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Latitude 9430/Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Service Manual

Installing the battery

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the battery and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

NOTE If battery was disconnected from system board for service, there will be a delay during system boot-up as the system will undergo RTC battery reset.
Aligning the battery

Aligning the battery

Steps

  1. Align and place the battery on the palm-rest assembly.
  2. Replace the single (M1.6x3) screw and four (M2x4) screws to secure the battery to the palm-rest assembly.
  3. Reconnect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
  4. Route the speaker cables in the routing guides at the left and right side of the battery.
  5. Adhere the piece of tape securing the speaker cable in place at the left side of the battery.
  6. Route the speaker cable in the routing guides along the top side of the battery and connect the speaker cable to the connector on the system board.
  7. Route the WLAN antenna cables and blue WWAN antenna cable in the metal clips on the system board and the routing guides along the sides of the battery.
  8. Connect the antenna cables to the WLAN module.
  9. Align and place the WLAN bracket on the system board.
  10. Tighten the single captive screw securing the WLAN bracket to the system board.
  11. Adhere the piece of tape securing the WLAN antenna cables in place at the top side of the battery.
  12. Adhere the two pieces of tape securing the gray WWAN antenna cable in place at the bottom side of CPU shielding cover and route the wireless antenna cables in the routing guides on the system board and the routing guides along the top side of the battery.

Next steps

  1. Install the WWAN card.
  2. Install the base cover.
  3. Install the SIM card tray.
  4. Install the SD card.
  5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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