User 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.

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

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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 panel.

2 Remove the wireless card.

3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 9 in “Removing the palm rest”.

4 Remove the display assembly.

5 Remove the system board.

Procedure

1 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.