Removing The Reserve Battery - Dell Inspiron 300m Service Manual

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Reserve Battery
Dell™ Inspiron™ 300m Service Manual
Removing the Reserve Battery
Replacing the Reserve Battery

Removing the Reserve Battery

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Owner's Manual.
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.
NOTICE: Read "Before You Begin" before performing the following procedure.
1. Remove the battery.
2. Remove the keyboard.
3. Remove the palm rest.
NOTICE: Do not pull on the reserve battery cable. Pull from the reserve battery connector to disconnect the cable.
4. Disconnect the reserve battery cable from the system board connector.
1 reserve battery
2 reserve battery cable
3 reserve battery connector
4 system board connector
5. Disconnect the speaker cables.
6. Pry the reserve battery free from the bottom case. The reserve battery is attached to the bottom case with a piece of adhesive tape.
7. Remove any remnants of the adhesive tape from the bottom case.