Dell Precision 330 Service Manual

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Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Speaker Cover Installing The Speaker Cover Removing The Speaker Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Heat Sink Removing The Processor Heat Sink Removing The Processor Heat Sink

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Front Bezel Removing The Front Bezel Installing The Front Bezel

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Back Stand Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Push the back stand to its maximum extent. 5. Slide the stand cover through the stand and remove the back stand cover from the computer. Related tasks Installing The Back Stand Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Speakers 1. Place the speakers on the system board. 2. Replace the screws that secure the speakers to the system board. 3. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 4. Replace the system board shield. 5. Replace the front stand. 6. Replace the cover. 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Speakers

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Front Stand 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the screws that secure the front stand to the computer. 4. Fold the back stand as far as it will go and then lift the front stand out of the computer. 5. Remove the screws securing the I/O bracket to the front stand.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual System Board Shield Removing The System Board Shield Installing The System Board Shield

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Processor Heat Sink 1. Place the heat sink on the computer and replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. 2. Replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the computer. 3. Replace the processor fan. 4. Replace the video card fan. 5. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 6. Replace the system board shield. 7. Replace the front stand. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Processor Heat Sink

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Antenna 1. Place the antenna on its location on the chassis and paste it to the chassis using the metal tape. 2. Turn the chassis over. Paste the cables using the metal tape. 3. Replace the screws that secure the antenna to the chassis. 4. Route the cables through the routing slots, and engage the cables to the clips. 5. Replace the front bezel. 6. Replace the middle bezel. 7. Replace the processor. 8. Replace the processor heat sink. 9. Replace the processor fan. 10. Replace the video card fan. 11. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 12. Replace the system board shield. 13. Replace the front stand. 14. Replace the cover. 15. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Antenna

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Web Camera 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Remove the front bezel. 14. Locate the camera board. 15. Remove the screws that secure the camera board to the front bezel. 16. Remove the camera board along with the cable.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Optical Drive Removing The Optical Drive Installing The Optical Drive

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Convertor Board 1. Place the convertor board on the computer. 2. Replace the screws that secure the convertor board to the computer. 3. Connect the display and power cables to the convertor board. 4. Replace the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Convertor Board

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual System Setup Screens Use the following keys to navigate through the System Setup screens: Menu — Appears on top of the System Setup window. This field provides a menu to access the System Setup options. Press < Left Arrow > and < Right Arrow > keys to 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 the left side of the System Setup window. The field lists features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. Scroll up and down the list with the up- and down- arrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the Options Field displays the option's current and available settings. Options Field — Appears on the right side of Options List and contains information about each option listed in the Options List . In this field you can view information about your computer and make changes to your current settings. Press < Enter> to make changes to your current settings. Press to return to the Options List . NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Options Field are changeable. Help — Appears on the right side of the System Setup window and contains help information about the option selected in Options List . Key Functions — Appears below the Options Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field. Keystroke Action < F2 > Displays information on any selected item in the System Setup. < Esc > Exit from current view or switch the current view to the Exit page in the System Setup. < Up Arrow > or < Down Arrow > Select an item to display. < Left Arrow > or < Right Arrow > Select a menu to display. – or + Change existing item value. < Enter > Select the sub menu or execute command. < F9 > Load setup default. < F10 > Save current configuration and exit System Setup.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's 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 assumes that the following conditions exist: l You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. l A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse order. To avoid damaging your computer, perform the following steps before you begin working inside the computer. 1. Ensure that your work surface is flat and clean to prevent the computer cover from being scratched. 2. Turn off your computer (see Turning Off Your Computer). 3. Disconnect all network cables from the computer. 4. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets. 5. Press and hold the power button while the computer is unplugged to ground the system board. 6. Remove the cover. 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. CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. 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. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface, such as a connector on the back of the computer. CAUTION: Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a processor by its edges, not by its pins. 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. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. NOTE: The color of your computer and certain components may appear differently than shown in this document. CAUTION: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug the cable from the network device. CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Bluetooth Card 1. Place the Bluetooth card at it's location on the front bezel. 2. Replace the screws that secure the Bluetooth card to the front bezel. 3. Replace the Mylar cover. 4. Replace the front bezel. 5. Replace the system board. 6. Replace the processor heat sink. 7. Replace the processor fan. 8. Replace the video card fan. 9. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 10. Replace the WLANC. 11. Replace the system board shield. 12. Replace the front stand. 13. Replace the cover. 14. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Bluetooth Card

