Dell XPS Reserve Battery

Reserve Battery: Dell Inspiron XPS and Inspiron 9100 Service Manual
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Reserve Battery
Dell™ Inspiron™ XPS and Inspiron 9100 Service Manual
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.
1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer."
2. Remove the center hinge cover.
NOTE: You do not need to remove the left and right hinge covers.
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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