Linux on the Mac — state of the union [LWN.net]

Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 7, 2016 21:29 UTC (Wed) by danjared (guest, #80166)
In reply to: Linux on the Mac — state of the union by mips
Parent article: Linux on the Mac — state of the union

The battery on the XPS 13 is user-replaceable. Here's the service manual section for doing that on the current model: http://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/19/xps-13-9360-...

(Necessary notice: I work on Linux at Dell.)

Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 8, 2016 0:53 UTC (Thu) by ras (subscriber, #33059) [Link] (1 responses)

I have a new XPS-15. There are lots of places Dell marketing says various bits aren't "user replaceable", and that includes the battery.

The first thing I did after getting the thing was to remove the back. I've pulled apart every Dell laptop I've owned for various reasons. This was *by far* the easiest to disassemble. You only have to remove screws on the back that are easy to find.

Once you do remove the back you are confronted with a sticker on the non-user replaceable battery. It says quote: "Please Disconnect and Remove Battery before Accessing The Rest Parts and Devices".

Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 8, 2016 4:04 UTC (Thu) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link]

The battery in the XPS 13 is apparently classified as user replaceable - they were happy to send me a replacement without sending a tech.

Linux on the Mac — state of the union

Posted Dec 12, 2016 8:42 UTC (Mon) by gravious (guest, #7662) [Link]

Good to know! Thanks!