Dell Inspiron XPS - Manual (Page 34)

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Reserve Battery
Dell™ Inspiron™ XPS and Inspiron 9100 Service Manual
1. Follow the instructions in " Preparing to Work Inside the Computer ."
2. Remove the center hinge cover .
3. Remove the keyboard .
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.
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CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your Owner's Manual.
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.
NOTE: You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
1 reserve battery clip
2 system board connector
3 reserve battery
NOTE: Use a scribe to press the reserve battery cable connector into the system board connector when replacing the reserve battery.