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Lenovo R61 Battery Problems

Web Links

LENOVO SUPPORT (ThinkPad battery has low capacity or shows an "Irreparable damage" or "Battery cannot be charged" error message - ThinkPad T60, T61, R60, R61, X60, X61): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=BATT-082009

(includes Lenovo Battery Diagnostic Tool .exe file)

LENOVO SUPPORT (Battery Recall): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=BATT-LENOVO
(includes Lenovo Battery Program .exe file)

LENOVO SUPPORT (Power Manager for Windows XP - ThinkPad): http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70602.html
(includes Power Manager .exe file)


POWER MANAGER EXAMPLE (Picture of Power Manager & Dead Battery): http://sites.google.com/site/t61evidence/files/battery2.jpg
(includes Power Manager .exe file)




LENOVO FORUM (pages regarding dead battery problems):
- http://forums.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=T_Series_Thinkpads&message.id=29009
- http://lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=90
- http://forum.lenovo.com/lnv/board/...
  (includes note regarding use of BatteryDoubler [shareware $25] to recalibrate the battery)



Engadget.com Article (08-14-2009 - "Lenovo issues battery 'service and warranty extension' for six ThinkPad models"): http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/14/lenovo-issues-battery-recall-for-six-thinkpad-models/


Current Situation (as of 08-07-2009)

• Two state-issued Lenovo R61 PC Laptops showing "Irreparable damage to the battery has been detected. Replace the battery with a new one." messages for battery charger icon in the toolbar tray (on the bottom of the desktop).
   • Trouble PCs are: HCDB-0296 (DW) and HCDB-0293 (SW - before: DB)




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last updated: 08/19/2009