Dell Vostro 3252 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: D14S Regulatory Type: D14S001
Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2015 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws.
Contents 1 Working on Your Computer................................................................................5 Before Working Inside Your Computer................................................................................................ 5 Turning Off Your Computer..................................................................................................................6 After Working Inside Your Computer......................................................................................
6 Contacting Dell...................................................................................................
Working on Your Computer 1 Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order.
CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. 3. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 4. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 5. Press and hold the power button while the computer is unplugged to ground the system board. 6. Remove the cover.
2. 2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down . Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off.
Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Follow the steps to remove the cover: a. Remove the screws that secure the cover to the computer [1]. b.
Installing the Cover 1. Slide the cover from the back of the computer, until the latches snap-in. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the cover. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove cover. 3. Follow the steps to remove the cover: a. Lift the retention clips [1] and release the front bezel [2]. b. Lift up the front bezel to remove it from the computer [3].
Installing the Memory 1. Align the notch on the memory card with the tab in the memory connector. 2. Insert the memory module into the memory socket and press until it clicks into place 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press the release-latch and the coin-cell battery pops out. Lift the coin-cell battery out of the computer.
4. Follow the steps to remove the hard-drive assembly: a. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the drive bay [1]. b. Lift the drive bay handle [2] and slide it from the drive bay [3]. 5. Follow the steps to remove hard-drive bracket: a. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the bracket [1]. b. Slide the hard-drive from the bracket [2].
NOTE: Remove the hard-drive bracket only if you are replacing with a new hard drive. Otherwise, if hard drive removal is only a pre-requisite to remove other components, then ignore Step 5. Installing the Hard-Drive Assembly 1. Slide the hard drive into the bracket. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the bracket. 3. Holding the handle, slide the hard-drive assembly into the drive bay. 4. Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive assembly to the computer. 5.
4. Follow the steps to remove the optical drive: a. Press the blue tab to loosen the optical drive [1]. b. Slide the optical drive [2] and lift it up to remove it from the chassis [3]. 5. Follow the steps to remove the bracket from the optical drive. a. Remove the screws that secure the bracket to the optical drive. b. Slide the optical drive from the bracket.
NOTE: Remove the optical-drive bracket only if you are replacing with a new optical drive. Otherwise, if optical drive removal is only a pre-requisite to remove other components, then ignore Step 5 and Step 6. Installing the Optical Drive 1. Slide the optical drive into the drive bay until it snaps. 2. Tighten the screw to secure the drive to the chassis. 3. Connect the data and power cables to the optical drive. 4. Install: a. hard-drive assembly b. front bezel c. cover 5.
Installing the Heatsink Assembly 1. Place the heatsink assembly in the slot by aligning with the screw holes. 2. Tighten the screws to secure the heatsink assembly to the system board. 3. Connect the heatsink-assembly cable to the system board. 4. Install: a. b. c. d. 5. optical drive hard-drive assembly front bezel cover Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: a. cover b.
Installing the WLAN Card 1. Slide the WLAN card to install it on the system board connector. 2. Connect the antenna cables to the WLAN card 3. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN to system board. 4. Install cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
1. NGFF connector 2. Light bar connector 3. SATA power connector 4. SATA connector 5. SATA connector 6. Coin-cell battery 7. DC-In jack 8. Network and USB 2.0 connectors (2) 9. USB 2.0 connectors (2) 10. HDMI connector 11. VGA connector 12. Line-in, line-out and microphone connectors 13. Fan connector 14. Memory slot 15. Power-switch connector 16. SD card connector 17. Headset jack 18. USB 3.0 connector 19. USB 3.0 connector Removing the System Board 1.
5. Follow the steps to remove the system board: a. Remove the screws that secure system board to the chassis [1]. b. Lift the system board from the chassis. Installing the System Board 1. Insert the system board and ensure that ports are aligned to the holes on the back panel. 2. Push the I/O panel to its original position until it snaps in. 3. Tighten the screw to secure the I/O panel to the chassis. 4. Connect the cables to the system board. 5. Install: a. b. c. d.
e. hard-drive assembly f. front bezel g. cover 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer.
