Operation Manual

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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the

instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

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 base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

2 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.

Procedure

1 Using the pull tabs, disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board and the

system board, and remove the cable.

1 system board 2 I/O board

3 I/O-board cable

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