What's best for the battery?

Have a new HP311.  I want to know what is the best treatment for the battery.  Should I just leave it in the  machine while I am using it off the mains power or should I remove it while running on mains or should I charge it up and use the machine off battery and then recharge.  I'm new to this.

It is a matter of opinion as far as removing it or leaving it in. If you leave the battery in and plug it in and unplug it frequently the capacitors could read incorrectly and think that the battery is charged to 100% when it is not. This is only a temp issue. Calibrating the battery will resolve this. If you leave the battery out of the machine it could get lost, or give your notebook more spaces to get dust in it. Personally I always advise to leave batterys in for this reason. Charles informed you to leave it out which is not incorrect either. The notebook will run a bit faster on ac power and your graphics performance will be increased(with battery in or without) and you should not run into the memory issue. It is a matter of choice. You can run a battery check in the Total Care advisor and if it needs calibration because you leave it in often and it should link you to the steps if needed.
Message Edited by Gangles on 10-29-2009 07:49 PM
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