Would it be possible for this to keep computer on but not charge the battery?
1574622
As far as i can tell, the battery is always charging till its full but you have to have a battery in the laptop or its not gonna turn on.
501731
My daughter uses it for school every day so she charges it every night. We've never run the battery all the way down. She's pretty diligent about turning it off when she's not using it. I believe the keyboard will go into sleep mode after a period of inactivity.
857111
No, it cant done on a computer. We always need a specfic cable to do the charging. However, there is another way to do it. We can get a battery charger. I never try it, but I guess it works.
102273
No. The battery does not carry enough charge for a computer nor does it have any port to allow for it.
616821
Mine has never done that ... I charge the keyboard often as there is no indicator light that warns of low power, maybe that will help you too.
1630042
as far as I know, that is impossible. Depending on your case, you might have a main power switch on the back that completely cuts all power, you could use that, but otherwise, I know of no way to do so
1819012
Yes - that is what I use it for. I purchased an enclosure for it. It takes it's power from the computer it is connected to.
512467
yes, the battery is required when connected to the computer. Just tested it to make sure.
1926772
I don't know either. I don't use it on battery. And I keep it plugged into my PC's UPS.
1765834
You cannot when charging from a computer (that's all I use, so I assumed....). But from external power source it looks to be a yes. (sorry folks)
2263798
Wont work as a power supply.....only a charger.....it will recharge the laptop battery and then turn off
249213
It could be defective, however with no information as to how it is connected, that would be impossible for me to determine. Try connecting the device to a different usb port on the computer. I have mine first connected to a "powered" usb hub and from there to a port on the back of my PC. That way batteries are charged regardless if the PC is on or not. In most cases if the device is plugged directly into the PC, power to the device is also turned off and not charging the battery when the PC is off. Hope this helps.......
42403
Yes, a device like this would cause a powered external drive to stay on as long as the USB hub is powered.
652044
the monitor have to stay plugged in to operate, it have no rechargeable battery
1551469
Yes, that is exactly what I do. Even though my laptop has a usb port, I did not want to tie it up just to get power from it.
1038310
Sure, there is an on/off switch in this mouse. In addition, its power is automatically off when it does not move.
75076
I don't think so. I keep it set at 3 hours and the only way to stop it from working is to unplug it. (e.g. I only want it on for 2 hours)