Re: Charging 701C when powered off?

[whittle@usc.edu (Randy Whittle)]

At 9:19 AM 4/1/96, Robert Dewar wrote:
>"This is normal.  The battery will only charge with the computer on
>or in suspend.  Dunno about hibernate but I doubt it'll charge."
>
>Really?? that's certainly not true on a 700, 720, 755 or 760. Sounds
>like a real disadvantage of the 701.

        It is unique to the 701--and I'll admit its quite odd.  But what's
the "disadvantage" really?  If you're not going to use the computer anyway
(clearly you wouldn't with it "off"), then what do you care whether its
turned on or not?

        The easiest way to do it (if you don't want it actively "on") is to
put the machine in suspend--its a little weird, but its not a big deal.

        As for the gentleman who said his 701 charges the battery with it
off--check again.  Run your battery down to zilch, physically turn your
machine OFF, then plug in your charger.  If you have a charged battery the
next day, you've surprised me, other 701 owners, and the IBM'ers who wrote
the manual.


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