Batteries

This page gives an overview over the different types of battery technologies (e.g. Nickel-Cadmium, Nickel-Metal Hydride, Lithium-Ion) and options featured in or for ThinkPads. Ultrabay batteries are listed in the Ultrabay Devices page. For advice on battery treatment, see Maintenance. See also Lenovo's Batteries and Battery Chargers - Reference guide. A small tutorial for replacing RTC/CMOS batteries can be found in the Backup Battery page.

RTC/CMOS battery types featured in ThinkPads

CR1220

• 380, 380D, 380E, 380ED, 390, 390E, 390X
• 560, 560E
• i Series 1410, i Series 1411, i Series 1412, i Series 1720, i Series 1721

CR1620

• X1 Yoga

CR1632

• W550s, Template:P50s
• T440, T440s, T450, T450s, T460, T460s, T460p, T550, T560
• X1 Carbon G3, X230s, X240, X240s, X250, X260

CR2025

• 600, 600E, 600X
• 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z

CR2032

• 560Z
• W500, W510, W520, W530, W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds
• A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p, A30, A30p, A31, A31p
• T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61, T61p, T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T500, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i
• X20, X21, X22, X23, X24, X30, X31, X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, X230, X230i, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet, X300, X301
• R30, R31, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52, R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i, R400, R500
• G50
• Z60t, Z61t, Z60m, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p

CR2330

• 380XD, 380Z

ML1220

• G40, G41

Battery packs featured for ThinkPads

Attached via the dock connector

• X30 Series Extended Life Battery
• X40 Series Extended Life Battery
• X60 Series Extended Life Battery
• ThinkPad Battery 19+
• ThinkPad Battery 27++
• ThinkPad Battery 28++
• ThinkPad Battery 39+

Attached via the internal battery connector

• ThinkPad Battery 12, ThinkPad Battery 12++
• ThinkPad Battery 17, ThinkPad Battery 17+
• ThinkPad Battery 22, ThinkPad Battery 22++
• ThinkPad Battery 25, ThinkPad Battery 25+, ThinkPad Battery 25++
• ThinkPad Battery 26+
• ThinkPad Battery 29, ThinkPad Battery 29+, ThinkPad Battery 29++
• ThinkPad Battery 33, ThinkPad Battery 33+, ThinkPad Battery 33++
• ThinkPad Battery 35+, ThinkPad Battery 35++
• ThinkPad Battery 37++
• ThinkPad Battery 41+, ThinkPad Battery 41++
• ThinkPad Battery 44, ThinkPad Battery 44+, ThinkPad Battery 44++
• ThinkPad Battery 47, ThinkPad Battery 47+, ThinkPad Battery 47++
• ThinkPad Battery 49, ThinkPad Battery 49+
• ThinkPad Battery 52, ThinkPad Battery 52+
• ThinkPad Battery 55+, ThinkPad Battery 55++
• ThinkPad Battery 57+, ThinkPad Battery 57++
• ThinkPad Battery 59+
• ThinkPad Battery 61, ThinkPad Battery 61+, ThinkPad Battery 61++
• ThinkPad Battery 66+
• ThinkPad Battery 67, ThinkPad Battery 67+
• ThinkPad Battery 68, ThinkPad Battery 68+
• ThinkPad Battery 70+, ThinkPad Battery 70++
• ThinkPad Battery 71+
• ThinkPad Battery 73, ThinkPad Battery 73+
• ThinkPad Battery 75+
• ThinkPad Battery 76+
• ThinkPad Battery 77, ThinkPad Battery 77+, ThinkPad Battery 77++
• ThinkPad Battery 78++
• ThinkPad Battery 81+
• ThinkPad Battery 82
• ThinkPad Battery 83
• ThinkPad Battery 84+

Battery technologies featured in ThinkPads

Standard AA batteries

• 220

NiCd

Stupid (battery packs without embedded micro-controller)

• 340, 340CSE, 345C, 345CS
• 701C, 701CS, 710T

Ni-MH

Stupid (battery packs without embedded micro-controller)

• 220
• 300, 310, 310D, 310E, 310ED, 350, 350C, 355, 355CS, 355C, 360, 360CS, 360C, 360P, 360CSE, 360CE, 360PE, 365CS, 365C, 365CSD, 365CD, 365E, 365ED, 365X, 365XD, 380, 380D, 380E, 385D
• 500, 510CS
• 700, 700C, 701C, 701CS, 720, 720C, 730T, 730TE
• i Series 1200, i Series 1210, i Series 1230, i Series 1250, i Series 1260, i Series 1300, i Series 1330, i Series 1370, i Series 1410, i Series 1411, i Series 1450, i Series 1451

Smart (battery packs with embedded micro-controller)

