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Installing The Optical Drive

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8 Hard Drive..................................................................................................23

Removing The Hard Drive

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Installing The Hard Drive

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9 ExpressCard..............................................................................................25

Removing The ExpressCard

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Installing The ExpressCard

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10 ExpressCard Board................................................................................27

Removing The ExpressCard Board

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Installing The ExpressCard Board

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11 Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card...................................31

Removing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card

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Installing The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card

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12 Keyboard..................................................................................................33

Removing The Keyboard

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Installing The Keyboard

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13 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card.....................................37

Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

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Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

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14 Palm Rest.................................................................................................39

Removing The Palm Rest

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Installing The Palm Rest

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15 Fingerprint Reader.................................................................................47

Removing The Fingerprint Reader

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Installing The Fingerprint Reader

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Summary of Contents for Vostro 3550

Page 1: ...Dell Vostro 3550 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P16F Regulatory Type P16F001 ...

Page 2: ...ks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom AMD Sempron AMD Athlon ATI Radeon and ATI FirePro are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows MS DOS Windows Vista the Windows Vista start button and Office Outlook are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or othe...

Page 3: ... The Battery 12 3 Memory Card 13 Removing The Memory Card 13 Installing The Memory Card 14 4 Subscriber Identity Module SIM Card 15 Removing The Phone Subscriber Identity Module SIM 15 Installing The Phone Subscriber Identity Module SIM 16 5 Access Panel 17 Removing The Access Panel 17 Installing The Access Panel 18 6 Memory 19 Removing The Memory Module 19 Installing The Memory Module 20 7 Optica...

Page 4: ...AN Card 31 Removing The Wireless Wide Area Network WWAN Card 31 Installing The Wireless Wide Area Network WWAN Card 32 12 Keyboard 33 Removing The Keyboard 33 Installing The Keyboard 35 13 Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 37 Removing The Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 37 Installing The Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 38 14 Palm Rest 39 Removing The Palm Rest 39 Installing The Pal...

Page 5: ...ard 59 Removing The Quick Launch Button Board 59 Installing The Quick Launch Button Board 60 20 Coin Cell Battery 61 Removing The Coin Cell Battery 61 Installing The Coin Cell Battery 61 21 Heat Sink 63 Removing The Heatsink 63 Installing The Heat Sink 65 22 Processor 67 Removing The Processor 67 Installing The Processor 69 23 Display Assembly 71 Removing The Display Assembly 71 Installing The Dis...

Page 6: ...tem Board 87 Installing The System Board 89 28 Left Input Output Board 91 Removing The Left And The Right Input Output I O Board 91 Installing The Left And The Right Input Output I O Board 93 29 System Setup 95 System Setup Overview 95 System Setup Enter 95 System Setup Screens 96 System Setup Options 97 30 Diagnostics 101 Device Status Lights 101 Battery Status Lights 101 Diagnostic Beep Codes 10...

Page 7: ...mation see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by y...

Page 8: ...ce docked such as the optional Media Base or Battery Slice undock it CAUTION To disconnect a network cable first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device 4 Disconnect all network cables from the computer 5 Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets 6 Close the display and turn the computer upside down on a flat work ...

Page 9: ...ws Vista Click Start then click the arrow in the lower right corner of the Start menu as shown below and then click Shut Down In Windows XP Click Start Turn Off Computer Turn Off The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete 2 Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when y...

Page 10: ...h as a port replicator battery slice or media base and replace any cards such as an ExpressCard 2 Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer CAUTION To connect a network cable first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer 3 Replace the battery 4 Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets 5 Turn on your computer 10 ...

Page 11: ...2 Battery Removing The Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Slide the release latches to unlock the battery 3 Slide the battery and remove it from the computer 11 ...

Page 12: ...Installing The Battery 1 Slide the battery into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 12 ...

Page 13: ...Memory Card Removing The Memory Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Press in on the memory card to release it from the computer 3 Slide the memory card out of the computer 13 ...

Page 14: ...Installing The Memory Card 1 Push the memory card into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 14 ...

Page 15: ...The Phone Subscriber Identity Module SIM 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Press in on the SIM card to release it from the computer 4 Grasp the SIM card and pull out to release it from the computer 15 ...

