Installing IBM ThinkPad T42 Battery

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

  • Author: Kevin Rehm
  • Time required: Less than 5 minutes.
  • Difficulty: Very easy

Changing the battery is easy -- you don't need a any tools.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Slide the 2 sliders on the under side of the laptop to the unlock position, as shown.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Grasp the battery and pull it straight out - not at an angle.

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