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| Lenovo R61 Battery Problems |
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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) |