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LetsGetSmartAboutIt

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7. May need to remove battery

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:51 PM

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I have seen that work, the battery may have failed to the point it is drawing too much power to let it power on the laptop itself.

You can also pull out the HD and attach it to a usb interface and pull files from it. Interface will vary by type of interface on HD.

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2006 Lenovo notebook battery died -- any way to boot it into life? [View all] quaint Saturday OP

You'll probably have to run it plugged in, and order a new battery NewHendoLib Saturday #1

Refuses to boot turned on. Light blinks on for nanosecond. quaint Saturday #4

The battery lasted 20 YEARS!! justaprogressive Saturday #2

Make sure the contacts from the battery pack and the laptop are clean WA-03 Democrat Saturday #3

It was fine plugged in, then I moved it. quaint Saturday #5

Might try a universal adapter, and is there a coin battery off-the-clock Saturday #6

May need to remove battery LetsGetSmartAboutIt Saturday #7

Thanks for the suggestions. quaint Saturday #8