I'm pretty sure that the charging logic is built into the battery or other dedicated charging circuit hardware. Almost positive that while the OS can say "don't

I'm pretty sure that the charging logic is built into the battery or other dedicated charging circuit hardware. Almost positive that while the OS can say "don't give power to the battery", it can't say "give power to the battery even though the battery says no". Not a great source, but this agrees: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/laptop-battery-overcharged.htm http://computer.howstuffworks.com/laptop-battery-overcharged...