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Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1 Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Regulatory Model W02C Regulatory Type W02C001...

  • Page 2: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings

    Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings..............2 1 Working on Your Computer..............7 ................7 Before Working Inside Your Computer ......................8 Recommended Tools ....................8 Turning Off Your Computer ................9 After Working Inside Your Computer 2 Cover......................11 .......................11 Removing The Cover ......................12 Installing The Cover 3 Front Stand....................13 ....................13 Removing The Front Stand...
  • Page 4 ................22 Installing The Touch-Control Board 8 Hard Drive....................23 ....................23 Removing The Hard Drive ....................25 Installing The Hard Drive 9 Memory......................27 ....................27 Removing The Memory .....................29 Installing The Memory 10 System Board Shield................31 ................31 Removing The System Board Shield ................33 Installing The System Board Shield 11 Coin-Cell Battery..................35 ..................35 Removing The Coin-Cell Battery...
  • Page 5 16 Video Card Fan..................49 ..................49 Removing The Video Card Fan ..................50 Installing The Video Card Fan 17 Video Card And Heat Sink..............51 .............51 Removing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink ..............53 Installing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink 18 Thermal Fan.....................55 ..................55 Removing The Processor Fan...
  • Page 6 30 Troubleshooting..................105 ....................105 Diagnostic Beep Codes ..................106 Diagnostic Power LED Codes ...................106 Diagnostic Error Messages 31 System Setup..................109 ....................109 Entering System Setup ....................109 System Setup Overview ....................109 System Setup Screens ....................111 System Setup Options 32 Contacting Dell..................115 ......................115 Contacting Dell...

  • Page 7: Working On Your Computer

    Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

  • Page 8: Recommended Tools

    To avoid damaging your computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer. Ensure that your work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched. Turn off your computer (see Turning Off Your Computer). CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device.

  • Page 9: After Working Inside Your Computer

    Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. Turn on your computer. Verify that the computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics.

  • Page 11: Cover

    Cover Removing The Cover Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in Remove the two screws securing the back cover to the computer. Slide the back cover away from the stand. Remove the back cover.

  • Page 12: Installing The Cover

    Installing The Cover Place the back cover on the computer. Slide the back cover towards the stand. Install the two screws that secure the back cover to the computer. After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 13: Front Stand

    Front Stand Removing The Front Stand Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the front stand to the computer. Fold the back stand as far as it will go and then lift the front stand out of the computer.

  • Page 14: Installing The Front Stand

    Remove the I/O panel. Installing The Front Stand Place the I/O panel on the front stand. Replace the screws securing the I/O bracket to the front stand. Fold the back stand as far as it will go and then place the front stand on the computer Replace the screws that secure the front stand to the computer.

  • Page 15: Back Stand Cover

    Back Stand Cover Removing The Back Stand Cover Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the Push the back stand to its maximum extent. Slide the stand cover through the stand and remove the back stand cover from the computer.

  • Page 16: Installing The Back Stand Cover

    Installing The Back Stand Cover Push the back stand to its maximum extent. Slide the stand cover through the stand and install the back stand cover on the computer. cover . Replace the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 17: Back Stand

    Back Stand Removing The Back Stand Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the back stand cover . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the back stand to the computer. Tilt the back stand forward to disengage the tab securing it to the chassis.

  • Page 18: Installing The Back Stand

    Remove the back stand. Installing The Back Stand Place the back stand on the computer. Tilt the stand forward to engage the tab securing it to the chassis. Replace the screws that secure the back stand to the computer. After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 19: Convertor Board

    Convertor Board Removing The Convertor Board Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Disconnect the cables from the convertor board. Remove the screws that secure the convertor board to the computer. Remove the convertor board from the computer.

