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If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices,
and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
To remove the battery, complete the following steps.
Step 1.
Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
Step 2.
Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see "Removing the left-side cover" on page 182).
Step 3.
Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 188).
Step 4.
Remove the system battery:
a.
If there is a rubber cover on the battery holder, use your fingers to lift the battery cover from
the battery connector.
b.
Use one finger to tilt the battery horizontally out of its socket, pushing it away from the socket.
Attention: Neither tilt nor push the battery by using excessive force.
c.
Use your thumb and index finger to lift the battery from the socket.
Figure 149. System battery removal
Attention: Do not lift the battery by using excessive force. Failing to remove the battery
properly may damage the socket on the system board. Any damage to the socket may require
replacing the system board.
Step 5.
Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.
Installing the system battery
Use this information to install the system battery.
The following notes describe information that you must consider when you replace the battery in the server:
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