Dell 500m manual Installing a Battery

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NOTICE: If you choose to replace the battery with the computer in standby mode, you have up to 90 seconds to complete the battery replacement before the computer shuts down and loses any unsaved data.

1Ensure that the computer is turned off, disconnected from an electrical outlet, and disconnected from the telephone wall jack.

2If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. See the documentation that came with your docking device for instructions.

3Slide and hold the battery-bay latch release on the bottom of the computer, and then remove the battery from the bay.

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Installing a Battery

CAUTION: Before performing these procedures, read the safety instructions on page 11.

Slide the battery into the bay until the latch release clicks.

For more information about installing the second battery, see "About the Module Bay" on page 51.

Using Batteries and Module Bay Devices