If you have the smaller battery (56 WHr), you can upgrade to the 84 WHr battery, as long as you don't have a 2.5" drive in the system (or don't mind sacrificing that) -- the larger battery consumes the space required by a 2.5" drive.
If you already have the larger capacity battery, you'll need to look toward an external battery pack of some type -- there is no space in the system for anything other than those two battery options, and the battery is not easily removeable, so swapping in a fresh battery isn't practical.
yes, mine is 56 whr. I mean how do I upgrade to 84 whr? I talked dell representative about it when I bought this lap and they say they can not upgrade it for me so I guess I have to purchase one ,maybe in amazon
There are more than a half-dozen XPS 15 models - yes, some of the older ones could take 6- or 9-cell batteries. What applied to the older XPS L501x, 502x, 521, etc. does NOT apply the the 9550. They're totally different systems.
The XPS 9550 has only one battery connector inside, and space for just one battery - either a 4-cell (which is what you have) or a 6-cell (which is the larger capacity one I mentioned). The 6-cell battery takes up the space occupied by the 2.5" drive. If you don't believe what I've written, the service manual has the details.
First thing to make sure of is that you have an M.2 card-format SSD -- if you don't, you'll need one since once you upgrade the battery, you'll lose the 2.5" drive. You can't simultaneously install a 2.5" drive AND the larger battery.
well thanks for reply. but what I expected is add an extra battery not replacing the old one. I do have a big empty space for a extra battery. my friend bought an XPS15 earlier than me, when he bought the lap from dell official he was able to choose configuration himself and he choose bigger battery. we opened his lap once and there is an extra battery there. when I bought mine the dell rep said I cannot choose my configuration, unfortunately..
So I wonder if I can find one and add it to my lap myself..
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If you have the smaller battery (56 WHr), you can upgrade to the 84 WHr battery, as long as you don't have a 2.5" drive in the system (or don't mind sacrificing that) -- the larger battery consumes the space required by a 2.5" drive.
If you already have the larger capacity battery, you'll need to look toward an external battery pack of some type -- there is no space in the system for anything other than those two battery options, and the battery is not easily removeable, so swapping in a fresh battery isn't practical.
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yes, mine is 56 whr. I mean how do I upgrade to 84 whr? I talked dell representative about it when I bought this lap and they say they can not upgrade it for me so I guess I have to purchase one ,maybe in amazon
ejn63
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April 23rd, 2017 17:00
There are more than a half-dozen XPS 15 models - yes, some of the older ones could take 6- or 9-cell batteries. What applied to the older XPS L501x, 502x, 521, etc. does NOT apply the the 9550. They're totally different systems.
The XPS 9550 has only one battery connector inside, and space for just one battery - either a 4-cell (which is what you have) or a 6-cell (which is the larger capacity one I mentioned). The 6-cell battery takes up the space occupied by the 2.5" drive. If you don't believe what I've written, the service manual has the details.
www.dell.com/.../Before-working-inside-your-computer
ejn63
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First thing to make sure of is that you have an M.2 card-format SSD -- if you don't, you'll need one since once you upgrade the battery, you'll lose the 2.5" drive. You can't simultaneously install a 2.5" drive AND the larger battery.
The battery is this one:
www.laptopartstore.com/.../original-84wh-6cell-dell-xps-15-9550-battery-p-103439.html
simonsayshi
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April 23rd, 2017 17:00
No its not I don't believe in you...I know much less than you do that's why I'm here asking, I'll look into it
thanks,appreciate it!
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well thanks for reply. but what I expected is add an extra battery not replacing the old one. I do have a big empty space for a extra battery. my friend bought an XPS15 earlier than me, when he bought the lap from dell official he was able to choose configuration himself and he choose bigger battery. we opened his lap once and there is an extra battery there. when I bought mine the dell rep said I cannot choose my configuration, unfortunately..
So I wonder if I can find one and add it to my lap myself..