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    Can you choose battery

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by BLUESCORPIO, Nov 18, 2004.

  1. BLUESCORPIO

    BLUESCORPIO Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you are using main battery and a bay battery for S6000, is it possible to choose which battery is to be used first.

    i.e If I wanted to do some work(internet, Office stuff) that doesnt require optical drive and then later on maybe watch a movie. Is it possibel to tell the computer to use the bay battery first and then the main battery.

    What requires more batter? Internet, Office stuff or watching a movie.

    Thanks in advance for all the responses.
     
    BLUESCORPIO, Nov 18, 2004
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I'm not aware of any way to do this. The computer needs power and pulls it evenly. As for what takes more, watching a movie, since you have to power and spin the DVD drive the entire time.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Nov 19, 2004
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  3. BLUESCORPIO

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    Well I am not sure if the computer draws power evenly...... I thought that the computer drains out the main battery first and then uses the 2nd battery or the bay battery. Only if there was a way to reverse it, where the computer draws power from the 2nd/bay battery first and then the main battery.

    Please let me know if anyone else knows anything more about this.

    Regards,
     
    BLUESCORPIO, Nov 19, 2004
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  4. drw

    drw Notebook Consultant

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    What if you removed the main battery so it would have no choice but to pull off the bay battery. But that would be a pain if you repeated the same manuevre frequently.

    -David
     
    drw, Nov 19, 2004
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    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    It definitely draws evenly. Hmm, pull th emain battery eh? That's not a terrible idea, but a pain as you say.

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    Brian, Nov 20, 2004
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    Hi there,

    Which FS laptops have second battery bays? I am betwwen buying either, Amilo M 1420 or an Amilo A 1630.

    Do either of these have a second battery bay?

    Thanks in advance,
    a.
     
    AAD, Nov 25, 2004
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