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The WLAN Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Disconnect the antenna cables. 6. Remove the screws that secure the WLAN card to the computer. 7. Pull the WLAN card out and remove it from the computer.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Speaker Removing The Speakers Installing The Speakers

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Contacting Dell To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country/Region drop-down menu at the bottom of the page. 3. Click Contact Us on the left side of the page. 4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need. 5. Choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Display Panel 1. Route all the cables through their routing slots. 2. Place the display panel on the frame. 3. Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the chassis. 4. Route the IR and Bluetooth cables through their respective routing holes. 5. Press the bezel on to the display till all the tabs snap into place. 6. Replace the web camera. 7. Carefully turn the assembly over. 8. Replace the screws that secure the front bezel to the chassis. 9. Route the IR cable and camera cable thorough their routing slots. 10. Connect the camera cables to the DSP board. 11. Connect the display power cable to the converter. 12. Route the Bluetooth cable through the routing slot. 13. Replace the front bezel. 14. Replace the middle bezel. 15. Replace the processor. 16. Replace the processor heat sink. 17. Replace the processor fan. 18. Replace the video card fan. 19. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 20. Replace the system board shield. 21. Replace the front stand. 22. Replace the cover. 23. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Display Panel

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual 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.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Working on Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Recommended Tools Turning Off Your Computer After Working Inside Your Computer

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual After Working Inside Your Computer After you complete any replacement procedure, ensure you connect any external devices, cards, and cables before turning on your computer. 1. Replace the cover. 2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. 3. Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 4. Turn on your computer. 5. Verify that the computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics. CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device and then plug it into the computer.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Processor Removing The Processor Installing The Processor

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Loosen the captive screws that secure the hard drive cage to the computer. 4. Slide the hard drive bracket away from the computer to release the tabs from the computer. 5. Disconnect the power cable and SATA cable.

7. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive to the hard drive bracket.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual AV Cable Removing The AV Cable Installing The AV Cable

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Cover 1. Place the back cover on the computer. 2. Slide the back cover towards the stand. 3. Install the two screws that secure the back cover to the computer. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing The Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: l Small flat-blade screwdriver l Phillips screwdriver l Small plastic scribe l Flash BIOS update program media

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Touch-Control Board Removing The Touch-Control Board Installing The Touch-Control Board

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Speakers 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board. 6. Remove the screws that secure the speakers to the system board. 7. Remove the speakers from the system board.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Antenna Removing The Antenna Installing The Antenna

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Press the coin-cell battery release tab till the battery pops out. 6. Remove the coin-cell battery from the socket. Related tasks Installing the Coin-Cell Battery

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The System Board 1. Replace the thermal pads under the system board. 2. Replace the two thermal pads under the memory slots. 3. Replace the screws that secure the system board to the computer. 4. Replace the mounting post for the video card fan. 5. Connect the speaker cable. 6. Connect the five cables. 7. Connect the two cables. 8. Tie the cables using a cable clamp for better cable management. 9. Connect the SATA cables to the system board. 10. Connect the AV cable to the system board. 11. Replace the processor heat sink. 12. Replace the processor fan. 13. Replace the video card fan. 14. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 15. Replace the memory. 16. Replace the system board shield. 17. Replace the front stand. 18. Replace the cover. 19. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related information Installing the Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the video card fan. 6. Remove the screws that secure the MXM card and heat sink to the system board The card will pop out at an angle. 7. Remove the MXM video card and heat sink out of the socket. 8. Remove the screws that secure the heat sink to the MXM video card.

