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
2. Install the display hinges.
3. Install the display bezel.
4. Install the display hinge caps.
5. Install the display assembly.
6. Install the wireless card.
7. Install the base cover.
8. Install the SD card.
9. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
Display cover and antenna assembly
Replacement of the display cover and antenna assembly
Prerequisites
NOTE: This procedure is applicable for systems shipped 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.
8. Remove the hinges.
9. Remove the display panel.
10. Remove the camera module.
11. Remove the eDP cable.
NOTE:
The display cover and antenna assembly cannot be further disassembled. If the WLAN antennas are malfunctioning
and needs replacement, replace the entire display cover and antenna assembly.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the display cover and antenna assembly and provides a visual representation of the
removal procedure.
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Removing and installing components