Replacing the 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
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the battery with the screw holes on the computer
base.
2 Replace the screws that secure the battery to the computer base.
3 Slide the battery cable through the slot on the computer base.
4 Adhere the front AlienFX LED cable to the battery.
5 Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the battery.
6 Connect the speaker cable and front AlienFX LED cable to the system
board.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest”.
2 Replace the base panel.
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