Apple Mac Pro - Page 73

73Chapter 3 Making a Good Thing Better
Replacing the Internal Backup Battery
YourMacProusesaBR2032lithiumcoincellbatterythatpreservessettings,suchas
thedateandtime,whenyourMacProiso.Ifyounoticeintermittentproblemswhen
yourMacProstartsup,orchangesinthedateandtimesettings,replacethebattery.
Important: Disposeoftheoldbatteryaccordingtoyourlocalenvironmentallaws.
Toreplacethebattery:
1 OpenyourMacProandremovethesidepanel,followingtheinstructionsin“Opening
YourMacPro”onpage33.
2 RemoveanyPCIExpresscardsthatblockaccesstothebattery.See“AddingPCIExpress
Cards”onpage68forinstructions.
3 Removetheoldbatteryfromtheholder.
WARNING: Installingthebatteryincorrectlymaycauseanexplosion.Useonlythesame
typeofbatteryoranequivalentrecommendedbythemanufactureroftheoriginal.