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Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
If you purchased a Dell™ n Series
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Back to Contents Page Base Cover Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the battery. 3. Remove the screws that secure the base cover to the computer. 4. Li
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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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Back to Contents Page Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 NOTE: You may need to install Adobe® Flash® Player from Adobe.com in order to view the illustrations below. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Compute
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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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Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 change a user-selectable option such as the user password l To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed Before you use System Setu
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Main The Main tab lists out the primary hardware features of the computer. The table below defines the function of each option. Main Displays the computer model number. Dell Bios Version Name Displays the BIOS revision. System Date Resets the date on the computer's internal calendar. System Time Resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Processor Type Displays the type of processor. Processor Cores Displays the number of processor cores. Processor ID Displays the processor ID. Pro
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Allows the clock speed of the processor to be dynamically changed by software while minimizing Default: Enabled power draw and heat dissipation. Allows increased protection against buffer overflow Execute Disable Bit Default: Enabled attacks. Allows a platform to run multiple operating systems ® Virtualization and applications in independent partitions, allowing Default: Disabled one computer to function as multiple virtual computers. Power Management Allows USB devices to wake-up the
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Back to Contents Page Bluetooth Card Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 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
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Back to Contents Page Camera Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 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 dri
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14. 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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Back to Contents Page Coin-Cell Battery Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 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 bat
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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™ 3300 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. Turns on when the computer reads or writes data. Turns on steadily or blinks to indicate battery charge status. Turns on when wireless networking is enabled. Turns on when a car
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FLASH-ON-FLASH 1. Reseat the display cable. 2. Replace the display panel. Display panel error 3. Replace the video card/system board. OFF-FLASH-OFF 1. Install compatible memory modules. 2. If two modules are installed remove one and test. Try the other module in the same slot and test. Test the other slot with both modules. Memory compatibility error 3. Replace the memory. 4. Replace the system board. ON-FLASH-ON 1. Reseat the memory. 2. If two modules are installed remove on
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Back to Contents Page Display Assembly Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 Display Assembly 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. Re
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12. Remove the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer. 13. 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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Back to Contents Page ExpressCard Cage Dell™ Vostro™ 3300 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 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. Re
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Replacing the ExpressCard Cage To replace the ExpressCard cage, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page
