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    Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Working on Your Computer Specifications Removing and Replacing Parts System Setup Diagnostics Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to
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    Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Audio 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 assembly. 5. Remove the optical drive. 6. Remove the keyboard. 7. Remove
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    10. Disconnect the audio board cable from its connector on the audio board. 11. Lift the audio board up and away from the computer.
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    Replacing the Audio Board To replace the audio board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Base Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Base
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    Replacing the Base Cover To replace the base cover, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Battery
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    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
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    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 computer l To set or
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    L3 Cache Size System Memory Memory Speed Memory Channel Mode DIMM A Size DIMM B Size Internal HDD Fixed Bay Device Video Controller Video BIOS Version Video Memory Panel Type Native Resolution Audio Controller WWAN Bluetooth Device Wireless Device AC Adapter Type Displays the computer model number
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    the computer's internal hard drive (HDD). The hard drive password is enabled even when the hard drive is installed on another 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
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    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 palm rest. 8. Remove the audio board. 9. Lift the Bluetooth® card up and away from the audio board. Replacing the Bluetooth Card To replace the
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    Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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    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
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    Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    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
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    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 Turns on when you turn on the computer and blinks when the computer is in a power management mode.
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    modem. 3. Replace the system board. System board error 1. Replace the system board. Option ROM error 1. Reseat the device. 2. Replace the device. 3. Replace the system board. Storage device error 1. Reseat the hard drive and optical drive. 2. Test the computer with just the hard drive and just
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    Page Display Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    11. Disconnect the antenna cables from their connectors on the system board. 12. Disconnect the camera cable from its connector on the system board.
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    13. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer. 14. Lift the display assembly up and away from the computer.
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    Replacing the Display Assembly To replace the display panel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page ExpressCard Cage Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    11. Disconnect the ExpressCard cage cable from its connector on the system board. 12. Lift the ExpressCard cage up and away from the computer.
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    Replacing the ExpressCard Cage To replace the ExpressCard cage, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page ExpressCard Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Replacing the ExpressCard To replace the ExpressCard, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hard Drive
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    6. Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive. 7. Lift up the hard-drive bracket and remove it from the hard-drive assembly.
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    Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Sink and Fan Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    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
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    Contents Page IO Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Replacing the IO Board To replace the IO board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    6. Carefully open the clip to release the keyboard cable. 7. Disconnect the keyboard cable from its connector on the system board and remove the keyboard from the computer.
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    Replacing the Keyboard To replace the keyboard, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page Display Bezel Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Replacing the Display Bezel To replace the display bezel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. 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 local area
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    Replacing the Display Hinges To replace the display hinges, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page Display Panel Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    13. Carefully lift the display panel from the display assembly. 14. Lift the display panel along with the hinges up and away from the display assembly.
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    15. Remove the tape that secures the display cable to the dispaly panel. 16. Disconnect the display cable from its connector on the display panel.
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    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
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    Contents Page Memory Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Replacing the Memory Module(s) To replace the memory module(s), perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page Memory Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Page Optical Drive Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Page Palm Rest Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    9. Flip the computer over with the right side facing up. 10. Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board. 11. Open the clip that secures the fingerprint data cable to its connector on the system board.
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    12. Disconnect the fingerprint data cable from its connector on the system board. 13. Open the clip that secures the audio cable to its connector on the system board.
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    14. Disconnect the audio cable from its connector on the system board. 15. Open the clip that secures the touchpad data cable to its connector on the system board.
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    16. Disconnect the touchpad data cable from its connector on the system board. 17. Open the clip that secures the media button data cable to its connector on the system board.
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    18. Disconnect the media button data cable from its connector on the system board. 19. Remove the screws that secure the palm rest to the front of the computer.
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    20. Gently pry along the edges of the palm rest to release the palm rest. 21. Lift the palm rest up and away from the computer.
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    Replacing the Palm Rest To replace the palm rest, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    and Replacing Parts Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Battery ExpressCard Memory Optical Drive Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card Palm Rest Bluetooth Card Speakers Display Bezel Display Panel ExpressCard Cage Heat Sink I/O Board Back to Contents Page Memory Card Base Cover Hard Drive Coin
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    Page Processor Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    the Processor CAUTION: While replacing the processor, ensure that the cam lock is in the fully open position before seating the seated can result in an intermittent connection or permanent damage to the microprocessor and ZIF socket. To replace the processor, perform the above steps in reverse
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    Power-Button Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    10. Disconnect the power-button cable from the power-button board. 11. Lift the power-button board up and away from the computer.
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    Replacing the Power-Button Board To replace the power-button board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
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    Contents Page Speakers Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing
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    10. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the palm rest. 11. Release the speakers from the palm rest.
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    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
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    Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Communications Processor ExpressCard Keyboard System Information Battery Audio Touchpad AC Adapter Ports and Connectors Drives memory Maximum memory NOTE: Intel Core i3/i5/i7 dual-core processors shipped with your computer support both 1066 Hz and 1333 MHz memory
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    connector 19-pin HDMI connector one 4-pin connector RJ-45 connector four USB 2.0-compliant connector one eSATA/USB 2.0-compliant connector 8-in-1 memory card reader PCI-E half-mini card support for WLAN Drives Hard drive Optical drives Display Type Active area (X/Y) Dimensions Height Width Diagonal
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    battery AC Adapter Type Input voltage Input current (maximum) Input frequency Output power Output current Dimensions mm (1.05 inches-1.35 inches) 410.8 mm (16.17 inches) 2.90 kg (6.39 lb) with a 6-cell battery and media drives 0 °C to 35 °C (32 °F to 95 hard drive in head-parked position and a
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    to Contents Page System Board Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance
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    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
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    Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the base
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    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
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    Working on Your Computer Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual Before Working Inside Your Computer Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage
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    . 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. 1. Connect any external devices, such as a port replicator, battery slice, or media base, and replace any cards, such as an ExpressCard
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Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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February 2010
Rev. A00
Working on Your Computer
Specifications
Removing and Replacing Parts
System Setup
Diagnostics
NOTE:
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