Replacement 7200mAh Laptop Battery 42T4647 for IBM ThinkPad X200

• Store easily in your carrying case so it's readily available, manufactured to the highest quality available and with true enhanced performance, try this Replacement Laptop Battery to make full use of your laptop

• With this ThinkPad Laptop Battery for your notebook you can get long hours of battery life without having to frequently plug-in to recharge

Laptop Battery Repair

• First of all it is recommended to consult the internet to know what kind of battery could be repaired. But one needs to know a battery which is apt to leak should not be repaired, as it could be unsafe. But most batteries have the complex construction and therefore cannot be repaired at all. Some batteries can, but for that one should have specific tools. It is much cheaper and more wisely to buy a new one

Notebook Battery Removal

• Sometimes a damaged battery just needs a little calibration. Such work can be done in local laptop repair shops. But if a battery is really damaged, one should better throw it out to save money and nerves. Therefore one should be aware of the type of the battery when he is going to have repaired, or firstly to check the possibility of such repair in a store before buying
• But one must remember a laptop battery is one of the most important parts in a unit, and taking care of it is the quite rational thing

Extending Battery Power

• Whenever you are using your laptop near a power source, use the A/C adaptor. However, sometimes you will be forced to use your laptop with no access to a wall outlet, and the battery will run low. Here are three things you can do to extend the remaining power in the battery
• First, if your laptop processor features a power-save mode, switch over to power-save mode. This will slow the laptop by up to 50%, doubling battery life for that time period
• Second, turn off extraneous energy-sucking elements. The major power vampires in your laptop are the hard drive, the CD and DVD drives, any networking devices, and any excessively bright screen settings
• Third, you can double overall battery capacity by installing a second battery. Your laptop must have a universal bay in order to do this. All you have to do is remove the CD-ROM or floppy drive and put a battery in its place

Methods to Extend the Life of Your Laptop Battery:

• According to statistics, a typical laptop battery lastd long for 500 charges / discharges cycles. If you want to your laptop battery last longer than this number, remove the battery whenever your laptop is plugged into an outlet. If you leave it in, the AC power could cause the battery to overheat and overcharge
• When you running on battery power, use your machine until you get a low - battery warning, then let your battery recharge fully. In this way, you can maximize the number of recharges
• Also, keep in mind that keep your laptop and battery in cool, dry, and well - ventilated locations. Hot environment might minimize the battery lifetime
• Do not run your laptop on "Standby" mode when you not using the laptop . Because "Standby" mode slowly consumes the power while your laptop is "off". Instead, using "Hibernate" mode. "Hibernate" mode preserves the laptop's current state by writing it to the hard drive as a file, which requires no power. When you restart the system, "Hibernate" loads the file, returning you to where you left off

How to Charge Laptop Battery for the First Time:

• Insert the battery into the battery slot of your laptop if it didn't come with the battery already inserted. This slot is typically located on the underside or back of your laptop
• Plug your laptop into a power source and allow the battery to charge to 100%. Most laptop batteries come discharged, or empty, and should be fully charged before use. Sometimes the battery indicator will show 100% after only a few minutes. If this happens, turn your computer off, remove the battery and attempt to charge the battery again
• Discharge the battery fully. Simply turn your computer on and disconnect the power source. Don't turn it off until the battery is completely discharged. Allow the laptop to shut down by itself
• Recharge your battery fully again. After the battery is fully charged, it has been calibrated once
• Repeat the calibration process two or three more times. Your laptop battery is now charged correctly

5 Tips to Prolong Laptop Battery Life:

• Tip number one for prolonging the battery life of your laptop's battery is to defrag your computer
• Tip number two in the 5 tips to prolong laptop battery life is to simply think about what is going on behind the scenes while you are typing or clicking around. It is easy to forget about programs that you have opened previously that are running in the background
• Tip number three in the 5 tips to prolong laptop battery life is to take care of your battery. Many people do not think about the battery as it sits inside of their laptop. However, by taking just a little bit of time to clean and maintain it, you can greatly extend its life
• Tip number four in the 5 tips to prolong laptop battery life is to keep in mind if you really need to use Wi-Fi all of the time
• Tip number five and the final tip in the 5 tips to prolong laptop battery life is to think about temperature. It really does make a difference

How to Test a Laptop Battery?

Testing a laptop battery allows you to determine if it has any remaining charge. The best way to test a battery is to connect it to a laptop and turn the unit on. However, there are several other ways to determine if your laptop battery has any charge.

• Test your laptop battery with a test light. Check the test light first to make sure it works. Connect the light to a metal ground source. Check the test light on a battery that you know works. If the test light glows, it's good. Place the light's test end into the battery's positive port. If the light glows, your battery is good
• Check your laptop battery with a battery tester. Put one end of the tester in the battery's positive port, and the other in a negative port. The tester will read how much life is in the battery, if any
• Hook your laptop battery up to a multimeter. Follow the process in Step 2 to connect the meter and determine how much charge is left in the battery. Most multimeters are electronic, but some have gauges that move to a certain point
• Place the laptop battery on a battery charger. These are mostly used for cars. Battery chargers generally indicate if a battery is good, bad or needs a charge

How to Recondition a Laptop Battery?

Like all rechargeable battery packs, laptop batteries eventually lose their ability to hold a full charge. Although it's not possible to make a battery pack perform like new again (unless the cells are replaced), it is possible to improve cell performance by reconditioning or calibrating some laptop battery packs.

• Insert the battery into the laptop. Plug the laptop in and allow the battery to fully charge (the battery indicator light turns off on most laptops when the battery is completely charged). Restart the computer.
• Disable hibernation temporarily. In Windows XP for example, click "Start" in the task bar, then click on "Control Panel," and then "Power Options." Select the "Hibernate" tab then uncheck "Enable Hibernation." Click "OK" to save the settings
• Discharge the battery. In Windows XP for example, click on "Control Panel," "Performance and Maintenance," "Power Options," and then "Power Schemes." Make a note of the settings under the "Plugged In" and "Running on Batteries" columns so you can reset them later
• Set all six options to "Never" from the drop-down lists. Click "OK" to save the settings and disable power management
• Unplug the laptop, but do not turn it off. Run the laptop until the battery is completely discharged (the Power/Standby light will blink) and the laptop shuts down
• Plug the laptop back in, allow it to fully charge again, then restart the computer. Enable hibernation (reverse step two), then enter your original performance settings in "Power Schemes" (see step three)

Package Included:

• 1 x Replacement 7200mAh Laptop Battery for IBM ThinkPad X200