Removing The Reserve Battery; Replacing The Reserve Battery - Dell Latitude C500 Series Service Manual

Removing and Replacing Parts : Dell Latitude C600/C500 Series Service Manual
NOTICE: The reserve battery provides power to the computer's RTC and NVRAM when the computer is turned off.
Removing the battery causes the computer to lose the date and time information as well as all user-specified
parameters in the BIOS. If possible, make a copy of this information before you remove the reserve battery.

Removing the Reserve Battery

NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed
batteries.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface
on the computer.
NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the
procedure.
Reserve Battery
1. Remove the hard
2. Remove the memory module cover.
3. Disconnect the reserve battery cable from the connector on the system board assembly located next to the reserve
battery.
NOTE: If the reserve battery is not located on the EMI shield as shown in
support.
4. Remove the reserve battery from the EMI shield:
a. Pry the reserve battery free from the foam pad.
b. Remove the remnants of the foam pad from the EMI shield.

Replacing the Reserve Battery

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Computer" before performing the following
"Reserve Battery," contact Dell technical