• 370C, 390, 390E, 390X
• 750, 750CS, 750C, 750P, 755C, 755CS, 755CSE, 755CE, 755CX, 755CV, 755CD, 755CDV, 760L, 760LD
• 820, 850, 860
• i Series 1420, i Series 1421, i Series 1422, i Series 1442, i Series 1482, i Series 1542

Li-Ion

Stupid (battery packs without embedded micro-controller)

• 130
• 235
• 380ED, 380XD, 380Z, 385ED, 385XD
• 535, 535E, 535X
• i Series 1200, i Series 1300, i Series 1412, i Series 1452, i Series 1472

Smart (battery packs with embedded micro-controller)

• 240, 240X, 240Z
• 390, 390E, 390X
• 560, 560E, 560X, 560Z, 570, 570E
• 600, 600E, 600X
• 755CX, 760C, 760CD, 760EL, 760ELD, 760E, 760ED, 760XL, 760XD, 765L, 765D, 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z
• i Series 1441, i Series 1460, i Series 1480, i Series 1483, i Series 1492, i Series 1512, i Series 1552, i Series 1540, i Series 1541, i Series 1560, i Series 1562, i Series 1592
• A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p, A30, A30p, A31, A31p, A275, A285, A475, A485
• Template:E14, Template:E15, Edge 11", Edge 13, Edge 14", Edge 15", Edge L330, Edge S430, Edge E120, Edge E125, Edge E130, Edge E135, Edge E145, Edge E220s, Edge E320, Edge E325, Edge E330, Edge E335, Edge E420, Edge E420s, Edge E425, Edge E430, Edge E430c, Edge E431, Edge E435, Edge E440, Edge E445, Template:E450, Template:E450c, Template:E455, Template:E460, Template:E465, Template:E470, Template:E470c, Template:E475, Template:E480, Template:E485, Template:E490, Template:E490s, Template:E495, Edge E520, Edge E525, Edge E530, Edge E530c, Edge E531, Edge E535, Edge E540, Edge E545, Template:E550, Template:E550c, Template:E555, Template:E560, Template:E560p, Template:E565, Template:E570, Template:E570c, Template:E570p, Template:E575, Template:E580, Template:E585, Template:E590, Template:E595
• G40, G41, G50
• Template:R14, Template:R15, R30, R31, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52, R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i, R400, R480, R490, R500, R580, R590
• Template:S1, Template:S1 G2, Template:S1 G3, Template:S2, Template:S2 G2, Template:S2 G3, Template:S2 G4, Template:S2 G5, Template:S3, Template:S5, Template:S5 G2, S30, S31, S431, S440, S440 Touch, S531, S540, S540 Touch
• T14, T14s, T15, T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p, T60, T60p, T61, T61p, T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T430u, T431s, T440, T440s, T440p, T450, T450s, T460, T460s, T460p, T470, T470s, T470p, T480, T480s, T490, T490s, T495, T495s, T500, T510, T510i, T520, T520i, T530, T530i, T540p, T550, T560, T570, T580, T590
• X1, X1 Carbon, X1 Carbon G2, X1 Carbon G3, X1 Carbon G4, X1 Carbon G5, X1 Carbon G6, X1 Carbon G7, X1 Carbon G8, X1 Extreme, X1 Extreme G2, X1 Hybrid, X13, X20, X21, X22, X23, X24, X30, X31, X32, X40, X41, X41 Tablet, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61Ls, X61 Tablet, X100e, X120e, X121e, X130e, X131e, X140e, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, X230, X230i, X230s, X230 Tablet, X230i Tablet, X240, X240s, X250, X260, X270, X280, X300, X301, X390, X395
• Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
• TransNote
• Template:13, Template:13 G2
• Template:11e, Template:11e G2, Template:11e G3, Template:11e G4, Template:11e G5
• P1, Template:P1 G2, P14s, P16s, Template:P43s, Template:P50, Template:P50s, Template:P51, Template:P51s, P52, Template:P52s, Template:P53, Template:P53s, Template:P70, Template:P71, Template:P72, Template:P73
• Template:P40 Yoga, X1 Yoga, Template:X1 Yoga G2, Template:X1 Yoga G3, Template:X1 Yoga G4, Template:X1 Yoga G5, Template:X13 Yoga, Template:X380 Yoga, Template:X390 Yoga, Template:L13 Yoga, Template:L380 Yoga, Template:L390 Yoga, Template:S2 Yoga 2018, Template:S2 Yoga 2019, Template:S2 Yoga 5th, Template:Yoga 11e, Template:Yoga 11e G2, Template:Yoga 11e G3, Template:Yoga 11e G4, Template:Yoga 11e G5, Template:Yoga 12, Template:Yoga 13, Template:Yoga 14, Template:Yoga 15, Template:Yoga 260, Template:Yoga 370, Template:Yoga 460, Yoga S1, Template:Yoga S240
• Twist
• Helix