Service Manual

Removing the battery case
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the stability foot.
2 Remove the right side-panel. See “Removing the side panels”.
3 Remove the battery.
Procedure
1 Lay the chassis on the left side.
2 Press the release tabs on the cable connector to disconnect the battery-case cable from the I/O board.
3 Remove the battery-case cable from the routing guides on the chassis.
4 Remove the two screws (#6-32x5.2) that secure the battery case to the chassis.
5 Lift the battery case o the chassis.
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