Removing The Battery Pack; Replacing The Battery Pack - Dell Alienware M14x Service Manual

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Battery Pack
Alienware® M14x Service Manual
Removing the Battery Pack
Replacing the Battery Pack
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Alienware computer. Do not use batteries designed
for other Alienware computers.
Removing the Battery Pack
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the base cover (see
3. Disconnect the battery-pack cable from the connector on the system board.
4. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the battery pack to the computer base.
5. Using the pull-tab, lift the battery pack off the computer base.
1 battery pack
3 captive screws (2)
Replacing the Battery Pack
CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Alienware computer.
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Place the battery pack in the battery bay and tighten the two captive screws that secure the battery pack to the computer base.
3. Connect the battery-pack cable to the connector on the system board.
4. Replace the base cover (see
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Begin.
Removing the Base Cover).
2 pull-tab
4 battery-pack cable
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Replacing the Base Cover).