How should a laptop be prepared for storage?

[BillJacobus]

I bought a new laptop, so I'm going to put my trusty old Toshiba into storage. Are there batteries on the system board that require charging? Or can I just pull the laptop battery out and put the whole thing away? Thanks, -Bill, Houston-TX

 

[euclid]

hi,
most laptops have a rechargeable battery(bridge battery) inside aside from your regular battery pack, that will allow you to put your laptop in suspend mode while changing battery pack(if you carry extras) without losing any work or stopping any software that was running before you went to suspend mode. so it is a good idea to keep your battery with the laptop and charge your battery at a regular interval. also, if i am not mistaken the bridge battery is being charged by the battery pack and not the ac adapter.