Just got T60, slim battery question

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Just got T60, slim battery question

#1 Post by Schuyler » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:00 pm

Hey all, I'm typing this from my very own thinkpad(T60 2007C5U), and I love it. Unfortunately it came with a chicony keyboard, which I really dislike, mostly due to lack of travel. I know the other keyboards have a different feel, but do they also have a different depth? Another thing I seem to have a problem with is that when I try and install the slim bay battery I picked up (it is the type required for this computer, I ordered it via a T60 specific accessories page) doesn't seem to fit. When I put it in, it goes almost all the way, and then stops just short of clicking in. I don't want to force it, and it feels completely different from my DVD burner at that point, which just slides and clicks... any help here? I know it works on my machine, it just seems to not want to cooperate.

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-Schuyler

PS. My computer also came with the samsung LCD(which has no dead pixels... yay), but I'm wondering, simply out of curiosity, how it compares to the others. I know its not a big deal, I'm just wondering.
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#2 Post by RonS » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:43 pm

The battery should go in with the yellow sticker up. Verify that the "face" of the battery - the side that is visible once the battery is installed - is totally smooth. If it's angled, then you have have received a T4x battery by mistake.

As for the keyboard travel, the Alps and Chicony have about the same travel but the Alps feels more solid, in my opinion.
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#3 Post by Schuyler » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:07 pm

ah, that would be it.. thanks. I'll call them up and set up an RMA for the battery tomorrow. Its weird that they would sell the T4x battery on a T60 page.
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