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Adding and Replacing Parts 135
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 103).
2
Remove the center hinge cover (see page 121).
NOTE: You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
3
Remove the keyboard (see page 114).
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.
NOTE: Use a scribe to press the reserve battery cable connector into the system board connector when
replacing the reserve battery.
System Board
Removing the System Board
CAUTION: Before you begin this procedure, read the safety instructions at the front of this document
(see page 11).
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by
periodically touching a connector on the back panel of the computer.
reserve battery clip
reserve battery
system board connector