I just bought a used T61 and bought a new battery for it.
I plugged the battery in to prep for first use...
Once I plugged the power in, it didn't recognize the AC power.
I took the battery out and reseated it... that did the trick...

Maybe try reseating the battery?

Thanks for the feedback guys. I now have a new battery, 4 gigs of ram and the new bios installed. I'm keeping an eye out for a cheap T9300/T9500 on ebay... I missed a T9300 that sold for $30 Its still a little slow then what I'd like, but doing the job well none the less. After selling the old lapto...

Okay, thanks guys.
I must say for such an 'old' laptop, it runs great!!
Hope to get 2+ years out of this laptop!

Got the HDD in and the Middleton BIOS installed.
I'm also using READYBOOST with a class 10 SD card...
Much quicker with the HDD, now cant wait for the extra ram!

Chris

Hi Guys! First post here, and first time Lenovo/IBM laptop owner! I picked up a T61, for $160CND - descent price? And well of course, I found out about the bug 'AFTER' purchase... The sticker says its from 08/03 with an FRU: 42W7652 - plagued with the NVidia bug right? I have no history of the lapto...