Troubleshooting Your Computer 3 You can troubleshoot your computer using indicators like Diagnostic Lights, Beep Codes, and Error Messages during the operation of the computer. Diagnostic Power LED Codes Table 1. Diagnostic power LED codes Power Possible Cause LED Light Status Troubleshooting Steps Off • The computer is either turned off or is not receiving power or in Hibernation mode. • • Steady / Blinking Amber Computer fails to complete POST or processor failure.
Diagnostic Error Messages Table 2. Diagnostic error messages Error Messages Description AUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE The touchpad or external mouse may be faulty. For an external mouse, check the cable connection. Enable the Pointing Device option in the system setup program. BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME Ensure that you have spelled the command correctly, put spaces in the proper place, and used the correct pathname. CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE The primary cache internal to the microprocessor has failed.
Error Messages Description HARD-DISK DRIVE CONFIGURATION ERROR The computer cannot identify the drive type. Shut down the computer, remove the hard drive, and boot the computer from an optical drive. Then, shut down the computer, reinstall the hard drive, and restart the computer. Run the Hard Disk Drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics. HARD-DISK DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE 0 The hard drive does not respond to commands from the computer.
Error Messages Description KEYBOARD DATA LINE FAILURE For external keyboards, check the cable connection. Run theKeyboard Controller test in the Dell Diagnostics. KEYBOARD STUCK KEY FAILURE For external keyboards or keypads, check the cable connection. Restart the computer, and avoid touching the keyboard or keys during the boot routine. Run the Stuck Key test in the Dell Diagnostics.
Error Messages Description OPTIONAL ROM BAD CHECKSUM The optional ROM has failed. Contact Dell. SECTOR NOT FOUND The operating system cannot locate a sector on the hard drive. You may have a defective sector or corrupted FAT on the hard drive. Run the Windows error-checking utility to check the file structure on the hard drive. See Windows Help and Support for instructions (click Start > Help and Support).
System Error Messages Table 3. System error messages System Message Description Alert! Previous attempts at booting this system The computer failed to complete the boot routine have failed at checkpoint [nnnn]. For help in three consecutive times for the same error. resolving this problem, please note this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support CMOS checksum error RTC is reset, BIOS Setup default has been loaded.
System Setup Overview 4 System Setup allows you to: • change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer. • set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password. • read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed. Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference.
SATA 0 Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive. SATA 1 Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive. AC Adapter Type Displays the type of adapter. System Memory Displays the size of the memory installed. Memory Speed Displays the speed of the memory installed Table 5. — Advanced Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep technology. Default: Enabled Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the virtualization feature.
Auto Power On Mode: Allows you to select the day (Default: disabled) Auto Power On Date: Allows you to select the date Auto Power On Time: Allows you to select the time SMART Settings Allows you to enable to enable or disable the SMART feature. Default: Disabled Table 6. — Security Unlock Setup Status Allows you to lock or unlock the system setup. Default: Unlocked Admin Password Status Displays the status indicating if the Administrator password is set.
File Browser Add Boot Option and File Browser Del Boot Option are enabled Secure Boot Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot control. Default: Enabled Legacy Option ROMs Allows you to load the legacy option ROMs. Default: Disabled Boot Option Priorities Displays the boot option priorities. Boot Option # 1: Windows Boot Manager Boot Option # 2: Onboard NIC (IPV4) Boot Option #3: Onboard NIC (IPV6) Table 8.
5 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer. Table 9. — Processor Type • • Intel Pentium Intel Celeron Table 10. — System Information Chipset Integrated on processor Table 11.
USB 2.0 480 Mbps USB 3.0 5 Gbps Table 16. — Drives Externally accessible: 5.25-inch drive bays one Internally accessible: 3.5-inch/2.5 inch drive bays one Table 17. — External Connectors Audio Back panel three Front Panel one headset connector Network one RJ-45 connector USB Back panel four USB 2.0 connectors Front Panel two USB 3.0 connectors Video • • one 15-hole VGA connector one 19-pin HDMI connector • white light — solid white light indicates poweron state.
NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the power supply wattage rating. Table 20. — Physical Dimensions of Chassis Height 290 mm (11.42 inches) Width 92.60 mm (3.65 inches) Depth 293 mm (11.53 inches) Weight (Minimum) 3.17 kg (6.99 pounds) Table 21. — Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F) Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) Relative humidity 20 % to 80 % (non-condensing) Altitude Operating –15.
Contacting Dell 6 NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to dell.com/support. 2. Select your support category. 3.
