Link for the Jiazijia battery brand that I've had good luck with in other machines. Full disclosure: this is an affiliate link. I earn a little from the traffic upon checkout but don't get any share from the product itself: amzn.to/3AZRjxL
Excellent video. Came primarily just to see how the clips are aligned and the easiest corners to start with to avoid damage. But super informative video, straight to the point without overlooking any important details(like other posters often do). I may also end up doing a display replacement in one of these soon and I will definitely be using your other thinkpad videos. 🤙
Great video, I've never done hardware upgrades on a laptop before so I was nervous but your video helped me replace the internal battery on my Thinkpad! Thanks!
Thank you so much. First time I opened my laptop cause power button light blinking but laptop not turned on. I unplugged and re plugged battery cable issue resolved 😊😊
My T480 does not have a removable battery - only the internal one, which has failed completely and is no longer recognized by the system. I removed the cover (the battery looks like its about to explode), got the details of the battery, and ordered a new one. My question is that without a battery (internal or external) do I still need to disable the battery (under wall power) from the BIOS prior to replacement? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Hello! Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial. I successfully replaced my T480 internal battery. One thing which was different in my case was that the backpanel didn't fit that easy onto my notebook, didn't hear enough clicks like with yours. I just screwed it back on after trying to put it back 3 times, hope it doesn't break anything. Also do you know which type of glue i can use to glue the CMOS Battery in place again?
Glad you found it useful! Has the lower cover been removed in the past? Maybe the clips are just "tired". 🤔 You should be fine as long as there are no gaps around the perimeter. As for the CMOS - I don't have an answer for that, unfortunately, since I haven't done anything to those batteries in both my T480 and T580 yet.
Thanks for the video. I was hoping to also learn which batteries are considered battery 1 and 2 as shown on the display bar on the bottom right of my screen so I can keep track of their levels. Would battery 1 be considered the internal battery? Thanks again.
I just read in a forum confirming that the internal battery is considered battery 1 and the external/removable battery is battery 2. Thanks for your quick reply.
My replacement battery wasn't original either. I have had great experiences with the Jiazijia brand off Amazon. I've also heard good things about Kingsener from AliExpress, though I don't have direct experience with them.
Hello good sir! I have one question, so my internal battery is not working and I'm afraid to open my laptop (don't have enough courage yet haha) but if I am going to replace the battery, does it need to be the same model? Thank you!
Very helpful video. One question: Do you know if there are bigger internal batteries? I know that the 2nd battery can be up to 72.000Wh, but can the internal one be bigger, too? Thanks
I don't think there's a bigger internal battery commercially available at present. But with improving battery densities and technologies, I wouldn't be surprised if building your own high capacity internal battery becomes an option in the future. To make that happen, someone has to figure out how to program the battery controller to make it see and work with the higher capacity - something I do not know how to do at the moment, unfortunately!
Thanks for the video! One question, my internal battery is already dead and I've been relying on the external battery for a while now. Do I still need to go into the BIOS to disable the internal battery before removing it, or can I skip that step?
Better be safe for just a minute or two longer! It's still a closed circuit with the internal battery in. So the steps would then be: keep the external battery in > disable the internal battery > remove external battery > verify using power button. Cheers
Hey Chez, I've found your video looking for a solution for a problem while installing a new internal battery for my Lenovo. I think I've messed something up, since when I took out the old battery I didn't de activate it from BIOS previously, now neither the old and new internal batteries won't charge, do you have any suggestion? Thanks in advance and great video =)
If it still boots up afterwards, you likely didn't screw the motherboard up. There's a tiny emergency reset pinhole on the lower cover that refreshes the power controller. Try resetting with the tip of a paperclip:)
Link for the Jiazijia battery brand that I've had good luck with in other machines. Full disclosure: this is an affiliate link. I earn a little from the traffic upon checkout but don't get any share from the product itself:
amzn.to/3AZRjxL
Mine does not come with internal battery can i still install it?
@@mrguiltyfool adding an internal battery shouldn't be a problem.
@@ChezDoesStuff thx
@@ChezDoesStuff Any updates on how its treated you now? any issues?
@@notFoxils nope, my wife happily uses the T480 everyday:)
Excellent video. Came primarily just to see how the clips are aligned and the easiest corners to start with to avoid damage. But super informative video, straight to the point without overlooking any important details(like other posters often do).
