Dell Latitude C800, System Information Manual

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Before installing a new battery, check the battery’s charge by pressing the battery test
button. The battery gauge will not light if the battery is completely drained.
To replace a battery in the battery bay, perform the following steps.
NOTE: For full instructions, see your User’s Guide.
1. Save your work and close all open files and application programs.
2. If the computer is docked, undock it.
3. If the modular bay contains a battery, go to step 5.
NOTICE: If you choose to replace the battery with the computer in a standby
or hibernate mode, you have up to 2 minutes to complete the battery
replacement. After 2 minutes, the computer shuts down and you will lose
any unsaved data.
4. If the only battery in the computer is in the battery bay and that is the battery you
want to replace, either connect the computer to an electrical outlet
or preserve
your data in one of these ways.
•
Use suspend mode.
•
Use hibernate mode.
NOTE: For more information about suspend and hibernate modes, see your
User’s Guide.
5. Close the computer display, turn the computer over, and remove the battery.
Figure 1-8. Removing a Battery From the Battery Bay