10. Pull the MXM video card away from the base plate.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Thermal Fan Removing The Processor Fan Installing The Processor Fan

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Middle Bezel 1. Place the middle bezel on the computer. 2. Press the middle bezel into the computer till all the tabs snap into place. 3. Replace the screws that secure the middle bezel to the computer. 4. Replace the system board shield. 5. Replace the front stand. 6. Replace the cover. 7. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Middle Bezel

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Hard Drive 1. Place the hard drive bracket on the hard drive. 2. Replace the screws securing the hard drive to the hard drive bracket. 3. Place the hard drive on the computer. 4. Connect the power cable and SATA cable. 5. Slide the hard drive bracket towards the computer to secure the tabs to the computer. 6. Tighten the captive screws that secure the hard drive cage to the computer. 7. Replace the cover. 8. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Hard Drive

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Processor Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the video card fan. 6. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 7. Remove the processor fan. 8. Remove the screws that secure the heat sink to the computer. 9. Remove the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. 10. Remove the heat sink from the computer.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The MXM Video Card And Heat Sink 1. Place the video card on the base plate. 2. Place the heat sink on the video card. 3. Replace the screws that secure the heat sink to the video card. 4. Place the video card and heat sink into it's socket. 5. Replace the screws that secure the video card and heat sink to the system board. 6. Replace the video card fan. 7. Replace the system board shield. 8. Replace the front stand. 9. Replace the cover. 10. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing The Video Card and Heat Sink

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Speaker Cover 1. Push the speaker cover into its slot on the chassis till the tabs snap into place. 2. Replace the front bezel. 3. Replace the middle bezel. 4. Replace the processor. 5. Replace the processor heat sink. 6. Replace the processor fan. 7. Replace the video card fan. 8. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 9. Replace the system board shield. 10. Replace the front stand. 11. Replace the cover. 12. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Speaker Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Back Stand 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the back stand cover. 5. Remove the screws that secure the back stand to the computer. 6. Tilt the back stand forward to disengage the tab securing it to the chassis. 7. Remove the back stand.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Optical Drive 1. Push the bezel onto the optical drive. 2. Slide the optical drive into your computer. 3. Replace the screws that secure the optical drive to the computer. 4. Connect the SATA and power cables from the optical drive. 5. Replace the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Optical Drive

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Bluetooth Card Removing The Bluetooth Card Installing The Bluetooth Card

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Diagnostic Power LED Codes Power LED Light Status Power State Power is off or the system is in an S4 (hibernate) or S5 (Powered Off) power state. LED is blank. The computer is in power-on state. The system board cannot start initialization. There may be an issue with the system board, memory, processor or the power supply. The system board cannot start initialization or in an S3 (Sleep state) power state. There is a power problem, a device may be malfunctioning or incorrectly installed.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Speaker Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Remove the front bezel 14. Locate the speaker panel. 15. Push the two snap tabs toward the outside of the computer to release the cover. 16. Lift the speaker cover off the chassis.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Troubleshooting Diagnostic Beep Codes Diagnostic Power LED Codes Diagnostic Error Messages

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the two screws securing the back cover to the computer. 3. Slide the back cover away from the stand. 4. Remove the back cover.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Camera Removing The Web Camera Installing The Web Camera

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Processor Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Disconnect the processor fan cable from the system board. 6. Remove the screws that secure the processor fan to the system board. 7. Peel back the tape sealing the processor fan to the heat sink.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The AV Cable 1. Replace the one large tape and one small tape securing the AV cable, as shown in the image. 2. Replace the front bezel. 3. Replace the middle bezel. 4. Replace the system board. 5. Replace the processor heat sink. 6. Replace the processor fan. 7. Replace the video card fan. 8. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 9. Replace the WLANC 10. Replace the system board shield. 11. Replace the front stand. 12. Replace the cover. 13. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing The AV Cable