Page 16: ...Installing The Phone Subscriber Identity Module SIM 1 Push the SIM card into the slot until it clicks into place 2 Install the battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 16 ...

Page 17: ...Panel 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the screws that secure the access panel to the base of the computer 4 Lift the access panel up at an angle and remove it from the computer 17 ...

Page 18: ... Panel 1 Install the access panel on the back of the computer 2 Tighten the screws to secure the access panel to the base of the system 3 Install the battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 18 ...

Page 19: ...llow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Pry the retention clips away from the memory module until it pops up 5 Remove the memory module from its connector on the system board 19 ...

Page 20: ... 1 Insert the memory module into the memory socket 2 Press the clips to secure the memory module to the system board 3 Install the access panel 4 Install the battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 20 ...

Page 21: ...cal Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive 5 Use a screwdriver to nudge the optical drive out of the computer 21 ...

Page 22: ...ide the optical drive into the compartment on the chassis 2 Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer 3 Install the access panel 4 Install the battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 22 ...

Page 23: ...ve 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the system 5 Lift up the hard drive at an angle from the system and remove 23 ...

Page 24: ...rd Drive 1 Replace the screws to secure the hard drive bracket to the hard drive 2 Place the hard drive on the chassis 3 Replace the screws to secure the hard drive to the system 4 Install the access panel 5 Install the battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 24 ...

Page 25: ...sCard Removing The ExpressCard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Press in on the ExpressCard and release 4 Pull the ExpressCard out of the computer and remove 25 ...

Page 26: ...Installing The ExpressCard 1 Push in the ExpressCard into the slot until clicks into place 2 Install the battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 26 ...

Page 27: ...rocedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the ExpressCard 4 Remove the access panel 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Lift up the ExpressCard board cable securing clip to open it 8 Disconnect the ExpressCard board cable 27 ...

Page 28: ...9 Remove the screw that secures the ExpressCard board 10 Pry the latch that secures the ExpressCard board 28 ...

Page 29: ...Card board 3 Tighten the ExpressCard board to the system board 4 Connect the ExpressCard board cable to the system board 5 Press the securing clip to secure the ExpressCard board 6 Install the palm rest 7 Install the keyboard 8 Install the access panel 9 Install the express card 10 Install the battery 11 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 29 ...

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Page 31: ...g The Wireless Wide Area Network WWAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card 5 Remove the screw that secures the WWAN card 31 ...

Page 32: ...k WWAN Card 1 Slide the WWAN card into its slot 2 Tighten the screw to secure the WWAN card in place 3 Connect the antennae according to the color code on the WWAN card 4 Install the access panel 5 Install the battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 32 ...

Page 33: ...rd Removing The Keyboard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Release the latches that secure the keyboard to the computer 4 Slide the keyboard up and turn it over 33 ...

Page 34: ...5 Release the keyboard cable securing clip 6 Disconnect the keyboard cable 34 ...

Page 35: ...sconnect the keyboard backlight cable Installing The Keyboard 1 Connect the keyboard data cable to the back of the keyboard 2 Connect the keyboard data cable to the system board 3 If your computer comes with a backlit keyboard connect the keyboard backlight cable 4 Install the battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 35 ...

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Page 37: ...k WLAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Disconnect the antenna cables that may be connected to the WLAN card 7 Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card 37 ...

Page 38: ... WLAN card into its slot 2 Tighten the screws to secure the WLAN card in place 3 Connect the antennaeaccording to the color code on the WLAN card 4 Install the palm rest 5 Install the keyboard 6 Install the access panel 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 38 ...

Page 39: ...ow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the rubber pads from the bottom of the computer 6 Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the computer 39 ...

Page 40: ...7 Release the power button board cable securing clip 8 Disconnect the power button board cable 40 ...

Page 41: ...9 Release the touch pad data cable securing clip 10 Disconnect the touch pad data cable 11 Release the quick launch button board cable securing clip 41 ...

Page 42: ...12 Disconnect the quick launch button board cable 13 Release the fingerprint reader data cable securing clip 42 ...

Page 43: ...14 Disconnect the fingerprint reader data cable 15 Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the system 16 Pry along the edges of the palm rest 43 ...

