Dell XPS 15 9575 CMOS Battery Replacement
Introduction
Go to step 1This guide shows you how to replace the CMOS battery in your Dell XPS 15 9575 laptop.
The CMOS battery powers your laptop's BIOS firmware, which is responsible for booting up your computer and configuring data flow.
You can tell if your CMOS battery has died if your laptop has difficulty booting up, if drivers disappear, and if your laptop's date and time are incorrect.
Check out the Dell XPS 9575 Troubleshooting page for more help narrowing down your issues to the CMOS battery.
Before you begin this repair, turn off your laptop and unplug it from the charging adapter. As an extra precaution, unplug the battery connector from the motherboard or remove the battery before you start.
What you need
Fix Kit
This kit contains all the parts and tools needed to complete this guide.
Parts
Tools
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Use your T5 Torx driver to remove all eight 3.2 mm screws holding down the back panel.
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Wedge an opening pick between the back cover and the base of the board, then slightly lift the tool to pop the clips on the back cover off.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove all four silver 3.2 mm screws fastening the interconnect cable.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove all eight 6.4 mm screws from the battery.
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Use a spudger to remove the CMOS battery from the board.
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Use a spudger to disconnect the CMOS battery connector cable from the motherboard.
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To disconnect, use the point of a spudger to push on alternating sides of the connector to "walk" it out of its socket.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
2 Comments
Does anyone know where I can find a CMOS battery replacement for a Dell XPS 15 (9575)? I'm looking to replace it after some technical issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated
You can check it on amazon, ebay or a site called called Computer World. The may have it.
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