Battery; Before Replacing The Battery; Removing And Replacing The Battery - IBM P 615 series Service Manual

Battery

The following procedures describe the removal and replacement of the system battery. Before performing
the following procedures, read the "Safety Notices" on page xi.
CAUTION:
A lithium battery can cause fire, explosion, or a severe burn. Do not recharge, disassemble, heat
above 100 degrees C (212 degrees F), solder directly to the cell, incinerate, or expose cell contents
to water. Keep away from children. Replace only with the part number specified for your system.
Use of another battery may represent a risk of fire or explosion.
The battery connector is polarized; do not attempt to reverse the polarity.
Dispose of the battery according to local regulations.
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Before Replacing the Battery

Do the following before you begin any battery removal or replacement actions.
Notes:
1. If the battery needs to be replaced, the service processor settings will need to be reloaded. Locate the
backup copy of the service processor settings. If the service processor settings were backed up, the
backup copy would be stored to a file on a disk drive in the system.
If a backup copy is not available, use the "Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies" in the
"Introduction to Tasks and Service Aids" section of the RS/6000 Eserver pSeries Diagnostic
Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order number SA38-0509, to back-up the service processor
settings saved in NVRAM.
2. If you cannot find or create a backup copy of the service processor settings as described in the
previous notes, the service processor settings must be saved manually so that they can be restored
manually after the battery is replaced. If you need to save the settings manually, follow the procedure
under "Save the Service Processor Settings Manually" on page 312.
Save the Service Processor Settings Manually
To save the customer's service processor settings, do the following:
1. Turn off the power as described in "Stopping the System" on page 282.
2. At the Service Processor Main Menu, select option 3, System Information Menu.
3. At the System Information Menu, select option 6, Read Service Processor Configuration. This
dumps all of the service processor settings to the screen.
4. Manually record the settings.
5. To record the bootlist, boot to the SMS Main Menu.
6. Select option 7, Select Boot Options.
7. On the Boot Mode Menu, select option 2, Select Boot Devices.
8. On the Configure Boot Device Order menu, selection option 6, Display Current Setting.
9. Record the boot list and continue with "Removing and Replacing the Battery."

Removing and Replacing the Battery

To remove and replace the battery, do the following:
1. Remove the service processor assembly as described in "Removing the Service Processor Assembly"
on page 312.
2. Locate the battery on the service processor assembly.
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