Dell Inspiron 3521 CMOS Battery Replacement

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Dell Inspiron 3521 CMOS Battery Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

21

Zeitaufwand

30 - 45 Minuten

Einleitung

Access the motherboard to replace the CMOS battery if your computer is having issues tracking the date and time. It is recommended to wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid damaging the electronic components of the computer.

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    • Make sure laptop is turned off and unplugged.

    • Turn over the laptop, and push in the clips to take out the battery.

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    • Remove the screws to take off the surface cover.

    • Make sure to keep small screws organized in Step 2 and all subsequent steps to make reassembly easier.

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    • Remove screws securing the hard drive

    • Remove hard drive by pulling on the tab to slide it out.

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    • Remove the memory card by pressing on the latches on either side.

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    • Remove the screws securing the optical drive, then slide out the optical drive.

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    • Remove all remaining screws on the back.

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    • Turn computer over and open it.

    • Carefully pry off keyboard using spudger.

    • Be careful not to damage ribbon cable while removing the keyboard.

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    • Remove the ribbon cable by pulling up on the tab where it is attached, then slide it out.

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    • Unplug the smaller ribbon cable by pulling up on the tab where it is attached, then slide it out.

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    • Unplug the motherboard cable by pulling up on the tab where it is attached, then slide it out.

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    • Remove all screws from palm rest

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    • Remove palm rest by carefully prying it off with a spudger.

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    • Unplug the white ribbon cable by pulling up on the tab where it is attached, then slide it out.

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    • Gently pull out the connecting cable.

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    • Unplug the black and white cables connected to the Wi-Fi chip.

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    • Disconnect screen by removing all remaining screws.

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    • Remove screws securing the Wi-Fi chip, then remove Wi-Fi chip.

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    • Locate and disconnect connecting cables on motherboard.

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    • Remove the remaining screws securing the motherboard to remove it.

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    • Flip over motherboard and locate CMOS battery

    • Pry off battery with spudger.

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    • Place new CMOS battery in motherboard.

    • Repeat all steps backwards to reassemble computer.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Victoria Rivera

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