  • Page 20: Installing The Convertor Board

    Installing The Convertor Board Place the convertor board on the computer. Replace the screws that secure the convertor board to the computer. Connect the display and power cables to the convertor board. cover . Replace the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 21: Touch-Control Board

    Touch-Control Board Removing The Touch-Control Board Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Disconnect the cables from the touch-control board. Remove the screws that secure the touch-control board. Remove the touch-control board from the computer.

  • Page 22: Installing The Touch-Control Board

    Installing The Touch-Control Board Place the touch-control board on the computer. Replace the screws that secure the touch-control board. Connect the cables to the touch-control board. cover . Replace the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 23: Hard Drive

    Hard Drive Removing The Hard Drive Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Loosen the captive screws that secure the hard drive cage to the computer. Slide the hard drive bracket away from the computer to release the tabs from the computer.
  • Page 24 Lift the hard drive out of the computer. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket.

  • Page 25: Installing The Hard Drive

    Lift the hard drive bracket from the hard drive. Installing The Hard Drive Place the hard drive bracket on the hard drive. Replace the screws securing the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. Place the hard drive on the computer. Connect the power cable and SATA cable.

  • Page 27: Memory

    Memory Removing The Memory Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Remove the screw that secures the memory cover to the computer. Slide the memory cover towards the top of the computer. Remove the memory cover from the computer.
  • Page 28 Spread the retainer clips until the memory pops out. Pull out the memory out of the computer.

  • Page 29: Installing The Memory

    Installing The Memory Insert the memory into the memory slot at a 45–degree angle and press down till it clicks into place. Replace the memory cover and slide it towards the bottom of the computer. Replace the screw that secures the memory cover to the computer. cover .

  • Page 31: System Board Shield

    System Board Shield Removing The System Board Shield Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the Remove the single screw along the bottom edge of the system board shield. Remove the screws that secure the upper part of the system board shield.
  • Page 32 Disconnect the TV Tuner cable and IR Blaster cable. Remove the system board shield from the computer.

  • Page 33: Installing The System Board Shield

    Installing The System Board Shield Connect the TV Tuner cable and IR Blaster cable to the system board. Carefully tilt the system board shield and place it on the system board. Replace the screws that secure the upper part of the system board shield. Replace the single screw along the bottom edge of the system board shield.

  • Page 35: Coin-Cell Battery

    Coin-Cell Battery Removing The Coin-Cell Battery Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Press the coin-cell battery release tab till the battery pops out. Remove the coin-cell battery from the socket.

  • Page 36: Installing The Coin-Cell Battery

    Installing The Coin-Cell Battery Place the coin-cell battery into it's socket. Press the battery till it snaps into the coin-cell battery socket. system board shield . Replace the front stand . Replace the cover . Replace the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...

  • Page 37: Wireless Local Area Network (Wlan) Card

    Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Removing The WLAN Card Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Disconnect the antenna cables. Remove the screws that secure the WLAN card to the computer.

  • Page 38: Installing The Wlan Card

    Pull the WLAN card out and remove it from the computer. Installing The WLAN Card Insert the WLAN card into the socket at a 45–degree angle. Press down the WLAN card and replace the screw that secures the WLAN card to the system board. Connect the antenna cables.

  • Page 39: Optical Drive

    Optical Drive Removing The Optical Drive Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the Disconnect the SATA and power cables from the optical drive. Remove the screws that secure the optical drive to the computer. Slide the optical drive out of the computer.
  • Page 40 Pry the bezel off the optical drive, to use on the replacement optical drive.

  • Page 41: Installing The Optical Drive

    Installing The Optical Drive Push the bezel onto the optical drive. Slide the optical drive into your computer. Replace the screws that secure the optical drive to the computer. Connect the SATA and power cables from the optical drive. cover . Replace the After Working Inside Your Computer .

  • Page 43: Middle Bezel

    Middle Bezel Removing The Middle Bezel Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the middle bezel to the computer. The screws are marked M3 as shown in the image below.
  • Page 44 If needed, carefully pry the middle bezel up a little, near the ports on the right side of the computer. The tabs on the bottom of the middle bezel attach to the chassis here. Tilt the frame up at an angle to loosen the snap tabs from the chassis.

