by Heretic » Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:09 am
You can leave the battery out and run off AC power, just don't remove or replace the while the system is connected to power as it screws with the charging circuit and causes weird battery behavior.
If the battery is going to be left out of the Ideapad for a long time it's best stored at 50-60% charge, li-ion degrades slowest when stored partially charged.