Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 7

Before working inside your computer....................................................................................................................... 7

Safety precautions........................................................................................................................................................ 8

Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection............................................................................................................... 8

ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Entering Service Mode............................................................................................................................................... 10

Exiting Service Mode.................................................................................................................................................. 10

After working inside your computer........................................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 2: Removing and installing components...........................................................................11

Recommended tools...........................................................................................................................................................11

Screw List.............................................................................................................................................................................11

Major components of Vostro 15 3510........................................................................................................................... 13

Secure Digital Card............................................................................................................................................................15

Removing the Secure Digital card............................................................................................................................15

Installing the Secure Digital card.............................................................................................................................. 17

Base cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Removing the base cover...........................................................................................................................................18

Installing the base cover............................................................................................................................................ 20

Battery.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Lithium-ion battery precautions............................................................................................................................... 21

Removing the 3-cell battery...................................................................................................................................... 21

Installing the 3-cell battery....................................................................................................................................... 22

Removing the 4-cell battery..................................................................................................................................... 23

Installing the 4-cell battery....................................................................................................................................... 24

Disconnecting the battery cable..............................................................................................................................25

Disconnecting the battery.........................................................................................................................................26

Memory modules............................................................................................................................................................... 27

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

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

WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................29

Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................29

Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 30

Solid-state drive................................................................................................................................................................ 32

Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 32

Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive............................................................................................................... 32

Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive............................................................................................................. 33

Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive............................................................................................................... 34

Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................35

Removing the hard drive........................................................................................................................................... 35

Installing the hard drive..............................................................................................................................................36

System fan.......................................................................................................................................................................... 38

Removing the system fan..........................................................................................................................................38

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