Hello all, (You may skip to the red letters if you don't want to read the info) I bought the Acer 8920G when it came out (Don't ask my why, but the main reason was because it was the 1st 18.4" screen laptop)(About 1600 euro's) After 2 happy years working with is, my screen went red and had several other weird reactions... So I brought it to a store who then send it to Acer in the Netherlands. (About 650 euro fees. new keyboard, motherboard, HD, GPU etc etc...) They then fixed the laptop, send it back and I was in a hurry as I travel a lot. When I arrived at my destination I started using the laptop on battery and found out the charger wasn't working... So, by force for work, I bought a new laptop but HP(who still works). now my Acer warranty is fully over and I am not going to pay another high price for that piece of crap. So another local shop tried fixing the problem and have even tried a new power chip without positive results. My question to you all is: Can I attach my charger instantly to the battery? I don't care if the laptop's battery is stuck in it and if the cable will be attached to the laptop for ever. View picture, it may help explain I am not a smartass in power specs at all, so i wouldn't know if it would harm my battery and motherboard if I do this cycle. Thank you! Charles.