Reserve Battery; Removing The Reserve Battery - Dell Latitude C510 Service Manual

Reserve Battery: Dell Latitude C610/C510 Service Manual
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Reserve Battery

Dell™ Latitude™ C610/C510 Service Manual

Removing the Reserve Battery

Replacing the Reserve Battery
Removing the Reserve Battery
NOTICE: The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the computer is
turned off. Removing the battery causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all
user-specified parameters in the BIOS. If possible, make a copy of this information before you remove the
reserve battery.
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any
installed batteries.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted
metal surface on the computer.
NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the
procedure.
1. Remove the hard
2. Remove the keyboard.
3. Disconnect the reserve battery cable from the system board connector.
4. Pry the reserve battery free from the system board. The reserve battery is attached to the system board
with a piece of adhesive tape.
5. Remove any remnants of the adhesive tape from the system board.
Reserve Battery Removal
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