Dell 3700- User Manual

Replacing the Base Cover To replace the base cover, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Flip the computer over. 3. Slide the battery release latch to the unlock position. 4. Slide the other battery release latch to the unlock position...

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

Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 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 com...

Security The Security tab displays the security status and allows you to manage the security features of the computer. Boot The Boot tab allows you to change the boot sequence.   Exit This section allows you to save, discard, and load default settings before exiting from System Setup. Back to Conten...

Back to Contents Page Bluetooth Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Bluetooth Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7....

Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the wireless local area network (...

13. Lift the camera up and away from the computer. Replacing the Camera To replace the camera, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Disconnect the coin-cell battery cable from the system board. 5. Gently pry...

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

Back to Contents Page Diagnostics Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual     Device Status Lights    Battery Status Lights    Battery Charge and Health    Keyboard Status Lights    LED Error Codes     Device Status Lights   Battery Status Lights If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the b...

Back to Contents Page Display Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Display Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card . 5. Remove the hard drive...

Replacing the Display Assembly To replace the display panel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Cage Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the ExpressCard Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard ...

Replacing the ExpressCard Cage To replace the ExpressCard cage, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the ExpressCard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press in on the ExpressCard to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the ExpressCard out of the computer. WARNING: Before working inside ...

Replacing the ExpressCard To replace the ExpressCard, perform the above steps in reverse order.   Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Hard Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the screw that secures the hard-drive assembly to the computer. 5. Slide the hard-...

Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Heat Sink and Fan Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the coin-cell battery . 5. Remove the hard drive ....

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

Back to Contents Page IO Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the IO Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the coin-cell battery . 5. Remove the hard drive . 6. Remove the optical drive . 7. Re...

Replacing the IO Board To replace the IO board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Flip the computer over with the right side facing up. 4. Using a small plastic scribe, press in on the release latches a...

Replacing the Keyboard To replace the keyboard, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Display Bezel Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Display Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the wireless local ...

Replacing the Display Bezel To replace the display bezel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Display Hinges Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Display Hinges 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the wireless loca...

Replacing the Display Hinges To replace the display hinges, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Display Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the wireless wide are...

17. Remove the screws that secure the display brackets to the display panel and remove the 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

Back to Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Memory Module(s) 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Push apart the memory retention clips to release the memory module. 5. Remove the memor...

Back to Contents Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Memory Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Press in on the memory card to release it from the computer. 3. Slide the memory card out and remove from the computer. Replacing the Memo...

Back to Contents Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the screw that secures the optical drive to the computer. 5. Using a screwdr...

Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Palm Rest 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7. Remove th...

Replacing the Palm Rest To replace the palm rest, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Removing and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Back to Contents Page    Battery    ExpressCard    Memory    Optical Drive    Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card    Palm Rest    Bluetooth Card    Speakers    Display Bezel    Display Panel    ExpressCard Cage ...

Back to Contents Page Processor Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the coin-cell battery . 5. Remove the hard drive . 6. Remove the optical drive . 7. ...

Replacing the Processor To replace the processor, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page 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 res...

Back to Contents Page Power-Button Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Power-Button Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keybo...

Replacing the Power-Button Board To replace the power-button board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page Speakers Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the hard drive . 5. Remove the optical drive . 6. Remove the keyboard . 7. Remove the ...

12. Release the speaker cables from their routing guides on the palm rest and remove the speakers from the palm rest. Replacing the Speakers To replace the speakers, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page

Back to Contents Page   Specifications Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual    Communications    AC Adapter    Processor    Ports and Connectors    ExpressCard    Drives    Keyboard    Video    System Information    Physical    Battery    Environmental    Audio    Display    Touchpad    Memory NOTE: Of...

Back to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Remove the coin-cell battery . 5. Remove the hard drive . 6. Remove the optical 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

Back to Contents Page Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer . 2. Remove the battery . 3. Remove the base cover . 4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card. 5. Remove t...

6. Gently 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. Back to Contents Page

  Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual  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. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assum...

l In Windows Vista ® : Click Start , then click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu as shown below, and then click Shut Down . l In Windows ®  XP: Click Start → Turn Off Computer → Turn Off . The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure ...