Maintenance

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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.

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Cleaning the Display

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Dealing with spilling accidents

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Recovering BIOS passwords

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