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Hello All,

Just got a 600E from work for free. It has PII366MHz, 160MB RAM and 6G HD. Very nice and solid machine.

One problem the baterry does not hold more than 30% of charge. The funny thing is when it charges to 30%, it stops charging.

I like to update th BIOS so I can replace the HD to 60G. Any suggestions on where to find a new battery? I like to buy directly from IBM/Lenovo but after market should be fine?

I am always nervous to buy things from xBay.

I just posted some info and links to a couple of pictures in this thread:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 975#207975

Discussion was originally about T2x/T30 batteries but applies to the 600 since I used batteryrefill.com. I have not used any aftermarket batteries in my 600s (as far as I remember), preferring genuine IBM batteries because of the "smart charging" circuit inside each battery.

BTW, I just got an almost identical system to yours (minus 128MB and 6GB) for $30. Battery is a paperweight . You got a better deal than I did!