How to Install the Battery on an HP iPAQ

A handheld device such as the HP iPAQ can help to simplify your life by organizing your schedule and making it easy to check your email, among many other uses. However, it is important that your iPAQ be very dependable. This means keeping it powered up as much as possible, sometimes by replacing the battery on the device. Read on to learn more about how to install the battery on an HP iPAQ.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• HP iPAQ
• Stylus

1. Make sure that the HP iPAQ is switched off.
2. Take hold of the release catch at the bottom of the unit and toggle it downwards.
3. Lift up and remove the battery cover.
4. Position the battery so that its right side is pressed against the right interior wall of the battery well.
5. Slide the left side of the battery into the well until it clicks into place.
6. Press the upper part of the battery cover into the upper rim of the battery well.
7. Click the bottom of the cover into place so that it is locked tight.

Tips & Warnings

• The HP iPAQ comes equipped with an internal backup battery. This small battery makes it possible to replace the iPAQ main battery without losing user settings and RAM data if the replacement is done within fifteen minutes.
• Removal of the main battery does initiate a soft reset, which means you should save your work before you replace the battery.
• The iPAQ’s internal battery should only be handled by an HP-authorized technician.
• You are advised to keep the main battery constantly charged up using an authorized power adapter or the HP Desktop Cradle.

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