Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Specifications Removing and Replacing Parts System Setup Diagnostics Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Audio Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Audio Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive assembly.
10. Lift the audio board up and away from the computer. 11. Open the clip that secures the audio board data cable to the audio board.
12. Disconnect the audio board data cable from its connector on the audio board. Replacing the Audio Board To replace the audio board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Base Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Base Cover 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer. 4.
Replacing the Base Cover To replace the base cover, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
5. Slide the battery and remove it from the computer. Replacing the Battery To replace the battery, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Overview Entering System Setup System Setup Screens System Setup Options Overview Use System Setup as follows: l To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer l To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password l To 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 d
Main The Main tab lists out the primary hardware features of the computer. The table below defines the function of each option. Main System Displays the computer model number. Dell Bios Version Name Displays the BIOS revision. System Date Resets the date on the computer's internal calendar. System Time Resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Processor Type Displays the type of processor. Processor Cores Displays the number of processor cores. Processor ID Displays the processor ID.
EIST Allows the clock speed of the processor to be dynamically changed by software while minimizing power draw and heat dissipation. Default: Enabled Execute Disable Bit Allows increased protection against buffer overflow attacks. Default: Enabled Intel® Virtualization Technology Allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, allowing Default: Disabled one computer to function as multiple virtual computers.
Back to Contents Page Bluetooth® Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Bluetooth Card 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Camera 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
Replacing the Camera To replace the camera, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
6. Lift up the coin-cell battery and remove it from the computer. Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery To replace the coin-cell battery, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Device Status Lights Battery Status Lights Battery Charge and Health Keyboard Status Lights LED Error Codes Device Status Lights Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled.
FLASH-ON-FLASH Display panel error OFF-FLASH-OFF 1. 2. 3. Reseat the display cable. Replace the display panel. Replace the video card/system board. 1. 2. Install compatible memory modules. If two modules are installed, remove one and test. Try the other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot with both modules. Replace the memory. Replace the system board. Memory compatibility error 3. 4. ON-FLASH-ON 1. 2. Memory is detected but has errors 3. 4. Reseat the memory.
Back to Contents Page Display Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Display Assembly 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
12. 13. Disconnect the antenna cables from their connectors on the system board. Disconnect the camera cable from its connector on the system board. 14. Release the antenna cables and the camera cable from their routing guides on the computer.
15. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer. 16. Lift the display assembly up and away from the computer.
Replacing the Display Assembly To replace the display panel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Cage Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
11. Disconnect the ExpressCard cage cable from its connector on the system board. 12. Lift the ExpressCard cage up and away from the computer.
Replacing the ExpressCard Cage To replace the ExpressCard cage, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the ExpressCard 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Press in on the ExpressCard to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer.
Replacing the ExpressCard To replace the ExpressCard, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hard Drive 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
6. Lift the hard-drive assembly up and away from the computer. 7. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
8. Remove the hard-drive adapter from the hard-drive assembly. 9. Lift the hard-drive bracket up and away from the hard drive. Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Heat Sink and Fan Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
15. Lift the heat sink and fan assembly up and away from the system board. Replacing the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly To replace the heat sink and fan assembly, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page IO Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the IO Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
15. Disconnect the IO-board cable from the IO board. 16. Remove the IO board from the computer. Replacing the IO Board To replace the IO board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Keyboard 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Flip the computer over with the right side facing up.
6. Carefully open the clip to release the keyboard cable. 7. Disconnect the keyboard cable from its connector on the system board and remove the keyboard from the computer.
Replacing the Keyboard To replace the keyboard, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Display Bezel Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Display Bezel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
Replacing the Display Bezel To replace the display bezel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Display Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Display Panel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover Remove the hard drive.
14. Remove the screws that secure the brackets and hinges to the display panel. 15. Remove the hinges and brackets from the display panel. Replacing the Display Panel To replace the display panel, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Module(s) 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
Replacing the Memory Module(s) To replace the memory module(s), perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Memory Card 1. 2. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Press in on the memory card to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the memory card out of the computer.
Replacing the Memory Card To replace the memory card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Palm Rest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive. Remove the optical drive.
8. 9. 10. Flip the computer over with the right side facing up. Remove the keyboard. Open the clip that secures the media-button cable to the system board. 11. Disconnect the media-button cable from its connector on the system board.
