5–12 Maintenance and Service Guide
Removal and Replacement Procedures
5.7 Real Time Clock (RTC) Battery
The RTC battery is included in the Miscellaneous Plastics Kit
(spare part number 241439-001).
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (Section 5.3).
2. Remove the keyboard (Section 5.5).
3. Remove the modem/NIC cover (Section 5.6).
4. Disconnect the RTC battery cable from the system board 1
(Figure 5-8).
5. Remove the RTC battery from the retaining clip in the top
cover 2.
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The system ROM 3 is also accessible when the modem/NIC
cover is removed.
Figure 5-8. Removing the RTC Battery
Reverse the above procedure to replace the RTC battery.