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You should always go to the owners manual first, as there are a number of different battery types and what works well for one type may not for another. If your laptop uses lithium-ion or lithium polymer batteries, no cycling or complete discharge is necessary. Some modern batteries can become permanently damaged through a complete discharge, typically through polarity reversal. Most batteries of this type have built-in protection to keep them from being completely discharged, but I suspect this might not help if an already discharged battery is then left in a closet for a couple of months over summer vacation in a school setting. It's probably a good idea to completely charge all batteries before storing them away for long periods of time. Again, Read The Fine Manual. Steve Barner South Burlington Schools -----Original Message----- From: School Information Technology Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sigurd Andersen Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 9:13 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: laptop battery cycling What do people do about maintaining laptop batteries? The advice I've been given is to completely discharge them once a month or so. First - does this advice agree with your opinion/experience? Second - if you do this, how do you go about it, and keep from having the laptop go into "sleep" mode? Thanks in advance for suggestions. Sigurd Andersen PT Tech Coordinator Walden School Walden VT