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
Steps
1. Align the rib inside the left hinge cap to the outer sides.
2. Push the left hinge cap down until it clicks in place.
3. Align the rib inside the right hinge cap to the outer sides.
4. Push the right hinge cap down until it clicks in place.
Next steps
1. Install the display assembly.
2. Install the wireless card.
3. Install the base cover.
4. Install the SD card.
5. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Hinges
Removing the hinges
Prerequisites
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for systems with a plastic chassis only.
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the SD card.
3. Remove the base cover.
4. Remove the wireless card.
5. Remove the display assembly.
6. Remove the hinge caps.
7. Remove the display bezel.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the hinge caps and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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Removing and installing components