Thanks for the replies. The new battery finally arrived and all is now well.

Apologies about another battery question. I have a 2623-D4U T60, and the battery is aftermarket. The battery indicator shows 97% (not charging) in Windows 7 and Linux Mint 17. It never changes. The battery status in the T60 panel is always non-flashing green. The system is stable. If the AC adapter ...

I needed a parallel port for an EPROM programmer. It works great with that and an occasional external display. I got a clean unit with keys and an IBM power adapter from Ebay for cheap.

-Dutch