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System Board
Dell™Vostro™3500ServiceManual
Removing the System Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the base cover.
4. Remove the hard drive.
5. Remove the optical drive.
6. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card.
7. Remove the wireless wide area network (WWAN) card.
8. Remove the memory.
9. Remove the keyboard.
10. Remove the palm rest.
11. Remove the display assembly.
12. Remove the ExpressCard cage.
13. Remove the coin-cell battery.
14. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer.
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.