That laptop is no longer a laptop, it is a bomb.
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A photo of an extremely swollen HP laptop. The panels are kept on with clips. The caption says: "User calls about disc being stuck in another computer, mentions off hand about this laptop. They'd been using it like this for weeks...
It’s not a bomb. Batteries expand when the electrolyte degrades. Once the swelling stops, it’s homeostatic. Totally discharge the battery, open it up, carefully remove or replace the battery. You can most likely use the computer plugged in with the battery removed if you don’t want to buy a new one.
Discharging the battery is the most important step in that process. A discharged battery is very unlikely to combust.
This is accurate information. I just used an old computer and took the battery out of it and used it as a server. Sure, the power goes out and it might corrupt, but you know, it's just for dumb shit.