Alienware Alpha - Removing the Coin-Cell Battery; Prerequisites; Procedure

Removing the Coin-Cell
Battery
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the
safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer.
After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in After Working Inside Your Computer. For more safety best
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS
settings to default. It is recommended that you note the
BIOS settings before removing the coin-cell battery.
Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the top cover.
3 Remove the hard drive.
4 Remove the processor fan.
5 Remove the processor heat sink.
6 Remove the processor.
7 Remove the video-card fan.
8 Remove the video-card heat sink.
9 Remove the memory modules.
10 Remove the wireless card.
11 Remove the system board.
Procedure
1 Turn the system board over.
2 Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board.
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