Computer dies Randomly (Battery also dead) [PICS]

I have had my 3000 N100 Thinkpad for around 2 years now and after a year and a half I realised the Battery was no longer charging, soon after this happened my Laptop would just die randomly, when I say die I mean there is no shutdown screen  it is as iff all power to the p.c. suddenly stopped.
At first I though it must be a Virus but after numerous scans and re-installing Windows the problem re-occured, Today I opened the P.C. and checked the fan as I thought maybe it was over heating and eventually giving in, I was relieved to see a load of dust and used the vacumn to clear the fan.
I thought that would fix the problem but now if anything it seems worse, I know the battery is dead as the charge level is 0 and the battery indicator on the front of the laptop flashes 5 times organge before disappears completely...
In a Final attempt I have disconnected the battery completely and am now running it only on the power adapter, I don't know if this will work but I need to do something...
What could cause a problem like this, all of my settings are correct my power settings are set to always on with no hibernation.
Any help will be wonderful.
Thanks
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Message Edited by andyP on 05-07-2008 11:58 AM
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DrunkenNija,
Welcome to the forum!
As others may have suggested, I would start with replacing the battery.    You can click on the battery icon and check to see if it shows charging and what percent charge.   
If it shows not charging, then I would say the battery is dead and would suggest ordering a replacement.
I hope to see you around the forum.  
Best regards,
ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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