Introduction
How to replace the battery of a Dell XPS 13 9360 laptop. The images and information in this guide were taken from this computer's service manual.
What you need
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Using your fingertips, open the system badge.
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Remove the screw (M1.6x6) that secures the base cover to the palm-rest assembly.
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Remove the eight screws (M2x3, Torx) that secure the base cover to the palmrest assembly.
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Starting from the back of the computer, pry up the base cover using a plastic scribe (spudger).
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Lift the base cover off the palm-rest assembly.
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Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
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Peel off the tape that secures the speaker cable to the battery.
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Remove the screw (M1.6x4) that secures the battery to the palm-rest assembly.
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Remove the three screws (M2x2) that secure the battery to the palm-rest assembly.
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Lift the battery off the palm-rest assembly.
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Turn the computer over, open the display, and press the power button for about 5 seconds to ground the computer.
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To replace the battery & reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To replace the battery & reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Thank you for the guide! This was not too tough a repair and now my laptop is as good as new!
Took me about ten minutes to do this on my spouse’s laptop. The parts that took the most time were unplugging the battery and peeling the speaker wire tape. I suspect someone that’s never opened a consumer electronic before could get this fix done in 10 - 40 minutes.
I had some problems with the M2x2 screw on the lower left corner of the battery, which almost got stripped using the Phillips #0 from the iFixit kit. I had to remove the other screws first and then rotate the battery around the remaining one to loosen it a bit, then managed to unscrew it with the Phillips #1.
Great.
My battery had already been replaced by a Dell repair technician, so I found I had to temporarily displace a taped pair of wires, otherwise no pitfalls.
Other than the case is razor-sharp - beware running the spudger along the edge that you don't cut your fingers!
