Table Of Contents - Dell Vostro 3910 Service Manual

Setup and specifications (18 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 6

Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................6

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection......................................................................................................................7

ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................... 7

Transporting sensitive components................................................................................................................................ 8

After working inside your computer................................................................................................................................9

Chapter 2: Removing and installing components.......................................................................... 10

Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10

Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Major components of Vostro 3910................................................................................................................................. 11

Left-side cover................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Removing the left-side cover....................................................................................................................................13

Installing the left-side cover...................................................................................................................................... 14

Front cover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Removing the front cover.......................................................................................................................................... 14

Installing the front cover............................................................................................................................................ 15

Optical drive........................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................................................ 16

Installing the optical drive...........................................................................................................................................17

Optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................................................19

Removing the optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................19

Installing the optical-drive bezel.............................................................................................................................. 20

Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................20

Removing the hard drive........................................................................................................................................... 20

Installing the hard drive.............................................................................................................................................. 21

Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 23

Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 23

Graphics card..................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Removing the graphics card..................................................................................................................................... 24

Installing the graphics card....................................................................................................................................... 25

Memory................................................................................................................................................................................ 27

Removing the memory............................................................................................................................................... 27

Installing the memory................................................................................................................................................. 28

Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................ 29

Removing the solid-state drive................................................................................................................................ 29

Installing the solid-state drive.................................................................................................................................. 30

Wireless card.......................................................................................................................................................................31

Removing the wireless card.......................................................................................................................................31

Installing the wireless card........................................................................................................................................ 32

Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 33

Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................33

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