If it’s not just the battery finally giving out, it might be the thermal goop on the CPU / GPU. Late IBM Thinkpads could eat fans annually. Early Lenovo models can’t be all that different. Thermal cycling is a rude source of stress… as is the sudden end of routine thermal cycling.
If it’s not just the battery finally giving out, it might be the thermal goop on the CPU / GPU. Late IBM Thinkpads could eat fans annually. Early Lenovo models can’t be all that different. Thermal cycling is a rude source of stress… as is the sudden end of routine thermal cycling.
Also the BIOS battery. At least some from the late 90s refuse to do anything if the Bios battery is dead.