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Summary of Contents for Vostro 3750

Page 1: ...Dell Vostro 3750 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P13E Regulatory Type P13E001 ...

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: ...oving The Battery 13 Installing The Battery 14 3 Secure Digital SD Card 15 Removing The Secure Digital SD Card 15 Installing The Secure Digital SD Card 16 4 ExpressCard 17 Removing The ExpressCard 17 Installing The ExpressCard 18 5 Keyboard 19 Removing The Keyboard 19 Installing The Keyboard 26 6 Memory Door 27 Removing The Memory Door 27 Installing The Memory Door 28 7 Memory 29 Removing The Memo...

Page 4: ...47 Removing The Hinge Cover 47 Installing The Hinge Cover 48 12 Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 51 Removing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 51 Installing The Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 53 13 Display Assembly 55 Removing The Display Assembly 55 Installing The Display Assembly 58 14 Display Bezel 59 Removing The Display Bezel 59 Installing The Display Bezel 60 15 Display P...

Page 5: ...ra Module 77 19 Camera Cable 79 Removing The Camera Cable 79 Installing The Camera Cable 80 20 System Fan 83 Removing The System Fan 83 Installing The System Fan 84 21 ExpressCard Cable 87 Removing The ExpressCard Cable 87 Installing The ExpressCard Cable 88 22 ExpressCard Board 89 Removing The ExpressCard Board 89 Installing The ExpressCard Board 90 23 LED Board 91 Removing The LED Board 91 Insta...

Page 6: ...he Processor 108 28 Coin Cell Battery 111 Removing The Coin Cell Battery 111 Installing The Coin Cell Battery 112 29 DC In Port 115 Removing The DC in Port 115 Installing The DC in Port 116 30 Input Output Board 119 Removing The Input Output I O Panel 119 Installing The Input Output I O Panel 120 31 Sub Woofer 123 Removing The SubWoofer 123 Installing The SubWoofer 124 32 Speaker 125 Removing The ...

Page 7: ...ew 129 System Setup Enter 129 System Setup Screens 130 System Setup Options 131 34 Diagnostics 135 Device Status Lights 135 Battery Status Lights 135 Diagnostic Beep Codes 135 35 Specifications 137 36 Contacting Dell 147 Contacting Dell 147 ...

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Page 9: ...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 10: ...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 11: ...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 12: ...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 12 ...

Page 13: ...ery 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 out of the chassis and remove it from the computer 13 ...

Page 14: ...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 14 ...

Page 15: ... Card Removing The Secure Digital SD Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Press in on the SD card to release it from the computer 4 Remove the SD card from the computer 15 ...

Page 16: ...Installing The Secure Digital SD Card 1 Push the SD 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: ...emoving The ExpressCard 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Press the Express dummy card and the dummy card will pop out 4 Take the Express dummy card out of the system 17 ...

Page 18: ...Installing The ExpressCard 1 Slide the ExpressCard into its slot until it clicks into place 2 Install the battery 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 18 ...

Page 19: ...board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Press the keyboard down Pry the keyboard with the use of a flat head screwdriver towards the display to reveal the first keyboard retainer 19 ...

Page 20: ...4 Pry up the second keyboard retainer 20 ...

Page 21: ...5 Pry up the third keyboard retainer 21 ...

Page 22: ...6 Pry up the fourth keyboard retainer 22 ...

Page 23: ...7 Pull up the keyboard from the palm rest 23 ...

Page 24: ...8 Release the latch on the system board connector then disconnect the keyboard back light cable 24 ...

Page 25: ...9 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the keyboard cable 25 ...

Page 26: ... 2 If your computer comes with a backlit keyboard connect the keyboard backlight cable 3 Replace the adhesive tape to secure the keyboard data cable to the back of the keyboard 4 Install the keyboard 5 Install the battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 26 ...

Page 27: ...moving The Memory Door 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Loosen the screws that secure the memory door 4 Pry up the memory door near the screw hole lift and remove it 27 ...

Page 28: ...ling The Memory Door 1 Install the memory door on the back of the computer 2 Install the screws securing the memory door 3 Install the battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 28 ...

Page 29: ...ollow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the memory door 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 29 ...

Page 30: ...memory module into the memory socket 2 Press down on the memory module until the retention clips secure the memory module in place 3 Install the memory door 4 Install the battery 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 30 ...

Page 31: ...e 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the memory door 4 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket 5 Slide the hard drive module in the direction shown in the image below 31 ...

