Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings..............2 1 Working on Your Computer..............7 ................7 Before Working Inside Your Computer ......................9 Recommended Tools ....................9 Turning Off Your Computer ................9 After Working Inside Your Computer 2 Battery......................11 .....................11 Removing The Battery ......................12 Installing The Battery 3 Memory Card....................13 ...................13 Removing The Memory Card...
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.....................23 Installing The Optical Drive 8 Keyboard....................25 ....................25 Removing The Keyboard ....................28 Installing The Keyboard 9 Palm Rest....................29 ....................29 Removing The Palm Rest ....................35 Installing The Palm Rest 10 Hinge Cover.....................37 .....................37 Removing The Hinge Cover ....................38 Installing The Hinge Cover 11 Display Assembly...................41 ..................41 Removing The Display Assembly...
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16 Display Brackets and Hinges...............65 ..............65 Removing The Display Brackets And Hinges ..............67 Installing The Display Brackets And Hinges 17 VGA Board....................69 ....................69 Removing the VGA Board ....................70 Installing The VGA Board 18 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card........73 ...........73 Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card ..........74 Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card...
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28 System Setup..................113 ....................113 System Setup Overview .......................113 System Setup Enter ....................113 System Setup Screens ....................115 System Setup Options 29 Diagnostics....................119 ......................119 Device Status Lights .....................119 Battery Status Lights ....................119 Diagnostic Beep Codes 30 Specifications..................121 31 Contacting Dell..................131 ......................131 Contacting Dell...
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.
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CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable.
After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. CAUTION: To avoid damage to the computer, use only the battery designed for this particular Dell computer. Do not use batteries designed for other Dell computers.
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Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator, battery slice, or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer.
Battery Removing The Battery Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in Slide the left and the right battery release latches to the unlock position. Slide the battery and remove it from the computer.
Memory Card Removing The Memory Card Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in Press in on the memory card to release it from the computer. Slide the memory card out of the computer.
Installing The Memory Card Push the memory card into the compartment until it is fully engaged with a click sound. After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
ExpressCard Removing The ExpressCard Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in Press the ExpressCard to release it from the computer. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer.
Installing The ExpressCard Push the ExpressCard into the compartment slot until it clicks into place. battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
Memory Door Removing The Memory Door Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in Loosen the screw that secures the memory door. Pry up the memory door near the screw hole, lift and remove it.
Installing The Memory Door Place the memory door on the back of the computer. Tighten the screw securing the memory door. battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
Memory Removing The Memory Module Before Working On Your Computer Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the memory door . Remove the Pry the retention clips away from the memory module until it pops up. Remove the memory module from its connector on the system board.
Installing The Memory Module Insert the memory module into the memory socket. Press down on the memory module until the retention clip secures the memory in place. memory door . Install the battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
Optical Drive Removing The Optical Drive Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the memory door . Remove the Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. Use a screwdriver to gently pry the optical drive out of the computer.
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Remove the screws that secure the optical drive bracket. Remove the optical drive bracket from the optical drive module.
Installing The Optical Drive Tighten the screws to secure the optical-drive bracket. Slide the optical drive into the compartment on the chassis. Tighten the screw to secure the optical drive to the computer. memory door . Install the battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer .
Keyboard Removing The Keyboard Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the Press the keyboard down. Pry the keyboard with the use of a flat-head screwdriver towards the display to reveal the first keyboard retainer. Pry up the second keyboard retainer.
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Pry up the third keyboard retainer. Pry up the fourth keyboard retainer.
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Pull up the keyboard from the palm rest. Release the latch on the system board connector, then disconnect the keyboard cable.
Installing The Keyboard Push the keyboard down to engage the keyboard retainers. battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
Palm Rest Removing The Palm Rest Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the Remove the screws in the battery compartment Remove the screws in the optical drive compartment.
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Remove the rubber from the bottom base on the right side. Remove the rubber from the bottom base on the left side.
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10. Remove all the screws from the bottom base. 11. Flip the computer around and remove the screws that secures the palm rest.
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12. Release the latches on the system board connector, then disconnect the touch pad cable and the finger printer cable. 13. Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the power button cable.
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14. Release the latch on the system board connector and then disconnect the hot key cable. 15. Pry up the right side of the palm rest.
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16. Pry up the left side of the palm rest. 17. Pry up the sides of the palm rest and remove it from the computer.