Page 44: ...es to secure the palm rest 3 Tighten the captive screws to secure the palm rest 4 Connect the touch pad fingerprint reader and the quick launch button board cables to the palm rest 5 Tighten the screws on the bottom of the system securing the palm rest in place 6 Install the rubber pads to the bottom of the computer 7 Install the keyboard 44 ...

Page 45: ...8 Install the access panel 9 Install the battery 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 45 ...

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Page 47: ...es in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Release the fingerprint reader cable from the adhesive affixed to the palm rest 7 Remove the screw that secures the fingerprint reader bracket 47 ...

Page 48: ...8 Lift up the fingerprint reader bracket at an angle and remove 9 Release the fingerprint reader cable from the adhesive affixed to the palm rest 48 ...

Page 49: ...eader 1 Affix the fingerprint reader cable to the palm rest 2 Tighten the screw securing the fingerprint reader bracket 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the keyboard 5 Install the access panel 6 Install the battery 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 49 ...

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Page 51: ... Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Lift up and remove the hold switch Installing The Hold Switch 1 Install the hold switch 2 Install the palm rest 3 Install the keyboard 4 Install the access panel 5 Install the battery 51 ...

Page 52: ...6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 52 ...

Page 53: ...d 5 Remove the access panel 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the hard drive 9 Remove the WWAN card 10 Remove the keyboard 11 Remove the palm rest 12 Remove the WLAN card 13 Remove the hold switch 14 Remove the ExpressCard board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Remove the system board 17 Release the speakers from the four posts 53 ...

Page 54: ...18 Lift up the right speaker 19 Release the speaker cables from the routing channel 54 ...

Page 55: ... left speakers 5 Install the system board 6 Install the display assembly 7 Install the ExpressCard board 8 Install the hold switch 9 Install the WLAN card 10 Install the palm rest 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the WWAN card 13 Install the hard drive 14 Install the optical drive 15 Install the memory module 16 Install the access panel 17 Install the ExpressCard 18 Install the memory card 19 In...

Page 56: ...20 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 56 ...

Page 57: ...ocedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Release the power button board cable from the adhesive affixed to the palm rest 7 Remove the screw securing the power button board 57 ...

Page 58: ...on Board 1 Install the power button board 2 Secure the latch of the power button board 3 Replace the screw to secure the power button board 4 Install the palm rest 5 Install the keyboard 6 Install the access panel 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 58 ...

Page 59: ...edures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Release the quick launch button board cable from the adhesive affixed to the palm rest 7 Remove the screw that secures the quick launch button board 59 ...

Page 60: ...h Button Board 1 Install the quick launch button board 2 Replace the screw that secures the quick launch button board 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the keyboard 5 Install the access panel 6 Install the battery 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 60 ...

Page 61: ...e access panel 4 Remove the keyboard 5 Remove the palm rest 6 Press on the coin cell battery to release it from the system board Installing The Coin Cell Battery 1 Insert the coin cell battery into the slot 2 Press on the coin cell battery until it secures into place 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the keyboard 5 Install the access panel 61 ...

Page 62: ...6 Install the battery 7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 62 ...

Page 63: ...mory module 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the hard drive 9 Remove the WWAN card 10 Remove the keyboard 11 Remove the palm rest 12 Remove the WLAN card 13 Remove the hold switch 14 Remove the ExpressCard board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Remove the system board 17 Loosen the four screws for discrete graphics or three screws for integrated graphics that secure the heatsink to the system ...

Page 64: ...18 Lift up the heat sink and remove it from the system board 64 ...

Page 65: ...Install the ExpressCard board 6 Install the hold switch 7 Install the WLAN card 8 Install the palm rest 9 Install the keyboard 10 Install the WWAN card 11 Install the hard drive 12 Install the optical drive 13 Install the memory module 14 Install the access panel 15 Install the ExpressCard 16 Install the memory card 17 Install the battery 18 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Compu...

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Page 67: ...e the access panel 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the hard drive 9 Remove the WWAN card 10 Remove the keyboard 11 Remove the palm rest 12 Remove the WLAN card 13 Remove the hold switch 14 Remove the ExpressCard board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Remove the system board 17 Rotate the processor cam lock in a counter clockwise direction 67 ...

Page 68: ...18 Lift up the processor and remove 68 ...

Page 69: ...sembly 5 Install the ExpressCard board 6 Install the hold switch 7 Install the WLAN card 8 Install the palm rest 9 Install the keyboard 10 Install the WWAN card 11 Install the hard drive 12 Install the optical drive 13 Install the memory module 14 Install the access panel 15 Install the ExpressCard 16 Install the memory card 17 Install the battery 18 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Y...

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Page 71: ...cedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the WWAN card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the WLAN card 8 Pry off the middle cover 9 Pull out any WWAN antenna cables from the routing hole 71 ...

Page 72: ...10 Disconnect the display data cable from the system board 11 If your computer comes with a touch panel disconnect the touch panel cable 72 ...

Page 73: ...12 Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the system 13 Lift the display assembly up from the system and remove 73 ...

Page 74: ...nnect the display data cable to the system board 5 Secure the antenna cables to the routing channels 6 Connect the antenna cables to the installed wireless solutions 7 Connect the middle cover 8 Install the WLAN card 9 Install the palm rest 10 Install the keyboard 11 Install the WWAN card 12 Install the access panel 13 Install the battery 14 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Compu...

Page 75: ...e Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the WWAN card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the WLAN card 8 Remove the display assembly 9 Pry the bezel off the display assembly 10 Lift up the display bezel and remove 75 ...

Page 76: ...edge press downward on the display bezel to engage the tabs 3 Install the display assembly 4 Install the WLAN card 5 Install the palm rest 6 Install the keyboard 7 Install the WWAN card 8 Install the access panel 9 Install the battery 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 76 ...

Page 77: ...Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the access panel 4 Remove the WWAN card 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the WLAN card 8 Remove the display assembly 9 Remove the display bezel 10 Disconnect the camera cable 11 Peel off the tape that secures the camera 77 ...

Page 78: ...mera 1 Place the camera on the display panel slot 2 Affix the tape to secure the camera 3 Install the display bezel 4 Install the display assembly 5 Install the WLAN card 6 Install the palm rest 7 Install the keyboard 8 Install the WWAN card 9 Install the access panel 78 ...

Page 79: ...10 Install the battery 11 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 79 ...

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Page 81: ...uter 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the memory card 4 Remove the access panel 5 Remove the WLAN card 6 Remove the hard drive 7 Remove the keyboard 8 Remove the WWAN card 9 Remove the palm rest 10 Remove the display assembly 11 Remove the display bezel 12 Remove the display camera 13 Release the antenna cables from the right hinge 81 ...

Page 82: ...14 Remove the screws that secure the display brackets and hinges to the display assembly 15 Lift up and remove the display panel with brackets and hinges 16 Release the cables from the left hinge 82 ...

Page 83: ...17 Peel open the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel 18 Disconnect the display cable from the display panel 83 ...

Page 84: ...ges and Panel 1 Tighten the screws to secure the display brackets and hinges to the display panel 2 Affix the display cable to the back of the display panel 3 Secure the cables through the left hinge 4 Tighten the screws to secure the display brackets and hinges to the display assembly 5 Secure the antenna cable to the right hinge 6 Install the display camera 84 ...

Page 85: ...nstall the palm rest 10 Install the WWAN card 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the hard drive 13 Install the WLAN card 14 Install the access panel 15 Install the memory card 16 Install the battery 17 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 85 ...

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Page 87: ... 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the access panel 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the hard drive 9 Remove the WWAN card 10 Remove the keyboard 11 Remove the palm rest 12 Remove the WLAN card 13 Remove the hold switch 14 Remove the ExpressCard board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Disconnect the speaker cable 87 ...

Page 88: ...17 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis 18 Lift up the system board at an angle and remove 88 ...

Page 89: ... the system board in place 3 Install the speaker cable 4 Install the display assembly 5 Install the ExpressCard board 6 Install the hold switch 7 Install the WLAN card 8 Install the palm rest 9 Install the keyboard 10 Install the WWAN card 11 Install the hard drive 12 Install the optical drive 13 Install the memory module 14 Install the access panel 15 Install the battery 89 ...

Page 90: ...16 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 90 ...

Page 91: ...emove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the access panel 6 Remove the memory module 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the hard drive 9 Remove the WWAN card 10 Remove the keyboard 11 Remove the palm rest 12 Remove the WLAN card 13 Remove the hold switch 14 Remove the ExpressCard board 15 Remove the display assembly 16 Remove the system board 17 Lift up the left I O board at an angle and remove 91 ...

Page 92: ...18 Remove the screw that secures the right I O board 19 Lift up the I O board and remove 92 ...

Page 93: ...d board 5 Install the hold switch 6 Install the WLAN card 7 Install the palm rest 8 Install the keyboard 9 Install the WWAN card 10 Install the hard drive 11 Install the optical drive 12 Install the memory module 13 Install the access panel 14 Install the ExpressCard 15 Install the memory card 16 Install the battery 17 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 93 ...

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Page 95: ... do not change the settings for this program Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly System Setup Enter 1 Turn on or restart your computer 2 When the blue DELL logo is displayed you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear 3 Once the F2 prompt appears press F2 immediately NOTE The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized This prompt can appear very quickly so you mus...

Page 96: ... and contains information about each option listed in the Options List In this field you can view information about your computer and make changes to your current settings Press Enter to make changes to your current settings Press ESC to return to the Options List NOTE Not all settings listed in the Options Field are changeable Help Appears on the right side of the System Setup window and contains...

Page 97: ...ion Displays the BIOS revision Product Name Displays the product name and the model number Service Tag Displays the service tag of your computer Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of your computer if available Processor Information CPU Type Displays the type of processor CPU Speed Displays the speed of the processor CPU ID Displays the processor ID L1 Cache Size Displays the processor L1 cache size ...

Page 98: ... SpeedStep feature Default Enabled Virtualization Enable or disable the Intel Virtualization feature Default Enabled Integrated NIC Enable or disable the power supply to the on board network card Default Enabled USB Emulation Enable or disable the USB emulation feature Default Enabled USB Powershare Allows the computer to charge external devices using the stored system battery power through the US...

Page 99: ...d displays your system s service tag If the service tag is not already set this field can be used to enter it Set Supervisor Password Allows you to change or delete the administrator password Set HDD Password Allows you to set a password on the computer s internal hard drive HDD Password Bypass Allows you to bypass the system password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart r...

Page 100: ...Drives Specify which CD DVD the computer can boot through eSATA Specify which eSATA device the computer can boot through Network Specify which network device the computer can boot through Exit This section allows you to save discard and load default settings before exiting from System Setup 100 ...

Page 101: ...rnately blinking amber light and white light An unauthenticated or unsupported non Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present Constantly blinking amber light Fatal battery failure with AC adapter present Light off Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present White light on Battery in c...

Page 102: ...et Error North and South Bridge Chipset DMA IMR Timer Error Time Of Day Clock test failure Gate A20 failure Super I O chip failure Keyboard controller test failure System board Failure 4 RAM Read Write failure Memory failure 5 Real time clock power fail CMOS battery failure 6 Video BIOS Test Failure Video card failure 7 Processor Failure Processor Failure 8 Display Display Failure 102 ...

Page 103: ...your computer System Information Chipset Vostro 3350 3450 3550 3750 Intel HM67 Vostro 3555 AMD A70M Processor Vostro 3350 3450 3550 3750 Intel Core i3 i5 series Intel Core i7 Quad Core for Vostro 3750 only Vostro 3555 AMD Dual Core AMD Quad Core Memory Memory connector two SODIMM slots Memory capacity 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB Memory type DDR3 SDRAM with 1333 MHz Minimum memory 2 GB Maximum memory 8 GB N...

Page 104: ... Network adapter 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Wireless internal wireless local area network WLAN and wireless wide area network WWAN Ports and Connectors Audio one microphone connector and one stereo headphones external speakers connector Video Vostro 3350 3450 3550 3555 3750 one 19 pin HDMI connector and one 15 pin VGA connector Network adapter one RJ 45 connector USB Vostro 3350 two USB 3 0 com...

Page 105: ...or Memory card reader one 8 in 1 memory card reader fingerprint reader one Keyboard Number of keys Vostro 3350 3450 3550 3555 United States 86 keys United Kingdom 87 keys Brazil 87 keys and Japan 90 keys Vostro 3750 United States 101 keys United Kingdom 102 keys Brazil 104 keys Japan 105 keys Layout QWERTY AZERTY Kanji Touchpad Active Area Vostro 3350 3450 3550 3555 X axis 80 00 mm Y axis 40 70 mm...