Page 32: ...6 Remove the hard drive module from the system board 7 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive bracket 32 ...

Page 33: ...om the hard drive bracket Installing The Hard Drive 1 Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive bracket assembly 2 Install the memory door 3 Install the battery 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 33 ...

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Page 35: ...ptical Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the memory door 4 Remove the screw that secures the optical drive bracket 5 Pull out the optical drive module from the computer 35 ...

Page 36: ...6 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket 7 Remove the optical drive bracket from the optical drive module 36 ...

Page 37: ...s to secure the bracket to the back of the optical drive 2 Slide the optical drive into the compartment on the right side of the chassis 3 Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer 4 Install the memory door 5 Install the battery 6 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 37 ...

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Page 39: ...oving The Palmrest 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the rubbers from the bottom base 39 ...

Page 40: ...7 Remove the screws that secure the bottom base 8 Flip the computer around and remove the screws that secure the palm rest 40 ...

Page 41: ...9 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the power button cable 10 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the touch pad cable 41 ...

Page 42: ...11 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the fingerprint reader cable 12 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the hot key cable 42 ...

Page 43: ...13 Pry up the right side of the palm rest 14 Pry up the left side of the palm rest 43 ...

Page 44: ...e Palmrest 1 Connect all cables to the palm rest 2 Tighten the captive screws to secure the palm rest in place 3 Tighten the screws on the bottom of the system that secure the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 44 ...

Page 45: ...7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 45 ...

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Page 47: ...ore Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the optical drive 5 Remove the memory door 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the screws that secure the hinge cover from the battery compartment 8 Press and hold the three hooks to disengage 47 ...

Page 48: ...emove the hinge cover Installing The Hinge Cover 1 Tighten the screws to secure the display hinges in place 2 Install the palm rest 3 Install the memory door 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the keyboard 6 Install the battery 48 ...

Page 49: ...7 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 49 ...

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Page 51: ...N Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Disconnect the antenna cable from the WLAN card 8 Disconnect the antenna cable from the WLAN card 51 ...

Page 52: ...9 Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card 10 Pull the WLAN card straight out of its socket and remove it 52 ...

Page 53: ... screw that secures the WLAN card in place 3 Connect the antenna cables according to the color code on the WLAN card 4 Install the palm rest 5 Install the optical drive 6 Install the memory door 7 Install the keyboard 8 Install the battery 9 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 53 ...

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Page 55: ...mputer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the screws that secure the display hinge 10 Release the latch on the system board and then disconnect the display cable 55 ...

Page 56: ...11 Disconnect the camera cable from the system board 12 Remove the screws that secure the left hinge 56 ...

Page 57: ...13 Remove the screws that secure the right hinge 14 Lift up the display assembly and remove it from the computer 57 ...

Page 58: ...in place 3 Tighten the screws on the bottom of the system to secure the display assembly in place 4 Install the WLAN card 5 Install the hinge cover 6 Install the palm rest 7 Install the optical drive 8 Install the memory door 9 Install the keyboard 10 Install the battery 11 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 58 ...

Page 59: ... On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the display assembly 10 Pry up the upper side of the bezel 11 Pry up the sides of the bezel 59 ...

Page 60: ...rom display hinge Installing The Display Bezel 1 Attach the display bezel to the display hinge 2 Install the display assembly 3 Install the WLAN card 4 Install the hinge cover 5 Install the palm rest 6 Install the optical drive 60 ...

Page 61: ...7 Install the memory door 8 Install the keyboard 9 Install the battery 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 61 ...

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Page 63: ...y 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the display assembly 10 Remove the display bezel 11 Remove the screw that secures the left display bracket 12 Remove the screws that secure the left display bracket 63 ...

Page 64: ...13 Remove the screw that secures the right display bracket 14 Remove the screws that secure the right display bracket 64 ...

Page 65: ...15 Release the display cable from the trough as shown in the image 16 Release the WLAN antenna cable from the trough as shown in the image below 65 ...

Page 66: ...splay Panel 1 Connect the WLAN antenna cable though the trough 2 Align the display bracket with the display panel and tighten the screws securing the display bracket in place 3 Install the display bezel 4 Install the display assembly 5 Install the WLAN card 6 Install the hinge cover 66 ...

Page 67: ...7 Install the palm rest 8 Install the optical drive 9 Install the memory door 10 Install the keyboard 11 Install the battery 12 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 67 ...

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Page 69: ...er 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the display assembly 10 Remove the display bezel 11 Remove the display panel 12 Peel off the tape from the display cable 69 ...

