7.Connectthesignalcableandthepowercabletothenewopticaldrive.
Figure21.Connectingtheopticaldrive
8.ReinstallthePCIcardholder.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardholder”onpage38.
9.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage37.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage65.
Replacingthebattery
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Yourcomputerhasaspecialtypeofmemorythatmaintainsthedate,time,andsettingsforbuilt-infeatures,
suchasparallel-connectorassignments(configuration).Abatterykeepsthisinformationactivewhenyou
turnoffthecomputer.
Thebatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobatterylasts
forever.Ifthebatteryfails,thedate,time,andconfigurationinformation(includingpasswords)arelost.An
errormessageisdisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
Refertothe“Lithiumbatterynotice”intheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuideforinformationaboutreplacing
anddisposingofthebattery.
Toreplacethebattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage36.
3.RemovethePCIcardholder.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardholder”onpage38.
4.Locatethebattery.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
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