User 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
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the hard drive assembly and provide a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
Steps
1. Place and slide the hard drive into the hard-drive bracket.
2. Align the screw holes on the hard drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.
3. Replace the four (M3x3) screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket.
4. Connect the hard drive cable to the hard drive assembly.
5. Place the hard drive assembly on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
6. Align the screw holes on the hard drive assembly to the screw holes on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
7. Replace the four (M2x3.5) screws that secure the hard drive assembly to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
8. Connect the hard drive cable to the connector on the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the base cover.
2. Install the SD card.
3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
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Removing and installing components