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VAIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual

Replacing the Lithium Battery

!Before opening the system unit, save and close all open files, exit all open applications, turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices, shut down the computer, and unplug the power cord.

You may need to replace the lithium battery if your computer consistently loses the date or time settings after turning it off. The lithium battery has a typical life of three years, after which the battery may be too weak to power the CMOS memory.

!When you remove the lithium battery, all values stored in the CMOS memory (BIOS setup values and Plug and Play values) may be lost. Although the computer can hold the charge for a short time while replacing the battery, it is safer to assume that the settings will be lost. When the values are lost, the BIOS values revert to their factory-default settings (see “Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 22).

Do not handle damaged or leaking batteries.

The lithium battery may explode if mistreated. Do not disassemble it or dispose of it in fire.

1Reboot your computer by selecting Shut Down... from the Start menu, and then selecting Restart.

2If the error message “Error: Check date and time settings”appears during the reboot sequence, press F2 during the reboot process to access the BIOS Setup Utility. Otherwise it is not necessary to replace the battery at this time, and you can skip all remaining steps.

3Compare all the BIOS options to their default settings (see “CMOS Setup Options” on page 85). Make a list of all the BIOS options that are different from their default values. You will refer to this list when you restore the BIOS settings later.

4Select Exit Discarding Changes from the main menu using the right arrow key.

5Press Enter, type Y when prompted to discard changes, then press Enter to exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

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Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.

Remove the side cover (see “Removing the Side Cover” on page 28).

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Sony PCV-RX462DS, PCV-RX490TV, PCV-RX470DS, PCV-RX480DS, PCV-RX463DS, PCV-RX465DS manual Replacing the Lithium Battery
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