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 power button with optional fingerprint reader
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the power button with optional fingerprint reader and provide a visual
representation of the installation procedure.
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Steps
1. Using the alignment posts, place the power button with fingerprint reader into its slot on the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
2. Replace the (M2x2) screw that secures the power button with fingerprint reader to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Adhere the fingerprint reader Flexible Flat cable to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
NOTE:
Fold and align the fingerprint reader Flexible Flat cable to the mark at the right of the power button, and align
the white line on the Flexible Flat cable to the mark on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Close the display hinge.
5. Replace the two (M2.5x5) screws that secure the display hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the display assembly.
2. Install the wireless card.
3. Install the I/O board.
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Removing and installing components