Owners 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 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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