It is our intent to inform and help protect our technology users from potentially dangerous situations, including the laptop battery recalls. IBM, Apple, and Dell have announced recalls of batteries that have the potential of catching fire and/or exploding because of overheating. Each of you is responsible for the safety of your computer when you are on Loyola property.

PLEASE NOTE: The Technology Service Center is available to undergraduate resident students to bring in their laptop for a battery evaluation. This is a MANDATORY process for any undergraduate resident students who have purchased one of the laptops listed below. Call the Technology Service Center at x5555 or stop by during normal business hours for assistance.

Each company has provided a Web site that provides detailed information regarding the recalls. Links to them are shown below.

IBM Thinkpad models with potentially dangerous batteries:

ThinkPad Series R51e, R52

ThinkPad Series T43, T43p

ThinkPad Series T60

ThinkPad Series X60, X60s

APPLE iBook and PowerBook models with potentially dangerous batteries:

To learn how to tell if your iBook or PowerBook battery is one of those affected, we urge you to go to https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange. The page includes the follow: "If you have a recalled battery, please stop using it and order a replacement battery immediately. Once you have removed the battery, plug in the AC adapter to power the computer."

DELL notebook computer models with potentially dangerous batteries:

* Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810

* Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705

* Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90

* XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710

To determine whether your Dell notebook computer battery is affected, we urge you to go to https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com. The page includes the following: "Batteries subject to recall should not be used while awaiting a replacement battery pack from Dell. You may continue to use your notebook computer using the AC adapter power cord originally provided with your notebook."

Loyola College urges all students, faculty, administrators and staff to be aware of these recalls and to act responsibly.

Finally, please be aware that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products. You can find information on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts using the various searches on this page: http://www.cpsc.gov.