Dell Dimension 3100/E310 Service Manual page 39

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computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis.
A coin-cell battery maintains computer configuration, date, and time information. The battery can last several years.
If you have to repeatedly reset time and date information after turning on the computer, replace the battery.
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manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
To replace the battery:
1. Record all the screens in
2. Follow the procedures in
3. Locate the
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inserted between the battery and the socket before you attempt to pry out the battery. Otherwise, you may damage the system board by prying off
the socket or by breaking circuit traces on the system board.
4. Remove the battery by carefully prying it out of its socket with your fingers or with a blunt, nonconducting object such as a plastic screwdriver.
5. Insert the new battery into the socket with the side labeled "+" facing up, and snap the battery into place.
1 battery
2 battery socket
6. Replace the
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7. Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
8. Enter system setup
9. Properly dispose of the old battery. See the Product Information Guide for battery disposal information.
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To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your
A new battery can explode if it is incorrectly installed. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
system setup so that you can restore the correct settings in step 8.
"Before You Begin."
battery socket.
If you pry the battery out of its socket with a blunt object, be careful not to touch the system board with the object. Ensure that the object is
computer cover.
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug the cable into the computer.
and restore the settings you recorded in step 1.
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