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Dell Adamo XPS Coin Battery Replacement

Introduction

We will be removing and replacing the coin battery within the Dell Adamo XPS laptop.

What you need

    • Turn off the laptop before doing anything to the laptop.

    • Then turn the laptop around on its back.

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    • On the back of the computer there is a latch that you have to slide and hold in order to remove the battery.

    • Then you have to push the computer battery towards the computer and rotate upwards.

    • Finally lift the battery out of the computer.

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    • Turn the computer around and remove the eighteen screws on the base cover.

    • The screws that secure the base cover are of different sizes. Note the location and size of the screws as you remove them so that you can replace them correctly

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    • You aren't actually taking apart the display but only opening it up to gain access to the palm rest panel and keyboard.

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    • Use your fingers to ease the palm rest assembly from the computer.

    • Pull on the plastic tab on top of the cables to avoid damaging the connectors.

    • Exercise extreme care while lifting the palm rest assembly to avoid damaging the function key cable.

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    • Lift the palm rest assembly to access the function key cable.

    • To prevent damage to the function key cable, do not disconnect the function key cable from the palm rest.

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    • Disconnect the function key cable from the connector on the system board.

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    • Lift the connector latch that secures the touch pad cable to the touch pad connector and remove the cable.

    • To prevent damage to the display hinges, ensure that you do not adjust the angle between the display and the computer base after removing the palm rest assembly.

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    • Lift the palm rest assembly off the computer base.

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    • After having removed the laptop battery and the palm rest panel you will have access to the internals.

    • Locate the coin-cell battery, which is similar to a battery used on watches.

    • Then disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the connector on the system board.

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    • The Coin-Cell battery is glued to the system board.

    • Using the spudger carefully use it to pry out the battery from the board.

    • Be extremely careful when prying it out, to not damage the board.

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    • Using the new coin-cell battery with adhesive to adhere it to the system board.

    • Then reconnect the coin-cell battery cable to the connector on the system board.

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Conclusion

To reassemble the laptop do the steps for the palm rest panel backwards. Then the removal of the battery backwards to completely close off the laptop.

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Isn't this for the Dell Adamo 13, but not the Adamo XPS?

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