Dell 9100 Laptop User Manual


 
120 Adding and Replacing Parts
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Reserve Battery
CAUTION: Before you perform the following procedures, read and follow the safety instructions at the
front of this document (see page 9).
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by
periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin
working inside the computer.
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" (see page 99).
2
Remove the center hinge cover (see page 113).
NOTE: You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
3
Remove the keyboard (see page 118).
4
Disconnect the reserve battery cable connector from the system board.
5
Lift the reserve battery clip slightly to disengage it from the fan chassis.
6
Pull the reserve battery together with the clip straight out of the computer base.
reserve battery clip
reserve battery
system board connector
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