention against data loss or corruption on the laptop. __________________ I have a fishy stick!
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