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Can I remove this laptop's battery? Does it require it for the CMOS?

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Brand new TUF A15 FA507-NVR. It has an internal, screwed-in, but *technically* removable battery.

I plan to remove it as this laptop is only ever used as a portable desktop replacement and plugged in. It never needs to be used as a traditional laptop.

Trouble is, I can't find any info on whether this laptop has a separate CMOS battery or whether it relies on the inbuilt battery pack.



Any ideas?
 
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Yes the laptop will have a separate CMOS battery. You will have to remove the battery and see it will operate without. Varying from model to model, some laptops require the battery to be there whether it is pulled in or not.

Also, I would look in the BIOS for a battery or power menu. If there is an option for primarily AC use then set it for that. It will help maintain the battery and prevent unnecessary wear.
 
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just curios, :oops: why do you want to remove the pill battery ? You said it has a *technically* removable battery. Trouble is, I can't find any info on whether this laptop has a separate CMOS battery ?
A toshi laptop i just repaired didnt have a pill battery it ran off the Lithium ion Stick battery. Because the battery was stuffed each time you turned on the laptop you had to reset the time /date in bios.
 
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r.h.p said:
just curios, :oops: why do you want to remove the pill battery ? You said it has a *technically* removable battery. Trouble is, I can't find any info on whether this laptop has a separate CMOS battery ?
A toshi laptop i just repaired didnt have a pill battery it ran off the Lithium ion Stick battery. Because the battery was stuffed each time you turned on the laptop you had to reset the time /date in bios.
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Because really I just want to use this laptop as a NUC / Compact portable gaming PC as an actual NUC with similar specs is twice the price. And I'm getting some false overheating ACPI errors causing it to occasionally force hibernate while on battery power (the error code says 328K (55c) so I know it's some kind of software error. So I just thought screw it, everything runs fine while plugged in, why don't I just disable the internal screen, remove the battery, and use it as a micro gaming PC with the portable 16" OLED that I have? I don't really want to keep laptop functions that are unneeded at best or problematic at worst.

Also, I'd want to keep the pill battery that keeps the BIOS settings, but don't need the internal LiPo if the laptop will run fine without.
 
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