Page 106: ...resh rate 60 Hz Minimum Viewing angles Horizontal 40 Vertical 10 30 Pixel pitch 0 2148 mm Vostro 3450 Type WLED display Size 14 0 inch HD Active area X Y 309 40 mm x 173 95 mm Dimensions Height 192 50 mm 7 58 inches Width 324 00 mm 12 76 inches Diagonal 355 60 mm 14 00 inches Maximum resolution 1366 x 768 pixels at 263 K colors Maximum Brightness 200 nits Operating angle 0 closed to 135 Refresh ra...

Page 107: ...66 x 768 pixels at 262K colors Maximum Brightness 220 nits Operating angle 0 closed to 135 Refresh rate 60 Hz Minimum Viewing angles Horizontal 60 Vertical 50 Pixel pitch 0 252 mm Vostro 3750 Type WLED display Size 17 3 inch HD Active area X Y 382 08 mm x 214 92 mm Dimensions Height 398 60 mm Width 233 30 mm Diagonal 439 42 mm Maximum resolution 1600 x 900 pixels at 262K colors Maximum Brightness ...

Page 108: ... 8 AHr Dimensions Depth 4 cell 43 45 mm 1 71 inches 8 cell 43 45 mm 1 71 inches Height 4 cell 19 10 mm 0 75 inch 8 cell 42 36 mm 1 67 inches Width 4 cell 199 10 mm 7 84 inches 8 cell 270 00 mm 10 63 inches Weight 4 cell 230 00 g 0 51 lb 8 cell 446 00 g 0 98 lb Voltage 14 8 VDC Vostro 3450 3550 3555 Type 6 cell smart lithium ion 2 2 AHr 9 cell smart lithium ion 2 8 AHr Dimensions 108 ...

Page 109: ...ll 504 50 g 1 11 lb Voltage 11 1 VDC Vostro 3750 Type 6 cell smart lithium ion 2 6 AHr 9 cell smart lithium ion 2 8 AHr Dimensions Depth 6 cell 57 80 mm 2 27 inches 9 cell 57 80 mm 2 27 inches Height 6 cell 20 80 mm 0 82 inch 9 cell 40 15 mm 1 58 inches Width 6 cell 9 cell 255 60 mm 10 06 inches Weight 6 cell 340 00 g 0 75 lb 9 cell 504 50 g 1 11 lb Voltage 11 1 VDC Temperature range 109 ...

Page 110: ... 60 Hz Output power 65 W 90 W or 130 W NOTE 130 W AC power adapter is available for Vostro 3750 only Output current 65 W 4 34 A maximum at 4 second pulse 3 34 A continuous 90 W 5 62 A maximum at 4 second pulse 4 62 A continuous 130 W 6 70 A continuous Rated output voltage 19 5 1 0 VDC Dimensions 65 W Height 28 30 mm 1 11 inches Width 137 20 mm 5 40 inches Depth 57 80 mm 2 27 inches 90 W Height 22 ...

Page 111: ...to 29 80 mm 1 07 inches to 1 17 inches Width 329 20 mm 12 96 inches Depth 228 50 mm 9 00 inches Weight Minimum 2 04 kg 4 50 lb Vostro 3450 Height 30 60 mm to 33 20 mm 1 20 inches to 1 31 inches Width 343 00 mm 13 50 inches Depth 245 80 mm 9 68 inches Weight Minimum 2 28 kg 5 02 lb Vostro 3550 3555 Height 30 40 mm to 34 80 mm 1 20 inches to 1 37 inches Width 375 40 mm 14 78 inches Depth 260 20 mm 1...

Page 112: ... mm 11 29 inches Weight Minimum 3 00 kg 6 62 lb Environmental Temperature Operating 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Relative humidity Maximum Operating 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage 5 to 95 noncondensing Airborne contaminant level G1 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 112 ...

Page 113: ... support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Visit support dell com 2 Select your support category 3 If you are not a U S customer select your country code at the bottom of the page or select All to see more choices 4 Select the appropriate service...

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