Installing The Palm Rest Starting from the right edge of the palm rest, press downwards on the system to engage the tabs. Work your way around the edges and ensure the tabs are fully engaged. Connect all cables to the system board. Tighten the screws to secure the palm rest in place.
Hinge Cover Removing The Hinge Cover Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the hinge cover. Press down on the hooks highlighted in the image.
Flip the computer around and remove the hinge cover from the side. Installing The Hinge Cover Align the hinge cover to the computer. Tighten the screws securing the hinge cover to the computer. palm rest . Install the optical drive . Install the memory door .
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After Working Inside Your Computer . Follow the procedures in...
Display Assembly Removing The Display Assembly Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the Remove the screws that secure the display hinge. Loosen the screw that secures the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) cable.
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Disconnect the LVDS cable from the system board. 10. Disconnect the wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna cable.
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11. Remove the screws that secure the left hinge. 12. Remove the screws that secure the right hinge.
13. Lift the display assembly and remove it from the computer. Installing The Display Assembly Attach the display assembly to the base of the computer. Tighten the screws on the display assembly securing it in place. Connect antennae to installed wireless solutions. Install the LVDS cable and tighten the LVDS cable screw.
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keyboard . Install the battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 10. Follow the procedures in...
Display Bezel Removing The Display Bezel Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly . Remove the Pry up the upper side of the display bezel.
10. Remove the display bezel. Installing The Display Bezel Place the display bezel on the computer. Starting from the bottom edge, press downward on the display bezel to engage the tabs. Work your way around the sides and top edge. display Assembly Install the palm rest .
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memory door . Install the keyboard . Install the battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 10. Follow the procedures in...
Camera Removing The Camera Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly . Remove the display bezel .
11. Disconnect the camera cable and remove the display camera. Installing The Camera Connect the camera cable and the camera to the display assembly. Affix the tape to secure the camera. display bezel . Install the display Assembly Install the palm rest .
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keyboard . Install the battery . Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 10. Follow the procedures in...
Display Panel Removing The Display Panel Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly . Remove the display bezel .
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12. Remove the screw that secures the right display bracket assembly. 13. Remove the screws that secure the right display bracket.
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14. Release the display cable from the trough. 15. Release the wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna from the trough.
16. Lift and remove the display panel module from the display cover. Installing The Display Panel Install the wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna cables. Install the screws that secure the right and the left display brackets. display camera . Install the display bezel .
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memory door . Install the keyboard . Install the battery . 10. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 11. Follow the procedures in...
Display Cable Removing The Display Cable Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly . Remove the display bezel .
13. Disconnect the display cable from the display panel. Installing The Display Cable Connect the display cable to the display panel. Attach the tape affixing the display cable. display panel . Install the display camera . Install the display bezel . Install the display Assembly .
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optical drive . Install the memory door . Install the keyboard . 10. Install the battery . 11. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 12. Follow the procedures in...
Display Brackets and Hinges Removing The Display Brackets And Hinges Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly .
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13. Remove the screws that secure the right display bracket. 14. Remove the right display bracket.
Installing The Display Brackets And Hinges Install the screws that secure the right and the left display brackets. display panel . Install the display camera . Install the display bezel . Install the display Assembly . Install the palm rest . Install the optical drive .
VGA Board Removing the VGA Board Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the hinge cover . Remove the display assembly .
11. Remove the VGA board from the chassis. Installing The VGA Board Install the VGA Board. Install the screw that secures the VGA board. Connect the VGA cable. display assembly . Install the hinge cover . Install the palm rest . Install the optical drive .
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memory door . Install the keyboard . Install the battery . 10. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 11. Follow the procedures in...
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Removing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
Installing The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Slide the WLAN card into its slot. Tighten the screw to secure the WLAN card in place. Connect the antennae according to the color code on the WLAN card. palm rest . Install the optical drive .
System Fan Removing The System Fan Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the keyboard . Remove the optical drive . Remove the memory door . Remove the palm rest . Remove the display assembly . Remove the hinge cover .
12. Remove the system fan from the bottom base module. Installing The System Fan Install the screw that secures the system fan. Connect the system fan cable to the system board. VGA board Install the hinge cover . Install the display assembly .
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optical drive . Install the keyboard . Install the battery . 10. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 11. Follow the procedures in...
System Board Removing The System Board Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the ExpressCard . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the hinge cover .
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14. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. 15. Remove the screws that secures the system board. 16. Disconnect the system board from the Input/Output panel.
