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Remove the CMOS battery

Use this information to remove the CMOS battery.

Before you remove the CMOS battery, complete the following steps:

  1. Read Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  2. If the compute node is installed in a chassis, remove it (see Remove a compute node for instructions).
  3. Carefully lay the compute node on a flat, static-protective surface, orienting the compute node with the bezel pointing toward you.

  4. Remove the compute node cover (see Remove the compute node cover for instructions).

To remove the CMOS battery, complete the following steps:

Figure 1. CMOS battery removal
Graphic illustrating removal of CMOS battery (CR2032)

  1. Locate the CMOS battery on the system board (see System-board connectors for instructions).
  2. Pivot the CMOS battery toward the right side of the compute node.
  3. Lift the CMOS battery from the socket.

After you remove the CMOS battery, dispose the CMOS battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube