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Dell™ Vostro™ 320 Service Manual 

 

 

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings 

If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® 

Windows

® 

operating systems are not applicable. 

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November 2009     Rev. A00

 

Working on Your Computer

  

Removing and Replacing Parts

  

Specifications

  

Diagnostics

  

System Setup

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

NOTE:

 A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. 

CAUTION: 

A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. 

 

WARNING: 

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Summary of Contents for Vostro 320

Page 1: ...tion Microsoft Windows Windows Server MS DOS Aero Windows Vista and the Windows Vista start button are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Adobe the Adobe logo and Flash are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Other trademarks and trade names ...

Page 2: ...s The Main page allows you to update the basic system configuration CAUTION Unless you are an expert computer user do not change the settings for this program Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly NOTE Before you use System Setup it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference NOTE The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initia...

Page 3: ...Controller Enabled or Disabled Enabled by default l Wireless LAN Enabled or Disabled Enabled by default l Integrated NIC Enabled or Disabled Enabled by default l LAN Boot ROM Enabled or Disabled Disabled by default l 1394 Card Reader Enabled or Disabled Enabled by default l Onboard Serial Port 3F8 IRQ4 l Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 l Parallel Port Mode SPP Bootup Num Lock Selects Power on state...

Page 4: ...ct password has been entered NOTE The supervisor password is a systems level password Do not confuse this password with any operating system account password If an account password is enabled in the operating system users and administrators must enter the operating system account password to gain access to the operating system NOTE The user password is a systems level password Do not confuse this ...

Page 5: ...ailure BIOS ROM checksum failure two beeps no RAM detected three beeps possible motherboard failure Chipset error four beeps RAM read write failure five beeps real time clock failure six beeps video card or chip failure seven beeps processor failure eight beeps display failure NOTE If the message received is not listed in the following examples see the documentation for either the operating system...

Page 6: ...om Test or Symptom Tree option click the applicable tab described in the following table for more information 4 Close the test screen to return to the main menu screen To exit Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer close the main menu screen NOTE Refer to the Dell Diagnostics GUI techsheet for more information Back to Contents Page information is correct No timer tick interrupt A chip on the sy...

Page 7: ...te to identify line numbers Contact If you have questions about this test report contact MaryLee_Grant dell com Dell Information Development Test Document Information Test Case Document title as it appears in the document Dell Vostro 320 Service Manual Point of contact pb Alternate Point of contact pb Tested by name pb Date and Time tested 9 25 2009 9 22 36 AM Tested Path S Biz_Client_SMs West_Lak...

Page 8: ...VIRTUAL includes global_format inc asp For all files ensure that the following HTML tags appear immediately after the body bgcolor ffffff tag near the top of the file include VIRTUAL includes global_header inc asp For all files ensure that the following HTML tags appear immediately before the body tag near the bottom of the file include VIRTUAL includes global_footer inc asp X 5 Verify that file a...

Page 9: ... compliant with 8 3 format TD23_camera htm File name not in lowercase TEST CASE 8a Graphic videos TD23_camera_DCSE jpg in hs TD23_camera htm is reported missing Graphic videos TD01_FrontBezelDeco_DCSE jpg in TD01_FrontBezelDecoration htm is reported missing Graphic videos TD02_io_cover_DCSE jpg in TD02_IOcover htm is reported missing Graphic videos TD03_hinge_stander_DCSE jpg in TD03_HingedStand h...

Page 10: ...play Bezel Hinged Stand Back Cover Hard Drive Back Metal Shield Heat Sink Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card Processor System Board Power Supply Speakers Internal Panel I O Cover Optical Drive Back I O Assembly Inverter Board System Board Shield Heat Sink Fans Memory Module Display System Board Fan Coin Cell Battery Camera ...

Page 11: ... Audio Audio type Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio integrated audio Control Lights and Diagnostic Lights Power light l white light solid white light indicates power on state blinking white light indicates standby power state of the computer l amber light solid amber light indicates a problem with the system board or power supply blinking amber light indicates a problem with the system bo...

Page 12: ...ge 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 2 1 A Coin cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium coin cell Physical Height 386 39 mm 15 21 inches Width 477 39 mm 18 79 inches Depth 103 98 mm 4 09 inches Weight 6 5 8 0 Kgs 14 3 17 6 lbs varies with different LCD panels and configurations Video Display sizes 17 inches wide resolution 1440 x 900 18 5 inches wide resolution 1366 x 768 19 inches wide resolution 1440 x 900 Type integr...

Page 13: ...rom the front of the computer Replacing the Front Panel To replace the front panel perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance NOTE You may need to ins...

Page 14: ... Computer 2 Lift the hinged stand to access the I O cover 3 Remove the I O cover from the computer Replacing the I O Cover To replace the I O cover perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepa...

Page 15: ...s that secure the stand to the computer chassis 4 Remove the screws that secure the stand to the computer 5 Tilt down the hinged stand again 6 Remove the hinged stand from the computer Replacing the Hinged Stand To replace the hinged stand perform the above steps in the reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with you...

Page 16: ...l drive to the computer chassis 4 Push the optical drive from inside the computer chassis to release the optical drive from the bay 5 Slide the optical drive out of the bay Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For...

