Laptop question

[brit]

This, i'm sure may sound stupid, but will it harm my laptop at all to have it turned off for a year in storage? (I'll be away)

[Gusto]

haha no, it should be fine. just store it in a dry place.

[Courtney]

Yes in order to maintain its hardware systems, you must donate it to someone able and willing to look after it for you...I am readily available at your earliest convenience
ha

[brit]

^

I have a cat that desperately needs taking care of ?!

[Courtney]

I am moving in 2 months
sorry
well i could ask my roomates

[decypher]

Maybe wrap it up in a cloth so your vents don't get all dusty? Otherwise i hear they explode after a certain amount of time.

[brit]

Right now my biggest laptop issue is over heating, it gets hot so fast, and it can't keep a charge for more then ten minutes so it is constantly plugged in. I guess I fucked it up somehow.

[b0ld]

don't store anything heavy on top of it since it can possibly crack the lcd...
And just an fyi.... chances of your battery from working after a year of no usuage at all is pretty slim.

[brit]

I'm pretty sure the battery is toast already, atleast I hope that's the problem.

[NinjaBoy]

It's fairly cheap to replace batteries these days. Check around on Craigslist or buysell.com.

I managed to find a replacement for mine for about $40 bucks.

[Phrenetic]

take out the battery when you are storing it. keep them in seperate plastic bags to prevent waters from entering. its really not that complicated..

[brit]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

It's fairly cheap to replace batteries these days. Check around on Craigslist or buysell.com.

I managed to find a replacement for mine for about $40 bucks.

yeah, I need to grab one, but might aswell wait until after my trip. Picking up a travel comp, assus or something like that. (forget the name)

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by brit

yeah, I need to grab one, but might aswell wait until after my trip. Picking up a travel comp, assus or something like that. (forget the name)

Probably for the best, storing a battery for a year is pretty much guaranteed to kill it.

By that time it'll be an older model but there are a ton of resellers on Ebay for older batteries or you'll want to upgrade laptops.

[shebavpg]

I have a question!! :)

My laptop says it's connected to the internet, but it says that there is something wrong with the DNS and it wont connect? Any thoughts?

[GSG9]

turn off your modem and router for a minute each and restart the computer. sometimes it will fix itself. theres a slightly more complex way of fixing it but try that first.

[shebavpg]

^^ I will deff try doing that when I get home.

There are two other computers running fine in the house off the same router, and they are fine. I am not using the wireless though. I have a 30 foot cord running through the house lol. It's faster to download movies that way. :)

[GSG9]

yea i hear that. my lappy is hardwired. but i ran mine through the walls the hard way :(

[shebavpg]

Originally Posted by GSG9

yea i hear that. my lappy is hardwired. but i ran mine through the walls the hard way :(

I just let it get in everyones way. lol I live with my bf parents, they've never once asked me to move it. :)

[stabmyhead]

Originally Posted by shebavpg

I have a question!! :)

My laptop says it's connected to the internet, but it says that there is something wrong with the DNS and it wont connect? Any thoughts?

Sometimes my xbox live won't connect due to a DNS error, I just disable it and enable it in my settings, then it tends to work again.

I imagine your laptop is like your car. You gotta start it up every now and then to get the juices going.

[shebavpg]

^^hahaha thats what I figured too.

I've tired everything. I am on the main host computer in the house and the internet is fine here. Apartely the other computer and my laptop wont connect even though it says its connected. I've unplugged everything 3 times now. Still not working.

My laptop now is saying it has something to do with the DNS and the IP Address being used already. Any ideas?

[thebobman]

Discharge your battery fully and remove it from the laptop, seal it inside a zip-lock back (the larger freezer bag size should work) and then store the battery and the laptop (ideally) in a large rubber-maid container. The most important thing to prevent moisture from getting at the laptop, after that try not to store it somewhere where it will be exposed to very cold or very hot temperatures.

[decypher]

Originally Posted by shebavpg

^^hahaha thats what I figured too.

I've tired everything. I am on the main host computer in the house and the internet is fine here. Apartely the other computer and my laptop wont connect even though it says its connected. I've unplugged everything 3 times now. Still not working.

My laptop now is saying it has something to do with the DNS and the IP Address being used already. Any ideas?

check your router dns settings to make sure it's assigning each computer an ip.

[ppcock]

Originally Posted by brit

This, i'm sure may sound stupid, but will it harm my laptop at all to have it turned off for a year in storage? (I'll be away)

nope.. just watch out for excessively hot places, but store in a dry place.

you could leave the battery pack out too.. just in case.

[brit]

Is taking the battery off only to save the battery life? Or will it be better for the computer aswell? Because i'm not to concerned about the battery, it's garbage anyway.

[ebbomega]

Just decreased the number of factors that can get involved in damaging your computer while in storage:
- if the battery starts leaking for whatever reason (changes in temperature, casing broken, whatever)
- keeping the battery in the computer will probably drain it further since it'll run small benign circuits while in storage
- contacts can start getting salty/crusty buildup if they're in there too long.

It's just a matter of minimizing risk is all. It'd just be a generally smarter/safer thing to leave them separate.