Page 70: ... to the display cable 3 Install the display panel 4 Install the display bezel 5 Install the display assembly 6 Install the WLAN card 7 Install the hinge cover 8 Install the palm rest 9 Install the optical drive 10 Install the memory door 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the battery 13 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 70 ...

Page 71: ... Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the display assembly 10 Remove the display bezel 11 Remove the display panel 12 Remove the screws that secure the left display bracket 71 ...

Page 72: ...13 Remove the left display bracket 14 Remove the screws that secure the right display bracket 15 Remove the right display bracket 72 ...

Page 73: ...all the display panel 3 Install the display bezel 4 Install the display assembly 5 Install the WLAN card 6 Install the hinge cover 7 Install the palm rest 8 Install the optical drive 9 Install the memory door 10 Install the keyboard 11 Install the battery 12 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 73 ...

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Page 75: ...he media dummy card 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the display bezel 13 Remove the display panel 14 Lift the camera module off the display cover 75 ...

Page 76: ...15 Remove the tape from the camera module 16 Disconnect the camera cable and remove the camera module 76 ...

Page 77: ...ll the display bezel 5 Install the display assembly 6 Install the WLAN card 7 Install the hinge cover 8 Install the palm rest 9 Install the optical drive 10 Install the memory door 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the ExpressCard 13 Install the media dummy card 14 Install the battery 15 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 77 ...

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Page 79: ...ummy card 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the display bezel 13 Remove the display panel 14 Remove the camera module 15 Remove the tape securing the camera cable 79 ...

Page 80: ... display cover Installing The Camera Cable 1 Install the camera cable 2 Attach the tape that secures the camera cable 3 Install the camera module 4 Install the display panel 5 Install the display bezel 6 Install the display assembly 80 ...

Page 81: ...9 Install the palm rest 10 Install the optical drive 11 Install the memory door 12 Install the keyboard 13 Install the ExpressCard 14 Install the media dummy card 15 Install the battery 16 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 81 ...

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Page 83: ...es in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Disconnect the fan cable from the system board 8 Remove the screws that secure the system fan module 83 ...

Page 84: ...lling The System Fan 1 Tighten the screws that secure the system fan module to the base of the computer 2 Connect the system fan cable to the system board 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 84 ...

Page 85: ...7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 85 ...

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Page 87: ... Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the ExpressCard board cable 8 Release the latch on the ExpressCard board connector and then disconnect the ExpressCard cable 87 ...

Page 88: ... the ExpressCard cable 2 Tighten the latch on the system board connector and then connect the ExpressCard board cable 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 88 ...

Page 89: ...es in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the ExpressCard cable 8 Remove the screws that secure the ExpressCard board 9 Remove the ExpressCard board 89 ...

Page 90: ...ing the ExpressCard board to the computer 2 Install the ExpressCard cable 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 90 ...

Page 91: ...re Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Release the latch on system board connector and then disconnect the LED cable 8 Remove the LED board from the chassis 91 ...

Page 92: ...he chassis 2 Connect the LED cable to the system board connector 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 92 ...

Page 93: ...he media dummy card 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Disconnect the DC in cable from the system board 93 ...

Page 94: ...15 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 16 Disconnect the sub woofer cable from the system board 94 ...

Page 95: ...17 Remove the screws that secure the system board 18 Disconnect the system board connector from the Input Output I O panel 95 ...

Page 96: ...em Board 1 Install all the cables to the system board 2 Install the screws securing the system board to the base of the computer 3 Replace the speaker cable and the sub woofer cables 4 Install the ExpressCard cable 5 Install the system fan 6 Install the display assembly 96 ...

Page 97: ...9 Install the palm rest 10 Install the optical drive 11 Install the memory door 12 Install the keyboard 13 Install the ExpressCard 14 Install the media dummy card 15 Install the battery 16 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 97 ...

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Page 99: ...move the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the system board 15 Remove the screws by following the sequence shown in the image 99 ...

Page 100: ...he system board Installing The Heatsink 1 Install the screws securing the heatsink to the system board 2 Install the system board 3 Install the ExpressCard cable 4 Install the system fan 5 Install the display assembly 6 Install the WLAN card 100 ...

Page 101: ...e palm rest 9 Install the optical drive 10 Install the memory door 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the ExpressCard 13 Install the media dummy card 14 Install the battery 15 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 101 ...

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Page 103: ...mmy card 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the system board 15 Loosen the screws that secure the heatsink 103 ...