  • Page 45: Installing The Middle Bezel

    Remove the middle bezel. Installing The Middle Bezel Place the middle bezel on the computer. Press the middle bezel into the computer till all the tabs snap into place. Replace the screws that secure the middle bezel to the computer. system board shield .

  • Page 47: Speaker

    Speaker Removing The Speakers Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the system board.

  • Page 48: Installing The Speakers

    Remove the speakers from the system board. Installing The Speakers Place the speakers on the system board. Replace the screws that secure the speakers to the system board. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. system board shield . Replace the front stand .

  • Page 49: Video Card Fan

    Video Card Fan Removing The Video Card Fan Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Disconnect the video card fan cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the video card fan to the computer.

  • Page 50: Installing The Video Card Fan

    Peel back the tape sealing the video card fan to the video card heat sink. Remove the video card fan from the computer. Installing The Video Card Fan Place the video card on the computer and paste the tape to seal the video card fan to the video card heat sink.

  • Page 51: Video Card And Heat Sink

    Video Card And Heat Sink Removing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the video card fan . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the MXM card and heat sink to the system board...
  • Page 52 Remove the screws that secure the heat sink to the MXM video card. Pull the heat sink away from the MXM video card.

  • Page 53: Installing The Mxm Video Card And Heat Sink

    10. Pull the MXM video card away from the base plate. Installing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink Place the video card on the base plate. Place the heat sink on the video card. Replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the video card. Place the video card and heat sink into it's socket.

  • Page 55: Thermal Fan

    Thermal Fan Removing The Processor Fan Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the Disconnect the processor fan cable from the system board. Remove the screws that secure the processor fan to the system board.

  • Page 56: Installing The Processor Fan

    Peel back the tape sealing the processor fan to the heat sink. Remove the processor fan from the computer. Installing The Processor Fan Place the processor fan on the heat sink and paste the tape that secures the processor fan to the heat sink. Replace the screws that secure the processor fan to the system board.

  • Page 57: Heat Sink

    Heat Sink Removing The Processor Heat Sink Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly . Remove the processor fan .
  • Page 58 10. Remove the heat sink from the computer.

  • Page 59: Installing The Processor Heat Sink

    Installing The Processor Heat Sink Place the heat sink on the computer and replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. Replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the computer. processor fan . Replace the video card fan .

  • Page 61: Processor

    Processor Removing The Processor Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly . Remove the processor fan .

  • Page 62: Installing The Processor

    Installing The Processor The processor is notched at one end with a triangle marking. The same marking is also notched on the processor socket. Align these two notches and slide the processor into the socket and it should slide in nicely and fit into the socket without any force.

  • Page 63: System Board

    System Board Removing The System Board Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 64 13. Open the cable clamp and free the cables. 14. Disconnect the two cables.
  • Page 65 15. Disconnect the five cables. 16. Disconnect the speaker cable. 17. Remove the mounting post for the video card fan.
  • Page 66 18. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer. 19. Push the system board towards the middle of the computer and lift it out of the computer.
  • Page 67 20. Remove the system board from the computer. 21. Remove the thermal pads located on the chassis under the system board.

  • Page 68: Installing The System Board

    Installing The System Board Replace the thermal pads under the system board. Replace the two thermal pads under the memory slots. Replace the screws that secure the system board to the computer. Replace the mounting post for the video card fan. Connect the speaker cable.