17. Lift and remove system board from the chassis. Installing The System Board Connect the system board to the Input/Output panel. Tighten the screws that secures the system board. system fan . Install the VGA board . Install the WLAN mini-card . Install the display assembly .
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palm rest . Install the optical drive . Install the memory door . 10. Install the keyboard . 11. Install the express dummy card . 12. Install the battery . 13. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 14. Follow the procedures in...
DC-in Jack Removing The DC-in Port Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
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15. Remove the screw securing the DC-in Port. 16. Remove the DC-in Port from the bottom base.
Installing The DC-in Port Install DC-in port, screws, and route the cables. system board . Install the system fan . Install the VGA board . Install the WLAN card . Install the display assembly . Install the hinge cover . Install the palm rest .
Input/Output Board Removing The Input/Output Panel Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
15. Remove the I/O panel from the bottom base. Installing The Input/Output Panel Install The Input/Output Panel. Install the screws that secures the I/O panel. system board . Install the system fan . Install the VGA board . Install the WLAN mini-card .
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hinge cover . Install the palm rest . Install the optical drive . 10. Install the memory door . 11. Install the keyboard . 12. Install the express dummy card . 13. Install the battery . 14. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 15.
Speaker Removing The Speakers Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the hinge cover .
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15. Lift the left speaker from the bottom base. 16. Remove the screws that secure the right speaker.
17. Lift the right speaker and remove the speaker module. Installing The Speakers Insert the right and left speakers in their compartment. Replace the screws securing the right and left speakers. system board . Install the system fan . Install the VGA board .
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hinge cover . Install the palm rest . Install the optical drive . 10. Install the memory door . 11. Install the keyboard . 12. Install the express dummy card . 13. Install the battery . 14. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 15.
Hard Drive Removing The Hard Drive Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
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15. Slide the hard-drive module to release it from the system board 16. Remove the hard drive module from the system board.
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17. Remove the screws that secures the hard-drive bracket on one side. 18. Remove the screws that secures the hard-drive bracket on the other side.
19. Slide the hard drive from the hard-drive bracket. Installing The Hard Drive Tighten the screws to secure the hard-drive bracket. Slide the hard-drive module into the system board compartment. Tighten the screws to secure the hard drive. system board . Install the system fan .
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optical drive . 11. Install the memory door . 12. Install the keyboard . 13. Install the express dummy card . 14. Install the battery . 15. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 16. Follow the procedures in...
Heat Sink Removing The Heat Sink Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
15. Lift the heat sink up and remove it from the system board. Installing The Heat Sink Install the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. system board . Install the system fan . Install the VGA board . Install the WLAN mini-card .
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palm rest . Install the optical drive . Install the memory door . 10. Install the keyboard . 11. Install the express dummy card . 12. Install the battery . 13. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 14. Follow the procedures in...
Processor Removing The Processor Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest . Remove the hinge cover .
16. Lift the processor straight up from the socket and place it in an antistatic packaging. Installing The Processor Insert the processor into the processor socket. Ensure the processor is properly seated. Tighten the processor cam-screw in a clockwise direction to the locked position. heat sink .
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WLAN mini-card . Install the display assembly . Install the hinge cover . Install the palm rest . 10. Install the optical drive . 11. Install the memory door . 12. Install the keyboard . 13. Install the express dummy card . 14.
Coin-Cell Battery Removing The Coin-Cell Battery Before Working On Your Computer . Follow the procedures in battery . Remove the express dummy card . Remove the keyboard . Remove the memory door . Remove the optical drive . Remove the palm rest .
15. Remove the coin-cell battery from the socket. Installing The Coin-Cell Battery Attach the coin-cell battery to the coin-cell compartment. system board . Install the system fan . Install the VGA board . Install the WLAN mini-card . Install the display assembly .
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palm rest . Install the optical drive . Install the memory door . 10. Install the keyboard . 11. Install the express dummy card . 12. Install the battery . 13. Install the After Working Inside Your Computer . 14. Follow the procedures in...
System Setup Enter 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>...
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navigate. As a Menu option is highlighted, the Options List lists the options that define the hardware installed on your computer. 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.
Keystroke Action < F10 > Save current configuration and exit System Setup. System Setup Options Main System Information Displays the computer model number. System Date Re-sets the date on the computer's internal calendar. System Time Re-sets the time on the computer's internal clock.
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Fixed HDD Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive. SATA ODD Displays the model number and capacity of the optical drive. eSATA Device Displays information about the installed eSATA device. AC Adapter Type Displays the type of the AC adapter. Advanced Intel SpeedStep Enable or disable the Intel...
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Charger Behavior Specifies if the computer Default: Enabled battery will be charged when connected to an AC power source. Miscellaneous Devices These fields let you enable or disable various on board devices. Security Set Service Tag This field displays your system's service tag.
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Network Specify which network device the computer can boot through. Exit This section allows you to save, discard, and load default settings before exiting from System Setup.
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the battery light operates as follows: • Alternately blinking amber light and white light — An unauthenticated or unsupported non-Dell AC adapter is attached to your laptop. • Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light — Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present.
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Beep Possible Cause Troubleshooting Steps BIOS ROM checksum in System board failure, progress of failure. covers BIOS corruption or ROM error No RAM detected No memory detected System board Failure • Chipset Error (North and South Bridge Chipset, DMA/IMR/ Timer Error) •...
Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer. System Information Chipset: Vostro 3350/ 3450/ 3550/ 3750...
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AMD Radeon HD series — up to 256 MB / 512 MB of shared memory Discrete: Vostro 3350 AMD Radeon HD6490 GDDR5 - 512 Vostro 3450/ 3550 AMD Radeon HD6630 - 1 GB VRAM Vostro 3750 NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M - 1 GB Communications...
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Ports and Connectors Vostro 3550 two USB 3.0-compliant connectors, one USB 2.0- compliant connector and one eSATA/USB 2.0- compliant connector Vostro 3555 three USB 3.0-compliant connectors and one eSATA/ USB 2.0-compliant connector Vostro 3750 two USB 3.0-compliant connectors, one USB 2.0- compliant connector and one eSATA/USB 2.0- compliant connector Memory card reader...
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0° (closed) to 135° Refresh rate 60 Hz Minimum Viewing angles: Horizontal +/- 40° Vertical +10°/-30° Pixel pitch 0.2148 mm Vostro 3450 Type WLED display Size 14.0 inch HD Active area (X/Y) 309.40 mm x 173.95 mm Dimensions: Height 192.50 mm (7.58 inches) Width 324.00 mm (12.76 inches)
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Display Pixel pitch 0.2265 mm Vostro 3550/3555 Type WLED display Size 15.6 inch HD Active area (X/Y) 344.23 mm x 193.54 mm Dimensions: Height 210.00 mm (8.26 inches) Width 360.00 mm (14.17 inches) Diagonal 396.24 mm (15.60 inches) Maximum resolution 1366 x 768 pixels at 262K colors Maximum Brightness 220 nits...
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8-cell — 270.00 mm (10.63 inches) Weight 4-cell — 230.00 g (0.51 lb) 8-cell — 446.00 g (0.98 lb) Voltage 14.8 VDC Vostro 3450/3550/3555 Type • 6-cell "smart" lithium ion (2.2 AHr) • 9-cell "smart" lithium ion (2.8 AHr)
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Battery Depth 6-cell / 9-cell — 57.80 mm (2.27 inches) Height 6-cell — 20.80 mm (0.81 inch) 9-cell — 40.15 mm (1.58 inches) Width 6-cell / 9-cell — 255.60 mm (10.06 inches) Weight 6-cell — 340.00 g (0.75 lb) 9-cell — 504.50 g (1.11 lb) Voltage 11.1 VDC Vostro 3750...
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Battery Operating 0 °C to 35 °C (32 °F to 95 °F) Non-operating –40 °C to ~65 °C (–40 °F to ~149 °F) Coin-cell battery 3 V CR2032 lithium ion AC Adapter Input voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC Input current (maximum) 1.5 A / 1.6 A / 1.7 A / 2.3 A / 2.5 A Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz...
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1.17 inches) Width 329.20 mm (12.96 inches) Depth 228.50 mm (9.00 inches) Weight (Minimum) 2.04 kg (4.50 lb) Vostro 3450: Height 30.60 mm to 33.20 mm (1.20 inches to 1.31 inches) Width 343.00 mm (13.50 inches) Depth 245.80 mm (9.68 inches) Weight (Minimum) 2.28 kg (5.02 lb)
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Physical Height 30.80 mm to 34.80 mm (1.21 inches to 1.37 inches) Width 418.40 mm (16.47 inches) Depth 286.70 mm (11.29 inches) Weight (Minimum) 3.00 kg (6.62 lb) Environmental 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 (Maximum):...
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