12. Open the clip that secures the touchpad data cable to the system board. 13. Disconnect the touchpad data cable from its connector on the system board.
14. Open the clip that secures the audio-board data cable to the system board. 15. Disconnect the audio-board cable from its connector on the system board.
16. Open the clip that secures the fingerprint reader cable to the system board. 17. Disconnect the fingerprint reader cable from its connector on the system board.
18. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the front of the computer. 19. Gently pry along the edges of the palm rest to release the palm rest.
20. Lift the palm rest up and away from the computer. Replacing the Palm Rest To replace the palm rest, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Removing and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Battery Memory Card ExpressCard Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Base Cover Memory Hard Drive Optical Drive Coin-Cell Battery Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Keyboard Palm Rest Audio Board Bluetooth Card Power-Button Board Speaker Display Assembly Display Bezel Display Panel Camera ExpressCard Cage Heat Sink Processor System Board I/O Board Back
Back to Contents Page Processor Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
Replacing the Processor CAUTION: While replacing the processor, ensure that the cam lock is in the fully open position before seating the processor module. A processor module that is not properly seated can result in an intermittent connection or permanent damage to the microprocessor and ZIF socket. To replace the processor, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Power-Button Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Power-Button Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
10. Open the clip that secures the power-button cable to the power-button board. 11. Disconnect the power-button cable from the power-button board.
12. Lift the power-button board up and away from the computer. Replacing the Power-Button Board To replace the power-button board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the SIM Card 1. 2. 3. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Press in on the SIM card to release it from the computer. 4.
Replacing the SIM Card To replace the SIM card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Speaker Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Speaker 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive. Remove the optical drive.
10. Remove the silver tape that secures the speaker cable to the palm rest. 11. Release the speaker cables from their routings on the palm rest.
12. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the palm rest. 13. Lift the speakers up and away from the palm rest.
Replacing the Speaker To replace the speaker, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Communications Processor AC Adapter Ports and Connectors ExpressCard Drives Keyboard System Information Video Physical Battery Environmental Audio Touchpad Display Memory NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start® Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer.
Wireless wireless local area network (WLAN) wireless wide area network (WWAN) worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) Bluetooth® wireless ExpressCard NOTE: The ExpressCard slot does NOT support PC Cards. ExpressCard connector ExpressCard slot Cards supported 34 mm ExpressCards Ports and Connectors Audio microphone connector, stereo headphone/speakers connector Video 15-pin VGA connector 19-pin HDMI connector Network adapter RJ-45 connector USB three USB 2.
conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power-intensive conditions. Life span approximately 300 charge/discharge cycles Depth: 4-cell/6-cell/9-cell 57.80 mm (2.27 inches) Height: 4-cell/6-cell 20.80 mm (0.81 inch) 9-cell 40.15 mm (1.58 inches) Width: 4-cell/6-cell/9-cell 255.60 mm (10.06 inches) Weight: 4-cell 250.00 g (0.55 lb) 6-cell 340.00 g (0.75 lb) 9-cell 504.50 g (1.11 lb) Voltage: 4-cell 14.80 VDC 6-cell/9-cell 11.
Operating 0.66 Grms (2 Hz–600 Hz) Non-operating 1.30 Grms (2 Hz–600 Hz) NOTE: Vibration is measured using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates user environment. Maximum shock: Operating 110 G (2 ms) Non-operating 160 G (2 ms) NOTE: Shock is measured with hard drive in head-parked position and a 2 ms half-sine pulse.
Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the System Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover. Remove the hard drive.
15. Gently lift the system board up and away from the computer. Replacing the System Board To replace the system board, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WLAN Card 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
6. Pull the WLAN card away from its connector on the system board and remove it from the computer. Replacing the WLAN Card To replace the WLAN Card, perform the above steps in reverse order.
Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual Before Working Inside Your Computer Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer 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.
l In Windows Vista®: Click Start l , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down. In Windows® XP: Click Start → Turn Off Computer → Turn Off. The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off.
Back to Contents Page Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3500 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WWAN Card 1. 2. 3. 4. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. Remove the battery. Remove the base cover.
6. Pull the WWAN card away from its connector on the system board and remove it from the computer. Replacing the WWAN Card To replace the WWAN Card, perform the above steps in reverse order.