Page 17: ... 3 Remove the screws that secure the internal panel to the computer 4 Lift the internal panel straight up and out of the computer Replacing the Internal Panel To replace the internal panel perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices informa...

Page 18: ...wards the top carefully pry the inside edge of the of the display bezel away from the LCD panel 5 Remove the display bezel from the computer Replacing the Display Bezel To replace the display bezel perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practice...

Page 19: ...he computer 8 With the back cover resting on a clean surface lift the chassis away from the back cover turn over the chassis and then lay the chassis aside Replacing the Back Cover To replace the back cover perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best...

Page 20: ...8 Remove the screws that secure the back I O assembly to the computer 9 Carefully rotate the assembly away from the computer 10 Disconnect the USB cable I O cable and system board fan cable from the I O panel 11 Lift the back I O assembly away from the computer Replacing the Back I O Assembly To replace the back I O assembly perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Be...

Page 21: ...rd drive to the computer 10 Lift up and pull back on the hard drive to disconnect from the hard drive connector then remove the hard drive from the computer Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety bes...

Page 22: ...he inverter board shield to the system board shield 10 Remove the inverter board shield from the computer 11 Disconnect the inverter board cable from the inverter 12 Disconnect the two display cables from the inverter board 13 Remove the screws that secure the inverter to the system board shield 14 Remove the inverter board from the computer Replacing the Inverter Board To replace the inverter boa...

Page 23: ...away from the computer Replacing the Back Metal Shield To replace the back metal shield perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Aluminum fo...

Page 24: ... 10 Rotate the computer 90 degrees 11 Remove the screws that secure the system board shield to the side of the computer 12 Remove the inverter board cable from the routing on the system board shield 13 Lift the system board shield from the computer Replacing the System Board Shield To replace the system board shield perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before work...

Page 25: ...Remove the optical drive 7 Remove the back cover 8 Remove the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Remove the screws that secure the fan to the system board shield 11 Remove the system board fan Replacing the System Board Fan To replace the system board fan perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety in...

Page 26: ...tical drive 7 Remove the back cover 8 Remove the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card 11 Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the system board 12 Remove the WLAN card from the computer Replacing the WLAN Card To replace the WLAN card perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working insi...

Page 27: ... the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 11 Remove the screws that secure the speaker to the computer 12 Turn over the computer 13 Remove the both the speaker cable and the speakers from the computer Replacing the Speakers To replace the speakers perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before workin...

Page 28: ...ical drive 7 Remove the back cover 8 Remove the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Push the coin cell battery forward to release it from the coin cell holder 11 Remove the coin cell battery from the computer Replacing the Coin Cell Battery To replace the coin cell battery perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer r...

Page 29: ...e the back cover 8 Remove the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Push down on the memory retention clips to release the memory module 11 Remove the memory module from its slot on the system board and place it on a clean dry surface Replacing the Memory Module To replace the memory module perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside...

Page 30: ...ove the system board shield 10 Loosen the captive screws that secure the heat sink to the computer 11 Remove the heat sink from the computer Replacing the Heat Sink To replace the heat sink perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices inform...

Page 31: ...shield 10 Remove the heat sink 11 Release the processor cover a Press the release lever down and out of the tab that secures it b Lift the release lever to release the processor cover 12 Lift the processor cover 13 Carefully lift the processor straight up from the processor socket and place it on a clean flat surface Replacing the Processor To replace the processor perform the above steps in rever...

Page 32: ...t sink 11 Disconnect the heat sink fan cables from the system board then remove the cables from the routing guides at the bottom of the computer and pull the cables through the opening at the top of the computer chassis 12 Remove the screws that secure the heat sink fans to the computer 13 Remove the heat sink fan assembly from the computer Replacing the Heat Sink Fans To replace the heat sink fan...

Page 33: ...nect the display cable 15 Disconnect inverter board cable from the system board 16 Disconnect the power supply cable from the system board 17 Disconnect the hard drive power cable and the SATA cables from the system board 18 Disconnect the two I O panel cables from the system board 19 Disconnect the speaker cable and LED cables from the system board 20 Remove the screws that secure the system boar...

Page 34: ...ard shield 10 Remove the heat sink 11 Remove the heat sink fans 12 Disconnect the power supply cable from the system board 13 Remove the power supply cable from the routing guides on the computer chassis 14 Remove the screws that secure the power supply to the computer 15 Remove the power supply from the computer Replacing the Power Supply To replace the power supply perform the above steps in rev...

Page 35: ...hat you do not damage the cables while removing the display panel from the computer chassis Replacing the Display Panel To replace the display panel perform the above steps in reverse order Removing the Display Cable 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove the display panel 3 Release the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel connector 4 Press the ...

Page 36: ... Remove the optical drive 7 Remove the back cover 8 Remove the back metal shield 9 Remove the system board shield 10 Disconnect the camera cable from the camera 11 Gently remove the camera from the metal chassis Replacing the Camera To replace the camera perform the above steps in reverse order Back to Contents Page WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipp...

Page 37: ...omputer WARNING Before working inside your computer read the safety information that shipped with your computer For additional safety best practices information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your ...

Page 38: ...Computer After you complete any replacement procedure ensure you connect any external devices cards and cables before turning on your computer 1 Replace the back cover of the computer see Back Cover 2 Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer 3 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 4 Turn on your computer 5 Verify that the computer works correctl...

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