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Hi,

Bought T60 With Core 2 Duo and 2 GB RAM 2613 HKU ... The battery is not fitting firmly into the slot , it is loose. Earlier we had 2 repalcement for T60 with Core Duo ... THis issue is present in all the 25 laptops that i personnaly reviewed in my company. Have any one of you faced this issue as there are no topics relating to battery being Loose.

Please review and look at your battery in any T60 , the battery might be loose. I got this new shipment today and the battery is loose.... As per IBM tech support it has to be Firm.




Thanks,
Naren

My 6-cell battery is loose. It doesn't seem to be a problem, but it does woble up and down if pushed on.

hmmm, it looks like T60 has a bad design?
high temp of GPU.
loose battery.
what will happen next?

Mine's not the tightest in the world, but it seems fine. That's what the lock button on the battery is for.

I don't know about that whole high temp GPU thing. I have the X1400 hooked up to a Flexview 15" with a T7400 cpu, things seem fine to me.

marlinspike wrote:Mine's not the tightest in the world, but it seems fine. That's what the lock button on the battery is for.

I don't know about that whole high temp GPU thing. I have the X1400 hooked up to a Flexview 15" with a T7400 cpu, things seem fine to me.

I don't know - my [censored] fan won't shut off - even if idling in the BIOS. Way louder than my T42 or equivalent T60 models from *DELL*.

To fix the loose battery just fold up a piece of paper and put it between the battery and the machine. Its what we did for the T40's and it worked excellently.

Antioch wrote:

marlinspike wrote:Mine's not the tightest in the world, but it seems fine. That's what the lock button on the battery is for.

I don't know about that whole high temp GPU thing. I have the X1400 hooked up to a Flexview 15" with a T7400 cpu, things seem fine to me.

I don't know - my [censored] fan won't shut off - even if idling in the BIOS. Way louder than my T42 or equivalent T60 models from *DELL*.

To fix the loose battery just fold up a piece of paper and put it between the battery and the machine. Its what we did for the T40's and it worked excellently.

did u call IBM repair center? just let them check it.

Antioch wrote:

marlinspike wrote:Mine's not the tightest in the world, but it seems fine. That's what the lock button on the battery is for.

I don't know about that whole high temp GPU thing. I have the X1400 hooked up to a Flexview 15" with a T7400 cpu, things seem fine to me.

I don't know - my [censored] fan won't shut off - even if idling in the BIOS. Way louder than my T42 or equivalent T60 models from *DELL*.

To fix the loose battery just fold up a piece of paper and put it between the battery and the machine. Its what we did for the T40's and it worked excellently.

The fans are on because the thing has mini space heaters pumping heat through the laptop. Not only does it have a pretty hot cpu, but it also has a gpu pumping heat into the same heatsink assembly, and to keep the laptop from reaching Macbook Pro temps, you are going to need some fans going at almost all times once the machine has warmed up. The only laptops I see running super cool with minimal fan usage are slower CPU's paired with a integrated video system like the GMA950/900.

Its normal same thing with my T60 and my previous T42 battery was loose too.

own6volvos wrote:

Antioch wrote: I don't know - my [censored] fan won't shut off - even if idling in the BIOS. Way louder than my T42 or equivalent T60 models from *DELL*.

To fix the loose battery just fold up a piece of paper and put it between the battery and the machine. Its what we did for the T40's and it worked excellently.

The fans are on because the thing has mini space heaters pumping heat through the laptop. Not only does it have a pretty hot cpu, but it also has a gpu pumping heat into the same heatsink assembly, and to keep the laptop from reaching Macbook Pro temps, you are going to need some fans going at almost all times once the machine has warmed up. The only laptops I see running super cool with minimal fan usage are slower CPU's paired with a integrated video system like the GMA950/900.

Not really. Core 2 Duos are one of the more power efficient CPUs out there. Less power waste = less power turned to heat = cooler CPUs. Mine runs at ~38C.

I have a Sanyo nine-cell, and indeed it does wobble. I've gotten over the whole wobble/shoddy fit thing though.

easiest thing to fix. get some electrical black tape and cut only about 0.75in of it and past it at the protruding sides of the laptop. (NOTE: not the top layer but where the battery slides into the laptop) This allows minimal taping but achieves a even more stable fit. Electrical tape is the best because it's flexible and does not show up at all even if you take the battery out.

newbie1983 wrote:easiest thing to fix. get some electrical black tape and cut only about 0.75in of it and past it at the protruding sides of the laptop. (NOTE: not the top layer but where the battery slides into the laptop) This allows minimal taping but achieves a even more stable fit. Electrical tape is the best because it's flexible and does not show up at all even if you take the battery out.

Hate to say this but can you imagine that thinkpads with its well-revered engineering requires these tricks to mend a loosen battery.

thinkweird wrote:

newbie1983 wrote:easiest thing to fix. get some electrical black tape and cut only about 0.75in of it and past it at the protruding sides of the laptop. (NOTE: not the top layer but where the battery slides into the laptop) This allows minimal taping but achieves a even more stable fit. Electrical tape is the best because it's flexible and does not show up at all even if you take the battery out.

Hate to say this but can you imagine that thinkpads with its well-revered engineering requires these tricks to mend a loosen battery.

The thing is, it's not a functionally loose battery. You can wiggle it all you want, but it doesn't loose power.

My Sanyo 9 cell fits good...if I really wiggle it I can feel a slight give, but I use it as a handle to carry it around and I am pleased with the fit.

corymcnutt wrote:My Sanyo 9 cell fits good...if I really wiggle it I can feel a slight give, but I use it as a handle to carry it around and I am pleased with the fit.

Same here, but I think that slight give is what this crowd of nitpickers is talking about.

marlinspike wrote:

corymcnutt wrote:My Sanyo 9 cell fits good...if I really wiggle it I can feel a slight give, but I use it as a handle to carry it around and I am pleased with the fit.

Same here, but I think that slight give is what this crowd of nitpickers is talking about.

I don't know how anybody could expect it not to have ANY movement at all...it clips in place for heavens sake and is designed to be changed on the fly, if need be. Some have a 6 for traveling and a 9 for the office or home.

The original sony 6 cell is loose with a 2mm gap on my T42. The panasonic 6 cell (IBM) I recently purchased fits snuggly.

I have to say the T4x battery latch design is prone to loose battery. I have used other laptops in the past that use spring loaded design which forces the battery to stay firmly attached.

My T60's the same way. You can even hear it, and everytime I do, I think the thing's falling apart. My display also latches loosely.

And yes, it is amazing that they got this thing to not squeek and squeel but have loose battery fittings.

Antioch wrote:
Not really. Core 2 Duos are one of the more power efficient CPUs out there. Less power waste = less power turned to heat = cooler CPUs. Mine runs at ~38C.

Cooler than most on the market, but still throwing off more thermal energy than units few a few years ago.

There were lots of threads about the loose batteries a couple of years ago when the current battery design came out. It is just the way it is. Nothing to worry abot. If it bothers you, try the tape advice above.

Got a replacement notebook, the battery is firm like another brand out there it seems Lenovo don't have any testing procees before they ship their machines out... only if u raise complaints, they would ship a tested machine...

It is indeed firm now... Buying a $2300 machine and taping it Crazy!!! i am not up for it

I've setup at least 50 new T60's and about 2 dozen x60's at work in the last 2 months and none of them had what I would consider a loose battery.

Loosy battery is one of the Lenovo pitfall