Removing And Replacing The Battery - Dell PP31L Quick Reference Manual

B A T T E R Y C H A R G E
battery health.
Press once to determine the battery charge. Each of the 4 lights represents
approximately 20% of the total battery charge. If no lights appear, then there is no
charge in the battery.
Press and hold for 3 seconds to determine the battery health/condition. If no lights
appear, the battery is in good health. Each light represents incremental degradation.
For more information, see Dell Technology Guide.
B A S E C O V E R
— Compartment that contains the processor, hard drive, memory
modules, WLAN, WWAN, and Ultra Wideband (UWB) cards.

Removing and Replacing the Battery

CAUTION:
explosion. Replace the battery only with a compatible battery purchased from
Dell. The battery is designed to work with your Dell computer. Do not use batteries
from other computers with your computer.
CAUTION:
the AC adapter from the electrical outlet and the computer, disconnect the modem
from the wall connector and the computer, and remove any other external cables
from the computer.
NOTICE:
You must remove all external cables from the computer to avoid possible
connector damage.
NOTICE:
If you choose to replace the battery with the computer in Sleep state, you
have up to 1 minute to complete the battery replacement before the computer shuts
down and loses any unsaved data.
To remove the battery:
1 Ensure that the computer is turned off.
2 Turn the computer over.
3 Slide the battery release latch towards the side of the computer until it is
engaged.
4 Slide the battery out of the bay.
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H E A L T H G A U G E
/ — Provides information on the battery charge and
Using an incompatible battery may increase the risk of fire or
Before performing this procedure, turn off the computer, disconnect