Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.5. Remove the left-side cover (see “Removing the left-side cover” on page 39).6. Remove the system battery:a. If there is a rubber cover on the battery holder, use your fingers to lift thebattery cover from the battery connector.b. Use one finger to tilt the battery horizontally out of its socket, pushing itaway from the socket.Attention: Neither tilt nor push the battery by using excessive force.c. Use your thumb and index finger to lift the battery from the socket.Attention: Do not lift the battery by using excessive force. Failing toremove the battery properly may damage the socket on the system board.Any damage to the socket may require replacing the system board.7. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. See theIBM Environmental Notices and User's Guide on the IBM Documentation CD formore information.Replacing the system batteryThe following notes describe information that you must consider when replacingthe system-board battery in the server.v When replacing the system-board battery, you must replace it with a lithiumbattery of the same type from the same manufacturer.v To order replacement batteries, call 1-800-426-7378 within the United States, and1-800-465-7999 or 1-800-465-6666 within Canada. Outside the U.S. and Canada,call your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller.v After you replace the system-board battery, you must reconfigure the server andreset the system date and time.v To avoid possible danger, read and follow the following safety statement.Statement 2Chapter 6. Removing and replacing components 377
