hi, 1. normally, if you take off the power cable, the laptop shouldn't be turn off. if this happen, your laptop battery life maybe over. no it is brand new that is why I am asking questions, how does one charge a new battttery? 2. how old is your laptop? my lap top is 4 years old. 3. do you need to put the power cable on each time you turn the laptop on? yes because the battery is brand new. Regards, -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx