As suggested before, you should call Lenovo and open a problem report. They should be able to fix it under warranty. I am not aware of any other solution.

Lenovo replaced the unit at no charge per the initial 30-day trial policy. The new laptop doesn't have the problem, hence I assume it to be hardware-related (either the battery or laptop).

So far, I talked to IBM tech support. They told me that they have never heard of this problem. The tech said that he would be happy to schedule a depot repair, but -- since the unit is brand new -- I should go back to the sales department and request a replacement. As of now, I left 2 voice mails fo...

Hello everyone, I have a 3 days old T43p. There is a strange problem that I hope someone has encountered, too. When I plug in the AC and the battery is being charged, then disconnect the AC and try to power on, nothing happens. If I plug the AC back in, the LEDs remain blank and still nothing happen...