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Processor 1. The processor is notched at one end with a triangle marking. The same marking is also notched on the processor socket. Align these two notches and slide the processor into the socket and it should slide in nicely and fit into the socket without any force. 2. Lock the processor into the socket by turning the screw clockwise until it clicks into the locked position. 3. Replace the processor heat sink. 4. Replace the processor fan. 5. Replace the video card fan. 6. Replace the video card and heat sink assembly. 7. Replace the system board shield. 8. Replace the front stand. 9. Replace the cover. 10. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing The Processor

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Front Stand 1. Place the I/O panel on the front stand. 2. Replace the screws securing the I/O bracket to the front stand. 3. Fold the back stand as far as it will go and then place the front stand on the computer 4. Replace the screws that secure the front stand to the computer. 5. Replace the cover. 6. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing The Front Stand

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Installing The Touch-Control Board 1. Place the touch-control board on the computer. 2. Replace the screws that secure the touch-control board. 3. Connect the cables to the touch-control board. 4. Replace the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related tasks Removing the Touch-Control Board

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Bluetooth Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Remove the front bezel 14. Locate the Bluetooth card. 15. Remove the Mylar cover. 16. Remove the screws that secure the Bluetooth card to the front bezel.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Middle Bezel Removing The Middle Bezel Installing The Middle Bezel

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Front Stand Removing The Front Stand Installing The Front Stand

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Convertor Board Removing The Convertor Board Installing The Convertor Board

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Turning Off Your Computer 1. Shut down the operating system: ¡ In Windows 7: Click Start , then click Shut Down. ¡ 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. ¡ In Windows XP: Click Start → Turn Off Computer → Turn Off . The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process is complete. 2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off. CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The AV Cable 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Remove the front bezel. 14. Remove the display panel. 15. Replace the one large tape and one small tape securing the AV cable, as shown in the image. 16. Related tasks Installing The AV Cable

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Back Stand Cover Removing The Back Stand Cover Installing The Back Stand Cover

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Display Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Remove the front bezel. 14. Remove the screws on both sides of the display panel that secure the display panel to the chassis. 15. Tilt the panel up. Keep holding it so it will not slip down and get damaged. 16. As you lift the panel, check that all four cables are free of their routing holes.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Middle Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the screws that secure the middle bezel to the computer. The screws are marked M3 as shown in the image below. 6. Work the middle bezel loose from the chassis. 7. If needed, carefully pry the middle bezel up a little, near the ports on the right side of the computer. The tabs on the bottom of the middle bezel attach to the chassis here.

9. Remove the middle bezel.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual System Board Removing The System Board Installing The System Board

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual System Setup Overview System Setup allows you to: l change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer. l set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password. l read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed. Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference. CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Disconnect the AV cable from the system board. 12. Disconnect the SATA cable from the system board. 13. Open the cable clamp and free the cables.

19. Push the system board towards the middle of the computer and lift it out of the computer.

21. Remove the thermal pads located on the chassis under the system board.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Video Card Fan Removing The Video Card Fan Installing The Video Card Fan

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Select your support category. 3. If you are not a U.S. customer, select your country code at the bottom of the page, or select All to see more choices. 4. Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need. NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the front stand. 4. Remove the system board shield. 5. Remove the WLAN card. 6. Remove the video card fan. 7. Remove the video card and heat sink assembly. 8. Remove the processor fan. 9. Remove the processor heat sink. 10. Remove the processor. 11. Remove the system board. 12. Remove the middle bezel. 13. Route the Bluetooth cable through the routing slot on the chassis. 14. Un-thread the IR cable and camera cable. 15. Remove the screws that secure the front bezel to the chassis. The screws are marked with an arrow as shown in the image below.

17. Hold the panels tightly so the display panel does not fall and get damaged.

19. Peel the tape connecting the web camera to the chassis.

23. Lift the bottom edge of the bezel a little.

25. Carefully route out the IR cable and camera cable out through the routing slot.

Dell Vostro 330 Owner's Manual Removing The Convertor Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the cables from the convertor board. 4. Remove the screws that secure the convertor board to the computer. 5. Remove the convertor board from the computer.