How do I reseat the CMOS battery on my laptop?

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I have an HP DV6700 that turns on and off repeatedly without showing anything on the screen, after some research I have decided to reseat the CMOS battery, but I don't know how. Can anyone help me with this? I have a picture of the CMOS battery which is in the RAM compartment, accessible from the underside of the laptop: http://imgur.com/BPLRQ77

(I can't get Tom's Hardware's picture tool to work)
 
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You stick a screwdriver into the gap at the top right of the holder, and lever the battery out. Then wait a few seconds, and put it back in.

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If you hit the BB button, that will show you what I typed to make this work.

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Thank you, I reseated it. How long should I let the battery stay out of the laptop for? I tried for about two minutes but it didn't fix my issue.
 

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Sorry, did you get my last comment, I don't think I made it in direct reply to you.