Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Vostro 3525 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Vostro 3525
- Secure Digital (SD) Card
- Base cover
- Battery
- Memory modules
- M.2 solid-state drive
- Wireless card
- Fan
- Speakers
- Hard drive assembly
- I/O board
- I/O daughter board FFC
- Heat sink
- Power-button board
- Power button with fingerprint reader
- Display assembly
- Display bezel
- Display panel
- Hinge caps
- Hinges
- Camera module
- eDP cable
- Display cover and antenna assembly
- Touchpad
- Power-adapter port
- System board
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- BIOS setup
- Troubleshooting
- Handling swollen Lithium-ion batteries
- Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics
- Built-in self-test (BIST)
- System-diagnostic lights
- Recovering the operating system
- Real-Time Clock (RTC Reset)
- Backup media and recovery options
- WiFi power cycle
- Drain residual flea power (perform hard reset)
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Installing the speakers.................................................................................................................................................41
Hard drive assembly..........................................................................................................................................................42
Removing the hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the hard drive..............................................................................................................................................43
I/O board.............................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the Input/Output board......................................................................................................................... 45
Installing the Input/Output board........................................................................................................................... 45
I/O daughter board FFC..................................................................................................................................................46
Removing the Input/Output daughter board FFC.............................................................................................. 46
Installing the Input/Output daughter board FFC.................................................................................................48
Heat sink..............................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the heat sink - UMA................................................................................................................................49
Installing the heat sink - UMA..................................................................................................................................50
Removing the heat sink - discrete........................................................................................................................... 51
Installing the heat sink - discrete............................................................................................................................ 52
Power-button board......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Removing the power button.....................................................................................................................................53
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 54
Power button with fingerprint reader.......................................................................................................................... 55
Removing the power button with optional fingerprint reader..........................................................................55
Installing the power button with optional fingerprint reader............................................................................56
Display assembly................................................................................................................................................................57
Removing the display assembly................................................................................................................................57
Installing the display assembly.................................................................................................................................. 61
Display bezel.......................................................................................................................................................................65
Removing the display bezel...................................................................................................................................... 65
Installing the display bezel ....................................................................................................................................... 66
Display panel.......................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the display panel...................................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the display panel..........................................................................................................................................71
Hinge caps...........................................................................................................................................................................75
Removing the hinge caps.......................................................................................................................................... 75
Installing the hinge caps ............................................................................................................................................77
Hinges...................................................................................................................................................................................78
Removing the hinges.................................................................................................................................................. 78
Installing the hinges ................................................................................................................................................... 80
Camera module...................................................................................................................................................................81
Removing the camera module...................................................................................................................................81
Installing the camera module.................................................................................................................................... 82
eDP cable............................................................................................................................................................................ 83
Removing the eDP cable........................................................................................................................................... 83
Installing the eDP cable..............................................................................................................................................85
Display cover and antenna assembly............................................................................................................................86
Replacement of the display cover and antenna assembly.................................................................................86
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................87
Removing the touchpad.............................................................................................................................................87
Installing the touchpad...............................................................................................................................................89
Power-adapter port..........................................................................................................................................................90
Removing the power-adapter port......................................................................................................................... 90
Installing the power-adapter port............................................................................................................................ 91
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