Page 104: ... from the system board Installing The PCH Heatsink 1 Tighten the screws that secure the PCH heatsink 2 Install the heatsink 3 Install the system board 4 Install the LED board 5 Install the ExpressCard cable 6 Install the system fan 104 ...

Page 105: ...he hinge cover 10 Install the palm rest 11 Install the optical drive 12 Install the memory door 13 Install the keyboard 14 Install the ExpressCard 15 Install the media dummy card 16 Install the battery 17 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 105 ...

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Page 107: ...pressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the system board 15 Remove the heatsink 16 Rotate the processor cam screw in counter clockwise direction 107 ...

Page 108: ...static packaging Installing The Processor 1 Insert the processor into the processor socket Ensure the processor is properly seated 2 Tighten the processor cam screw in a clockwise direction 3 Install the heatsink 4 Install the system board 5 Install the ExpressCard cable 108 ...

Page 109: ... 9 Install the hinge cover 10 Install the palm rest 11 Install the optical drive 12 Install the memory door 13 Install the keyboard 14 Install the ExpressCard 15 Install the media dummy card 16 Install the battery 17 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 109 ...

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Page 111: ...rd 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the system board 15 Use a coin cell battery remover to release the coin cell battery 111 ...

Page 112: ... the socket Installing The Coin Cell Battery 1 Insert the coin cell battery into the slot 2 Install the system board 3 Install the ExpressCard cable 4 Install the system fan 5 Install the display assembly 6 Install the WLAN card 112 ...

Page 113: ...e palm rest 9 Install the optical drive 10 Install the memory door 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the ExpressCard 13 Install the media dummy card 14 Install the battery 15 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 113 ...

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Page 115: ...ter 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the hinge cover 8 Remove the WLAN card 9 Remove the display assembly 10 Release the DC in cable from the trough 11 Remove the screw that secures the DC in port 115 ...

Page 116: ...rom the bottom base Installing The DC in Port 1 Tighten the screw to secure the DC in port 2 Install the display assembly 3 Install the WLAN card 4 Install the hinge cover 5 Install the palm rest 6 Install the optical drive 116 ...

Page 117: ...7 Install the memory door 8 Install the keyboard 9 Install the battery 10 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 117 ...

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Page 119: ...card 4 Remove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the LED board 15 Remove the system board 16 Remove the screws that secure the I O panel 119 ...

Page 120: ...ttom base Installing The Input Output I O Panel 1 Tighten the screw that secure the I O panel 2 Install the system board 3 Install the ExpressCard cable 4 Install the system fan 5 Install the display assembly 6 Install the WLAN card 120 ...

Page 121: ...e palm rest 9 Install the optical drive 10 Install the memory door 11 Install the keyboard 12 Install the ExpressCard 13 Install the media dummy card 14 Install the battery 15 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 121 ...

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Page 123: ...ove the ExpressCard 5 Remove the keyboard 6 Remove the memory door 7 Remove the optical drive 8 Remove the palm rest 9 Remove the hinge cover 10 Remove the WLAN card 11 Remove the display assembly 12 Remove the system fan 13 Remove the ExpressCard cable 14 Remove the LED board 15 Remove the system board 16 Remove the subwoofer from the bottom base 123 ...

Page 124: ...e system fan 6 Install the display assembly 7 Install the WLAN card 8 Install the hinge cover 9 Install the palm rest 10 Install the optical drive 11 Install the memory door 12 Install the keyboard 13 Install the ExpressCard 14 Install the media dummy card 15 Install the battery 16 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 124 ...

Page 125: ...es in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the keyboard 4 Remove the memory door 5 Remove the optical drive 6 Remove the palm rest 7 Remove the screws that secure the speaker module 8 Lift the left speaker from the bottom base 125 ...

Page 126: ...9 Release the speaker cable from the trough 10 Lift the right speaker and remove the speaker module 126 ...

Page 127: ...rs to the bottom base 2 Install the screws that secure the speaker module 3 Install the palm rest 4 Install the optical drive 5 Install the memory door 6 Install the keyboard 7 Install the battery 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 127 ...

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Page 129: ... 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 130: ... 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 131: ...on 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 L...

Page 132: ...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 USB...

Page 133: ...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 134: ...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 134 ...

Page 135: ...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 136: ...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 136 ...

Page 137: ...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 138: ... 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 139: ...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 140: ...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 141: ...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 142: ... 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 142 ...

Page 143: ...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 143 ...

Page 144: ... 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 145: ...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 146: ... 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 146 ...

Page 147: ... 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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