Dell Latitude C810: Replacing the Main Battery

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Replacing the Main Battery

CAUTION: Using the wrong battery type may present a risk of fire

or explosion. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent

type purchased from Dell. You can use your computer’s battery in

any Latitude™ C-Family computer except for the Latitude CS or

CSx computers. Do not attempt to use the battery in CS or CSx,

and do not use a battery from those computers in your computer.

NOTICE: To avoid data loss, do not replace a battery while the computer is

turned on unless the computer is connected to an electrical outlet or a second

battery is installed.

NOTICE: Only use lithium ion batteries in your computer. The computer does

not support nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

Before installing a new battery, check the battery’s charge by pressing the

battery test button. The battery gauge will not light if the battery is

completely drained.

To replace a battery in the battery bay, perform the following steps.

NOTE: For full instructions, see your User’s Guide.

1

Save your work and close all open files and application programs.

2 If the computer is docked, undock it.

3 If the modular bay contains a battery, go to step 5.

NOTICE: If you choose to replace the battery with the computer in a standby

or hibernate mode, you have up to 2 minutes to complete the battery

replacement. After 2 minutes, the computer shuts down and you will lose any

unsaved data.

4

If the only battery in the computer is in the battery bay and that is the

battery you want to replace, either connect the computer to an

electrical outlet or preserve your data in one of these ways.

• Use suspend mode.

• Use hibernate mode.

NOTE: For more information about suspend and hibernate modes, see

your User’s Guide.

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