Reserve Battery; Removing The Reserve Battery - Dell Latitude C400 Service Manual

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Reserve Battery

Dell™ Latitude™ C400 Service Manual

Removing the Reserve Battery

Replacing the Reserve Battery
Removing the Reserve Battery
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.
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
following procedure.
1. Remove the
2. Remove the keyboard.
3. Remove the
4. Remove the
Reserve Battery Removal
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