Can a faulty battery cause a laptop to crash?

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Published on 2012-09-05T21:09:01Z Indexed on 2012/09/05 21:40 UTC
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After replacing a blown out motherboard, my Toshiba Satellite C600 is still malfunctioning lately:

BSODs.
Distorted graphics, and freezes.
Sudden shutdowns.

After removing the battery and doing a re-format the laptop works perfectly (I should mention the problems continued before removing the battery after the re-format). I haven't seen a fault while solely running on A/C power for two days. Could the problem be a faulty battery?

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