Removing the Coin-Cell
Battery
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer
. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in
After Working Inside Your
Computer
. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to
default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS settings before
removing the coin-cell battery.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the
battery
.
2
Remove the
base cover
.
3
Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 3 in removing the
hard drive
.
4
Follow the procedures from step 1 to step 2 in removing the
optical drive
.
5
Remove the
keyboard
.
6
Remove the
palm rest
.
Procedure
Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the coin-cell battery out of the battery
socket on the system board.
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