Dead Battery on Sony Vaio

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Foolishly, I left my Vaio laptop switched off for over a week, then
discovered that the battery had discharged in that period. Taking a
closer look at the Sony support site, I see that is a feature of laptop.

This had happened once before, and it had taken a couple of attempts to
start it charging. This time, I have been unable to charge it at all.
The battery charge LED doesn't come on at all. Reading the "dead
battery" thread, I see that this is a feature of Lithium ion charging
circuitry with a completely discharged battery, so I may have trashed an
expensive and almost new battery through carelessness. <expletive>

The battery itself is only a couple months old, so it is still under
warranty, unless the warranty excludes boneheads who let the battery
discharge completely.

Questions ...

Can I run the PCG-Z1 series Vaio without the battery?

Are there any external chargers available for PCGA-BP2V batteries?

Is it possible, or advisable to recharge it externally.

At ~100 UK pounds a pop, I would rather recharge it than replace it, if
possible.
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