About this replacement
HP Spectre X360 13-AC011ND — 15.4V Li-Polymer Replacement Battery (RR04XL)
This is a 15.4V, 3750mAh (57.75Wh) lithium-polymer replacement battery for the HP Spectre X360 13-AC011ND and compatible Spectre X360 Convertible models. It uses OEM part references RR04XL, HSTNN-DB9K, and L60373-005, among others. It slots into the same connector and BMS handshake point as the original HP cell.
- Spectre X360 13 and AW/AP/AE platform fit: These models share the same 15.4V four-cell Li-Polymer architecture, connector pinout, and BMS communication protocol — which is why one cell covers the 13-AC, 13-AW, 13-AP, and 13-AE subvariants without modification.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We cycled this cell through charge and discharge on the Spectre X360 platform. The BMS handshake completed correctly, charge termination triggered at the expected voltage ceiling, and the protection circuit responded to over-discharge cutoff without fault flags.
- First-cycle conditioning on the Spectre X360: After fitting this cell, run one full discharge to hibernate cutoff, then charge uninterrupted to 100%. This resets the BIOS battery learn cycle and clears the inaccurate health warning that appears after every cell swap on this platform.
BIOS reporting battery health as poor after replacing the RR04XL cell
The HP Spectre X360 BIOS reads health data from the battery's EEPROM — a small memory register that stores cycle count, rated capacity, and charge history. When a new cell arrives, that EEPROM data does not match the learned values stored in the BIOS from the previous battery. The firmware interprets this mismatch as a degraded or unknown cell. Running one full discharge-to-hibernate followed by an uninterrupted full charge forces the BIOS to rewrite its learned profile against the new cell's actual voltage curve.
Spectre X360 shutting down at 20–30% charge shown on screen
This happens when the fuel gauge IC has not yet calibrated against the new cell's discharge curve. The gauge estimates remaining capacity based on old voltage-to-capacity mapping, so it reads 25% while the cell is already near its minimum sustained voltage under CPU and display load. Under full load, that voltage drops fast — the BMS trips the protection circuit before the OS can react. Run two full discharge-to-hibernate cycles followed by full charges, and the fuel gauge IC will re-anchor its curve; shutdowns should stop occurring above the 10–12% range.