I may also end up doing a display replacement in one of these soon and I will definitely be using your other thinkpad videos. 🤙
Glad you found the video helpful! Happy modding
Great video, I've never done hardware upgrades on a laptop before so I was nervous but your video helped me replace the internal battery on my Thinkpad! Thanks!
Awesome!
excellent explanation- I just followed it along successfully 🎉
Thank you so much. First time I opened my laptop cause power button light blinking but laptop not turned on. I unplugged and re plugged battery cable issue resolved 😊😊
That's great to hear!
Spot on. Thank you.
I DID IT WOOOOT
My T480 does not have a removable battery - only the internal one, which has failed completely and is no longer recognized by the system. I removed the cover (the battery looks like its about to explode), got the details of the battery, and ordered a new one. My question is that without a battery (internal or external) do I still need to disable the battery (under wall power) from the BIOS prior to replacement? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
just disable it..Also it's probably a T480s
Thanks for the video
You're welcome! Thanks for watching as well.
Hello!
Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial. I successfully replaced my T480 internal battery. One thing which was different in my case was that the backpanel didn't fit that easy onto my notebook, didn't hear enough clicks like with yours. I just screwed it back on after trying to put it back 3 times, hope it doesn't break anything.
Also do you know which type of glue i can use to glue the CMOS Battery in place again?
Glad you found it useful! Has the lower cover been removed in the past? Maybe the clips are just "tired". 🤔 You should be fine as long as there are no gaps around the perimeter.
As for the CMOS - I don't have an answer for that, unfortunately, since I haven't done anything to those batteries in both my T480 and T580 yet.
Thanks for the video. I was hoping to also learn which batteries are considered battery 1 and 2 as shown on the display bar on the bottom right of my screen so I can keep track of their levels. Would battery 1 be considered the internal battery? Thanks again.
That would be the case with mine! :)
I just read in a forum confirming that the internal battery is considered battery 1 and the external/removable battery is battery 2. Thanks for your quick reply.
hello, nice video. I also have a t480 but I can't find a good quality original / compatible replacement battery. where did you buy it?
My replacement battery wasn't original either. I have had great experiences with the Jiazijia brand off Amazon. I've also heard good things about Kingsener from AliExpress, though I don't have direct experience with them.
Hey, can i change my 61+ battery to 61 slim battery?
I bought my laptop used from ebay and i got the thicker one. I don’t like it
Hello good sir! I have one question, so my internal battery is not working and I'm afraid to open my laptop (don't have enough courage yet haha) but if I am going to replace the battery, does it need to be the same model? Thank you!
Very helpful video. One question: Do you know if there are bigger internal batteries? I know that the 2nd battery can be up to 72.000Wh, but can the internal one be bigger, too? Thanks
I don't think there's a bigger internal battery commercially available at present. But with improving battery densities and technologies, I wouldn't be surprised if building your own high capacity internal battery becomes an option in the future.
To make that happen, someone has to figure out how to program the battery controller to make it see and work with the higher capacity - something I do not know how to do at the moment, unfortunately!
Thanks for the video! One question, my internal battery is already dead and I've been relying on the external battery for a while now. Do I still need to go into the BIOS to disable the internal battery before removing it, or can I skip that step?
Better be safe for just a minute or two longer! It's still a closed circuit with the internal battery in.
So the steps would then be: keep the external battery in > disable the internal battery > remove external battery > verify using power button.
Cheers
@ChezDoesStuff how do I access the bios on load up screen?
My both batteries are down. Do I need both internal and external? Can I only replace the external?
Hey Chez, I've found your video looking for a solution for a problem while installing a new internal battery for my Lenovo. I think I've messed something up, since when I took out the old battery I didn't de activate it from BIOS previously, now neither the old and new internal batteries won't charge, do you have any suggestion?
Thanks in advance and great video =)
If it still boots up afterwards, you likely didn't screw the motherboard up. There's a tiny emergency reset pinhole on the lower cover that refreshes the power controller. Try resetting with the tip of a paperclip:)
After installation do you need to re-enable the internal battery??
No, it will automatically be re-enabled the next time you plug a charger in.
Is the replacement battery still good?
Yes it still works
Do i need to reenable the new internal battery i the bios settings?
Nope, it automatically reenables once you plug the charger in.
Where did you buy it?
I got mine off of Amazon (Jiazijia brand). 2 out of 2 are working well so far.
That's not a T480 dude.
Says so on the bezel 00:20 :)