Battery; Removing The Battery - Dell XPS 17 9700 Service Manual

Steps
1. Connect the battery cable to the system board, if applicable.
2. Align the screw holes on the base cover with the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly, and then snap the base cover
into place.
3. Replace the eight Torx screws (M2.5x4) that secure the base cover to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1. Follow the procedure in

Battery

Removing the battery

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the base cover.
NOTE: Removing the battery clears the CMOS and resets the BIOS settings on your computer.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the battery and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Disconnect the battery cable from the system board, if it was not disconnected earlier.
2. Remove the seven screws (M2x4) that secure the solid-state drive thermal bracket and the battery to the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
NOTE: The two screws (M2x4) that secure the top of the battery also secure the solid-state drive thermal brackets
to the system board.
3. Lift the battery off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
14 Removing and installing components
After working inside your computer.
Before working inside your computer.