Possible defective X240 3-cell battery. Help me diagnose!

I bought an X240 about 2 weeks ago and things are running fine.  It came with the large 6-cell battery.  Last week, I purchased a genuine Lenovo 3-cell battery from a third-party reseller.  I plugged it in this morning for the first time, and it seems to be defective.  Please see the screenshots below.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6625784/battery_error.jpg -- this error message popped up when I first booted the computer after putting the new battery in the computer.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6625784/battery_error2.jpg -- this is what the Lenovo diagnostics software shows.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6625784/battery_error3.jpg -- this is what the Windows 8.1 system tray icon shows.
And here are two pictures of the battery itself:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6625784/battery1.jpg  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6625784/battery2.jpg  --- It is FRU 45N1125, which is the correct model for the ThinkPad X240, as far as I can tell.
I have removed and re-inserted the battery several times, so I am confident that the battery is installed correctly.  I also shut the computer down and plugged the power cord in for about an hour to see if it would charge while the computer was off, and it did not--it remained at 0% even after charging for an hour.
This appears to me to be a defective battery, but if anybody has any other ideas, please share them and I will test.  Thank you!

If you let the internal battery charge to 100%, will the removable battery start to charge at that point?
I know you said you let it charge for an hour but your screenshot showed the internal battery at 54% and charging.  ThinkPad can only charge one battery at a time, so the removable battery won't charge until the internal battery stops charging.  
If the internal battery gets to 100% and still the removable battery won't take a charge, then it is very likely defective.

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