Alienware M14XR2 owner manual Removing the Battery

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Battery

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Removing the Battery

Prerequisites

1Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 15.

Procedure

1Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system board.

2Loosen the captive screws that secure the battery to the computer base.

Battery

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Contents Regulatory model P18G 2012 Rev. A00 Contents Removing the Memory Modules Replacing the Memory Modules Wireless Mini-Cards/WirelessHD Card Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Thermal Cooling Assembly Contents Turn Off Your Computer and Connected Devices Before You BeginRecommended Tools Safety InstructionsAfter Working Inside Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover Base CoverReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery BatteryReplacing the Battery Removing the Optical Drive Optical DriveOptical-drive cable Screws Optical-drive cable connector Optical Drive Replacing the Optical Drive Postrequisites Optical Drive Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveLift the hard-drive assembly off the computer base Replacing the Hard Drive Postrequisites Removing the Memory Modules Memory ModulesMemory-module cover Replacing the Memory Modules Tab Removing the Center-Control Cover Center-Control CoverProcedure Replacing the Center-Control Cover Postrequisites Removing the Keyboard KeyboardScrews Keyboard Tabs Replacing the Keyboard Postrequisites Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly Palm-Rest AssemblyProcedure Power-button board cable connector Replacing the Palm-Rest Assembly Removing the Mini-Cards Wireless Mini-Cards/WirelessHD Card OptionalScrew Replacing the Mini-Cards Postrequisites Removing the Power-Button Board Power-Button BoardReplacing the Power-Button Board Postrequisites Power-Button Board Removing the Status-Lights Board Status-Lights BoardStatus-light board cable Status-Lights Board Replacing the Status-Lights Board Postrequisites Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Postrequisites Speakers Removing the Subwoofer SubwooferReplacing the Subwoofer Subwoofer Subwoofer Removing the Bluetooth Card Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless TechnologyReplacing the Bluetooth Card Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Internal Card with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Postrequisites Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Display Assembly Display AssemblyMini-Card antenna cables Display assembly Screws Display cable Replacing the Display Assembly Removing the Mini-Card Board Mini-Card BoardReplacing the Mini-Card Board Postrequisites Mini-Card Board Removing the System Board System BoardProcedure System board Screws Subwoofer cable connector Replacing the System Board Entering the Service Tag in the Bios System Board Removing the Thermal Fan Thermal FanReplacing the Thermal Fan Removing the Thermal Cooling Assembly Thermal Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Thermal Cooling Assembly Postrequisites Thermal Cooling Assembly Removing the Processor Module Processor ModuleLift the processor module off the ZIF socket Replacing the Processor Module Processor Module System Setup Entering System SetupOverview System Setup Options Advanced 100 101 102 Boot Sequence 104 105 Flashing the Bios106