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. Remove the two (M2.5x5) screws that secure the right hinge to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
2. Disconnect the power-adapter cable from the connector on the system board.
3. Lift the power-adapter port from its slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the power-adapter port
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-adapter port and provide a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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