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    New battery advice

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rutledj, Jun 18, 2011.

  1. rutledj

    rutledj Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a T61 that apparently has a bad battery. It shows 100% charge but the batter light constantly flashes and if you unplug the power cord it goes dead.

    My question is will after market batteries work or do they have something in the battery that lets the computer know if it is a genuine lenovo and others won't work?

    Thanks,
    Rut
     
    rutledj, Jun 18, 2011
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Of course they'll work, but experience with them says they won't last as long in terms of battery life or longevity.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 18, 2011
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  3. AESdecryption

    AESdecryption Notebook Evangelist

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    From my experience, the T61 battery (OEM) has a chip telling the computer its FRU (mine is 42T5264, you could find yours in the Lenovo Battery Manager "Battery" tab in "Switch to: Advanced".
     
    AESdecryption, Jun 18, 2011
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    No, I would completely avoid all 3rd party batteries. Go on Ebay and find a genuine/OEM battery and find a seller who has tons of feedback.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 18, 2011
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