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*[http://gamma.nic.fi/~point/win2copy.htm Guide on copying Windows 2000/XP to another partition]
 
*[http://gamma.nic.fi/~point/win2copy.htm Guide on copying Windows 2000/XP to another partition]

Revision as of 03:02, 27 August 2005

Here you can find general hints about keeping your ThinkPad in good shape. Look at your models category page for IBMs official maintenance guide for that model.

Battery Treatment

Battery life expanding guide
Battery Type NiCd NiMH Lithium ion
General
  • always do complete discharge/charge cycles
  • avoid exposing the battery (or notebook) to excessive heat
  • always do complete discharge/charge cycles
  • avoid exposing the battery (or notebook) to excessive heat
  • never completely discharge the battery, partial dis-/recharges are better
  • remove battery when on AC
  • avoid exposing the battery (or notebook) to excessive heat
Charging
  • discharge before charging
  • discharge before charging
  • avoid charging if batter is nearly full
  • keep notebook off while charging
Storage
  • almost discharged
  • cool and dry
  • almost discharged
  • cool and dry
  • never fully charged or discharged, ideally at about 40%
  • cool an dry, but do not freeze them
Hint:
Newer Thinkpads have software that lets you set charge thresholds. If you use your Laptop at a desk, use this software to keep your batteries in good condition.

The problem with 600 series batteries

ThinkPad 600 power management causes batteries to die before they should. Read more about this on the associated problem page.

Reviving Batteries

Some people experience sudden drops in their batteries capacity.

A way to get these batteries back to full capacity is to run the "Battery Rundown" function of IBMs "PC Doctor for DOS". The program is downloadable from IBMs support site as three floppy disk images. For those who do not have a floppy, David Smith prepared a bootable CD image from the T22 floppy images.

External Sources

Cleaning the Display

If you discover markings that look like originating from the TrackPoint or keyboard, or for information on how to avoid these, look at this page.

External Sources

Dealing with spilling accidents

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Harddisk Backup

External Sources

Recovering BIOS passwords

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External Sources