User's Manual

Adding and Replacing Parts 125
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the battery before
you service the computer.
4 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical
outlets.
5 Remove the battery. Slide and hold the battery-bay latch release on the
bottom of the computer, and then remove the battery from the bay.
6 Press the power button to ground the system board.
7 Remove any installed ExpressCards from the ExpressCard slot.
Hard Drive
CAUTION: If you remove the hard drive from the computer when the drive is hot,
do not touch the metal housing of the hard drive.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in the section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
1 battery-bay latch release 2 battery
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