Difficulty
Easy
Steps
3
Time Required
5 minutes
Sections
- Back panel
- 1 step
- Battery
- 1 step
- Coin cell battery
- 1 step
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Remove the back panel
- Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
- Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
- Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
- Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
- Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
- When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.
Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.
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Step 2
Remove the battery
- Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
- Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
- Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
- Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
- Remove the battery from its recess.
Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
Remove the battery from its recess.
Step 3
Coin cell battery
- We removed or disconnected the battery to avoid any electrical discharge.
- Removing the coin cell battery resets the BIOS settings to factory values. Before removing the coin cell battery, it is recommended to note the BIOS settings.
- 1- Disconnect the coin cell battery cable from the motherboard
- 2- Use a lever to remove the coin cell battery from the motherboard.
We removed or disconnected the battery to avoid any electrical discharge.
Removing the coin cell battery resets the BIOS settings to factory values. Before removing the coin cell battery, it is recommended to note the BIOS settings.
1- Disconnect the coin cell battery cable from the motherboard
2- Use a lever to remove the coin cell battery from the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.
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StereoTypo - Dec 6, 2022
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Note to anyone replacing this, the model is a ML-1220 3V rechargeable coin cell battery, you will need one with a Dell compatible connector or to solder said connector to battery that comes with preinstalled solder tabs.