  • Page 69: Front Bezel

    Front Bezel Removing The Front Bezel Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 70 15. Remove the screws that secure the front bezel to the chassis. The screws are marked with an arrow as shown in the image below. 16. Hold the assembly together and carefully turn it over.
  • Page 71 17. Hold the panels tightly so the display panel does not fall and get damaged. 18. Lay the assembly on the soft surface.
  • Page 72 19. Peel the tape connecting the web camera to the chassis. 20. Locate the two tabs that secure the bezel. 21. Pull the tab to release it.
  • Page 73 22. Push the tab at the bottom edge of the bezel toward the outside the computer and release it. 23. Lift the bottom edge of the bezel a little.
  • Page 74 24. Carefully route the Bluetooth cable out through the routing slot. 25. Carefully route out the IR cable and camera cable out through the routing slot.
  • Page 75 26. Lift the front bezel off the chassis.

  • Page 76: Installing The Front Bezel

    Installing The Front Bezel Place the front bezel on the chassis. Carefully route in the IR cable and camera cable out through the routing slot. Carefully route-in the Bluetooth cable through the routing slot. Press the bezel till it snaps into the chassis. Hold the assembly together and carefully turn it over.

  • Page 77: Display Panel

    Display Panel Removing The Display Panel Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 78 16. As you lift the panel, check that all four cables are free of their routing holes. 17. Remove the display panel.

  • Page 80: Installing The Display Panel

    Installing The Display Panel Route all the cables through their routing slots. Place the display panel on the frame. Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the chassis. Route the IR and Bluetooth cables through their respective routing holes. Press the bezel on to the display till all the tabs snap into place.

  • Page 81: Speaker Cover

    Speaker Cover Removing The Speaker Cover Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 82 16. Lift the speaker cover off the chassis.

  • Page 83: Installing The Speaker Cover

    Installing The Speaker Cover Push the speaker cover into its slot on the chassis till the tabs snap into place. front bezel . Replace the middle bezel . Replace the processor . Replace the processor heat sink . Replace the processor fan .

  • Page 85: Bluetooth Card

    Bluetooth Card Removing The Bluetooth Card Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 86 16. Remove the screws that secure the Bluetooth card to the front bezel. 17. Remove the Bluetooth card with its cable.

  • Page 87: Installing The Bluetooth Card

    Installing The Bluetooth Card Place the Bluetooth card at it's location on the front bezel. Replace the screws that secure the Bluetooth card to the front bezel. Replace the Mylar cover. front bezel . Replace the system board . Replace the processor heat sink .

  • Page 89: Camera

    Camera Removing The Web Camera Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 90 16. Remove the camera board along with the cable.

  • Page 91: Installing The Web Camera

    Installing The Web Camera Place the camera at it's location on the front bezel. Replace the screws that secure the security camera board to the front bezel. front bezel . Replace the middle bezel . Replace the system board . Replace the processor heat sink .

  • Page 93: Av Cable

    AV Cable Removing The AV Cable Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .

  • Page 94: Installing The Av Cable

    Installing The AV Cable Replace the one large tape and one small tape securing the AV cable, as shown in the image. front bezel . Replace the middle bezel . Replace the system board . Replace the processor heat sink . Replace the processor fan .

  • Page 95: Antenna

    Antenna Removing The Antenna Before Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in cover . Remove the front stand . Remove the system board shield . Remove the WLAN card . Remove the video card fan . Remove the video card and heat sink assembly .
  • Page 96 17. Locate the cables and antennae. 18. Remove the screws that secure the antenna to the chassis.
  • Page 97 19. Peel up the tape securing the cables. Then turn the chassis over. 20. Peel up the metal tape connecting the antenna to the chassis. 21. Remove the antenna with their cables.

  • Page 98: Installing The Antenna

    Installing The Antenna Place the antenna on its location on the chassis and paste it to the chassis using the metal tape. Turn the chassis over. Paste the cables using the metal tape. Replace the screws that secure the antenna to the chassis. Route the cables through the routing slots, and engage the cables to the clips.

