Lenovo to Replace Defective ThinkPad Laptop Batteries

Lenovo Finds Faulty Batteries on ThinkPad R-, X-Series Notebooks

by Anton Shilov
08/15/2009 | 01:46 PM

Lenovo Group this week announced that it would replace faulty batteries on certain ThinkPad R-series and X-series laptops. Apparently, some batteries cannot be charged after some time of use and Lenovo will replace them to certain customers.

According to Lenovo, a number of ThinkPad users have reported the following symptoms:

Irreparable damage or battery cannot be charged error message from Power Manager or Message Center;
Low battery capacity, as indicated by short battery run time or sudden drops in the battery fuel gauge.

Both situations occur because of defective batteries and Lenovo will replace the batteries for free, provided that certain conditions apply.

The following laptops and batteries are affected:

ThinkPad R60, R61, T60, T61 – 42T4546, 42T4566, 92P1141;
ThinkPad X60, X61 – 42T4550, 42T4567, 42T4568, 92P1169, 92P1173, 93P5028, 93P5030.

It is unclear whether the replacement has anything to do with the faulty batteries based on elements made by Sony, a widely discussed industry scandal.