Introduction
This guide will assist in replacing the battery on a Dell Inspiron 13-7373. This is not very difficult and requires very little removal of other parts of the laptop.
What you need
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Remove the ten 7.5mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
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Use an opening tool to remove the bottom half of the case from the laptop.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws holding the battery in place.
After this your MUST carefully unweave very thin black and red wires woven up and down at bottom of battery before the next step!
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
For optimal performance, after completing this guide, calibrate your newly installed battery.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
For optimal performance, after completing this guide, calibrate your newly installed battery.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
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can you recommend a battery model #? I want to be certain I buy the correct one.
The first step needs to be amended. There are 10 back cover screws including the central one, not 9. Additionally, the battery cable removes outward from the battery, not upward.
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll make the corrections you suggested.
I'm told that you should replace the connector cable that connects the battery to the motherboard whenever you replace the battery. However that cable doesn't come with the kit. How do I get that part?
I found that I had to remove the back of the laptop from the touchpad side of laptop first, not the hinge side first as indicated in the pictures.
can you elaborate on that? I can't find any more thorough instruction on removing the backside after the screws have been removed.