  • Page 99: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start (or Start in Windows XP) Help and Support, and then select the option to view information about your computer. System Information System Chipset Intel HM57 chipset DMA Channels...
  • Page 100 Memory Maximum memory 8 GB Video Video Type: Integrated Intel HD Graphics Discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Video Memory: Integrated up to 384 MB of shared video memory Discrete 1 GB DDR3 Audio Integrated dual-channel High-Definition audio Communication Network adapter network interface card capable of 10/100/1000 Mb/s communication Wireless...
  • Page 101 Drives Internally Accessible one 3.5–inch SATA drive bay External Connectors Audio: Front Panel two connectors for microphone and headphone Network Adapter one RJ45 connector USB: Front Panel Back Panel System Board Connectors Connectors one 230-pin connector Data Width (maximum) 256 bits Serial ATA Memory two 240-pin connectors...
  • Page 102 Controls and Lights system board or the power supply. Blinking amber light indicates that the computer has detected an error during the Power-on self- test (POST). Drive activity light white light — Blinking white light indicates that the computer is reading data from or writing data to the hard drive.
  • Page 103 AC Adapter Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output power 90 W / 130 W Output current: 90 W 4.62 A 130 W 6.70 A Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 Dimensions: 90 W 130 W Height 32 mm (1.26 inches) 25.40 mm (1 inch) Width 128 mm (5.04 inches) 154 mm (6.06 inches)
  • Page 104 Environmental Relative humidity (maximum): Operating 10 % to 90 % (non- condensing) Storage 5 % to 95 % (non- condensing) Maximum vibration: Operating 0.66 GRMS Storage 1.3 GRMS Shock (maximum): Operating 140 G Storage 163 G Altitude: Operating –15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 ft to 10,000 ft) Storage –15.2 m to 10668 m (–50 ft to...

  • Page 105: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Diagnostic Beep Codes No POST with three beeps is accompanied by a blinking amber power LED. All other beep codes will be accompanied by a solid white power LED. Refer to the table below for each scenario. Power LED Status Description Failure Coverage BIOS ROM checksum in...

  • Page 106: Diagnostic Power Led Codes

    Power LED Status Description Failure Coverage Video BIOS Test Failure Video card failure CPU Failure Diagnostic Power LED Codes Power LED Light Status Power State Power is off or the system is in an S4 (hibernate) or S5 (Powered Off) power state. LED is blank. The computer is in power-on state.
  • Page 107 The computer failed to complete the boot system have failed at checkpoint [nnnn]. routine three consecutive times for the For help in resolving this problem, please same error. note this checkpoint and contact Dell Technical Support. System fan failure Possible fan failure CPU fan failure...
  • Page 108 S.M.A.R.T error, possible hard disk drive SYSTEM has reported that a parameter failure. has exceeded its normal operating range. Dell recommends that you back up your data regularly. A parameter out of range may or may not indicate a potential hard drive problem.

  • Page 109: System Setup

    System Setup Entering System Setup Turn on (or restart) your computer. When the blue DELL logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear. Once the F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press <F2>...
  • Page 110 Options List — Appears on Options Field — Appears Help — Appears on the the left side of the System on the right side of Options right side of the System Setup window. The field List and contains Setup window and contains lists features that define the information about each help information about the...

  • Page 111: System Setup Options

    System Setup Options Main The Main tab lists out the primary hardware features of the computer. The table below defines the function of each option. System Information Displays the computer model number. BIOS Version Displays the BIOS revision. System Date Re-sets the date on the computer's internal calendar.
  • Page 112 CPU Configuration Hyper-threading Enable or disable processor Default: Enabled hyper-threading. Multi Core Support Displays the number of Default: All active cores. Limit CPUID Value Enable or disable the Limit Default: Enabled CPUID Value feature. CPU XD Support Enable or disable the CPU Default: Enabled XD feature.
  • Page 113 Remote Wake up Allows the computer to be Default: Enabled remotely turned on. Auto Power On Enable or disable the Default: Disabled computer to power on automatically. Post Behavior NumLock Key Enable or disable the Default: On NumLock State light during POST.

  • Page 115: Contacting Dell

    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: Visit support.dell.com.

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