Laptop battery charge?

[PHiuR]

hiya.

my sister just gave me her old IBM T20 that's been sitting in her closet since 2-3 years ago.

i plugged it in and charged the battery for prob 3 hours or so. and it only held a charge for 5 minutes or so then it went into hibernation mode (off) argh...the screen said it had 1 hour charge on it. but then the warning just comes on and the laptop shuts down.
so my main question is. is there something wrong with the laptop or is the battery just dead?

is it possible to get a free battery from IBM? if not what's another option to get a battery for this t20.

thanks!

p.s. this laptop only has 128 megs of ram im planning on gettin a stick of 256 for it cause the manual says it can hold 512 total. anyone know what kind of ram I'll need?

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
or is the battery just dead?

Yup

Originally posted by: PHiuR
is it possible to get a free battery from IBM?

Nope. Only 1 year warranty on battery

Originally posted by: PHiuR
if not what's another option to get a battery for this t20.

thanks!

p.s. this laptop only has 128 megs of ram im planning on gettin a stick of 256 for it cause the manual says it can hold 512 total. anyone know what kind of ram I'll need?

IBM Shop online

 

[mrweirdo]

just might be my observation but IBM batteries seem to go south quite easily. Just about all the T series cept for brand new like 40 etc seem to get crapy battery life.

 

[whuang]

IF you need a new battery. Or for information on maintaing Notebook batteries.

Topics on this site to read:

Things you should know about the Battery...
Battery rating: Volts and mAh
NiCad, NiMH, or Li-Ion?
Diagnostics for the new battery if it'd not work
Frequent Asked Questions

 

[ForsakenMaster]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
hiya.

my sister just gave me her old IBM T20 that's been sitting in her closet since 2-3 years ago.

i plugged it in and charged the battery for prob 3 hours or so. and it only held a charge for 5 minutes or so then it went into hibernation mode (off) argh...the screen said it had 1 hour charge on it. but then the warning just comes on and the laptop shuts down.
so my main question is. is there something wrong with the laptop or is the battery just dead?

is it possible to get a free battery from IBM? if not what's another option to get a battery for this t20.

thanks!

p.s. this laptop only has 128 megs of ram im planning on gettin a stick of 256 for it cause the manual says it can hold 512 total. anyone know what kind of ram I'll need?

Try leaving it on charge for 12 hours + if the problem remains then the battery is paper weight.

As for your ram question I would open the case up and grap the numbers off of the current module and match it on newegg.com