Battery, Overview, Replacing the battery – Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual
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Battery: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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Battery: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's
Guide
Overview
A 3.0-volt (V) CR2032 coin-cell battery installed on the system board maintains system configuration, date,
and time information in a special section of memory.
The operating life of the battery can extend up to ten years. The battery may need replacing if an incorrect
time or date is displayed during the boot routine along with a message such as:
Time-of-day not set - please run SETUP program
or
Invalid configuration information -
please run SETUP program
or
Strike the F1 key to continue,
F2 to run the setup utility
To determine whether you need to replace the battery, reenter the time and date through the
and exit the program properly to save the information. Turn off your system and disconnect it from
the electrical outlet for a few hours; then reconnect and turn on your system. Enter the System Setup
program. If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup program, replace your battery.
You can operate your system without a battery; however, without a battery, the system configuration
information is erased if the system is turned off or unplugged from the electrical outlet. In this case, you must
enter the System Setup program and reset the configuration options.
CAUTION: There is a danger of the new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Replace
the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard
used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Replacing the Battery
To replace the system battery, perform the following steps:
1. If you have not already done so, make a copy of your system configuration information in the System
Setup program.
If the settings are lost while you are replacing the battery, refer to your written or printed copy of the
system configuration information to restore the correct settings. See "