My icon on the task bar has a red x on it and it isn't charging. I never use my computer with the battery only. Do i need a new computer battery? My laptop is not 2 yrs old yet? Do i need a battery if i always keep it plugged in? I have a acer aspire 6920. Thanks jinky

Like Josh said,
If you need to use it on battery, then you can buy one from the Acer Website, be sure that it works with your computer.

I probably recommend you get the battery, if you unplug the cord - it automaticallys turns off, without the habit to save your work.

Do i have to take the battery out if i don't replace it? I am in Canada and can i get one from the source store or is it better to go to Acer?
I never take my computer of my computer desk. Would it be cover under warranty?
thanks jinky

My battery came back to life and is fully charged. Should i leave it pluged in like i always did? What a great help you all are. Thank you so very much. jinky

Originally Posted by jinky

My battery came back to life and is fully charged. Should i leave it pluged in like i always did? What a great help you all are. Thank you so very much. jinky

There may still be a problem with the battery or the AC adapter or the connections or whatever caused the original problem. It could return - but for now, you are probably OK doing nothing about it (other than changing your habits) unless it happens again and especiallly if it starts happening frequently.

Did you read the section on the battery in the link to the manual I provided in my prior post? I imagine not. Please do so. It will tell you everything you need to know about how to care for your battery and preserve it as long as possible. And it answers your question directly (which is NO, you should not do what you had been doing (do not leave it attached with the PC plugged in all the time) and you should do some other things as well to help maintain and extend the life of the battery - like periodically running it on the battery until nearly drained and then recharging it and doing this a couple of times - but you can read all that for yourself).

And if you are going to remove the battery as you should, you should consider my recommendation of a UPS battery backup system to protect your computer from hard crashes when running without a battery and the power fails or from power surges (and maybe save you a lot of effort iby keeping you from losing what you were working on when a power failure occurs). You don't need a big, expensive one. You only need one that provides enough time to do a normal shutdown. If you want the added protection of the UPS automatically shutting down your system (in case it is on and you are away from it when a power failure occurs), it will cost more but you will be safer - that's your choice to make.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!