Forgot to remove laptop battery while installing RAM

[dm8093]

I neglected to remove the battery from my ThinkPad when I installed a new stick of RAM. So far as I can tell, my oversight has not affected my laptop. Is it premature for me to breathe a sigh of relief?

 

[LifeStealer]

Shouldn't really have messed anything up unless of course you had it turned on while installing. If it doesn't seem broken it probably isn't.

 

[crizzar]

If it turns on and all the memory is detected, you're fine. If it got botched, you would know already.

 

[dm8093]

Thanks.

 

[JackBurton]

Yeah, you're good to go man. Don't sweat it.

 

[RaiderJ]

There is a small chance the residual charge from the battery could have caused errors on your chip. You should run memtest86 for 24 hours just to make sure.

(just kidding, you're fine)

 

[Jiggz]

If the system was off (with the on/off switch) you're good to go. I do it everytime.