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Posted: **Mon May 07, 2007 10:55 pm**

I keep getting multiple messages in my Messege Center saying "A battery error is detected" but it gives no details. Anyone know what this might be about or how to find more information?
Thanks.

Posted: **Mon May 07, 2007 11:16 pm**

Here

Many people have reported this issue but the interesting thing to note here is that in most cases battery functions perfectly fine with these error messages.

Someone I saw on another forum saying:

I am experiencing the same error message as Rajeev, Simon and Jess have indicated. I got a “Irreparable damage to the battery has been detected. Replace the battery with a new one.” message after 4 repeats of “Battery error is detected. A battery error is detected.”. All these messages come from the Message Center.

Funny thing is they come right after a “Learn how to achieve all day computing…With additional ThinkPad batteries…” helpful hint.

I called the problem in, and Lenovo sent a new battery very promptly. However, I just got the same message with the new battery. I called the very helpful tech support a second time. On their advice, I rebooted and the diagnostics and found nothing. “We” think it’s a sensor or software issue.

My battery seems to work just fine despite the error message. It is a very unnerving message coming from an unexpected program.

Posted: **Mon May 07, 2007 11:53 pm**

I suppose I should call tech support. Thanks.

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Battery error detected?

Battery error detected?