Removing the battery

You can remove and replace the battery.

Figure 1. Removing the battery

To remove the battery, complete the following steps:

1. Read the Safety topic and the Installation guidelines.
   
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the BladeCenter® unit. See Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See Removing the blade server cover.
   Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion unit. For more information, see Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server.
5. Locate the battery on the system board. See System-board connectors for the location of the battery connector.
6. Remove the battery cover.
7. Press the battery toward the DIMMs.
8. Remove the battery.