Can I be plugged in and not charge my battery?

I got a notice saying that having it plugged in all the time is bad for the battery. I use this thing mainly as a desktop so it can be plugged in all the time. Is there a way I can bypass the battery and leave it at 50%? Having to plug and unplug the cord is kinda anoying.
Thanks!

mjdubord wrote:
Hey I tried looking in my battery options and this is what I have.
Cinema mode
power plugged in
balanced
daily mode
energy manager high perfromance mode
high performance
power saver
stable mode
So I assumed you were talking about "power plugged in" mode but it shot up to 100% overnight. Is this just the wrong section or are we working on different systems.
This is what I mean. If you can't find it then probably you're talking of a different system not made by Lenovo. You can't expect us to know your system without stating it yourself. Do you?

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Hi everyone!
I hope someone in the community can help me out. I've tried calling in to Lenovo and I've only been disapointed and VERY ANGRY with Lenovo so I hope someone here can help me.
My G505s has never properly charged the battery. The battery icon says "plugged in and not charging". I've tried everything, replacing the battery, uninstalling the Microsoft Battery driver, uninstalling Lenovo energy management etc.
I've tried the work arounds I've found online to no sucess.
Does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone ran in to this with the G505s and found a fix?
Thanks!

hi apb1019
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums and sorry to hear about your battery problem.
The plugged-in not charging message is usually triggered when the Lenovo Energy Management / Lenovo Energy Manager is set to Optimized Batteyr Health (Win8) or Conservation Mode (Win8.1)
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Just to verify:
1. When you uninstalled the energy management software, are you getting a 0% available, plugged-in not charging message or 60% available, plugged-in not charing ?
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2. Have you tried charging the battery (for an hour or two) while the computer is off?
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If the battery doesn't get fully charge while the computer is off then it's likely that the battery is failing. In this case, I recommend you contact Lenovo one more time on how to go about getting the unit serviced (they'll most likely send you a new battery).
Regards
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How smart is my mac? can use the AC adapter as a main power source and not charge the battery when its fully charged?

does my mac use the AC adapter as the power source when its plugged in and the battery is full? is it smart to enough to split?

The charging circuit charges until the battery reaches 100%, then shuts down the charging and goes to powering mode. When the battery charge trickles down to 93-95% the charging circuit starts again and tops up the battery. Will continue to operate like that if you leave it plugged in. Keeping it plugged in does not harm the battery or risk overcharging.

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So, now I can't charge my tablet for trying another fixes.
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joaquinrivero wrote:
Hi, everyone, I have a problem with trying to update my tablet to ICS , I got stuck in the "Formatting partition 12", do it again until my battery dies.
So, now I can't charge my tablet for trying another fixes.
Anybody knows how charge my battery?
Thanks for your time,
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recently i sent my laptop for repair, but after 1 month, the same problem occured. I plugged the charger in, but it is not detected. it even won't charge the battery. sometimes it happens, but sometimes it can be detected the charger. Usually it does not detect.. what should i do? what may be the problem?

Hi
Welcome To Lenovo Community
We are really sorry to hear about the issue you are facing,
You may want to try below different methods and check which one work for you.
Method A:
Remove the AC and Battery from the laptop
Press and hold the power button for 30 to 40 seconds
Replace the battery and AC
Boot the laptop up and check if the same message is still displaying
If same error still persist, try to uninstall Lenovo Energy Management, reboot then install the Energy Management software again.
Method B:
1.Open Lenovo Energy Management
2.Click on the bottom gear icon between i and ?.
3.Under Battery Health, Click on Start for Battery Gauge Reset. (refer to Fig. 1 below)
4.That should refresh the gauge and let the system finish through the cycle.
Method C:
1.Open Lenovo Energy Management
2.Click on the bottom gear icon between i and ?.
3.Under Battery Health, choose "Optimize For Battery Runtime" instead of "Optimize for Battery Lifespan".
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http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-and-U-series-Laptops/Z570-Battery-plugged-in-but-not-charging-...
Do give this a try and let us know
Hope This Helps
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