Reserve Battery: Dell Latitude C610/C510 Service Manual
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Reserve Battery
Dell™ Latitude™ C610/C510 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 "
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer
" before performing the following
procedure.
1. Remove the
hard drive
.
2. Remove the
keyboard
.
3. Disconnect the reserve battery cable from the system board connector.
4. Pry the reserve battery free from the system board. The reserve battery is attached to
the system board with a piece of adhesive tape.
5. Remove any remnants of the adhesive tape from the system board.
Reserve Battery Removal
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