Cannot remove battery

[n4vgm]

Hello all, new to this fine forum. I searched for this problem but did not see a related post.

I picked up a Thinkpad R30 Type 2656 at the County Government Thrift store for $50. Seems in very good shape but when I try to remove the battery it will not budge. When I unlock the sliding tab, is it supposed to "click"? I do not remember that from the last R30 I owned.

I tried pulling on the battery (gently) but it seems like whatever pin that slides out from the unlock tab is not. Any suggestions?

Otherwise, I installed Puppy Linux 5.1 and it works great! (256 MB RAM, 1.0 Ghz PIII, 30 GB HDD)

Bob

[Harryc]

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-43504

[n4vgm]

Thank you! I thought I was doing that but when I get home I'll double check. I may have gotten my memory of the old Thinkpad confused with the procedure of subsequent models we have owned.

This is why user forums RAWK!

[n4vgm]

Turned out the battery removal tab was only moving to the half way point. A little more force and it unlocked and the battery came out normally. Thanks again for the reminder!