Removing the battery
1 Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2 Remove the base cover.
3 To remove the battery:
a Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system board [1] and unroute the cable from the routing channel.
b Loosen the M2x6 captive screw that secures the battery to the system [2].
c Lift the battery away from the system [3].
Installing the battery
1 Insert the battery into the slot on the system.
2 Route the battery cable through the routing channel.
3 Tighten the M2x6 captive screw to secure the battery to the system.
4 Connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
5 Install the base cover.
6 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Disassembly and reassembly
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