Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual
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Removing and Replacing Parts 4-55 Customer Kits (continued) Hard-Disk Drive X HD,3.2GB,I,F2,12.5MM,IBM, REV 2 Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 4.0 GB Hard-Disk Drive, IBM X X X CUS,HD,4G,I,F2,12.5M,IBM,I3500 4.0GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD,4G,I,F2,12.5M,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,4GB,I,F2,12.5MM,IBM,REV 2 Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 4.0 GB Hard-Disk Drive, 12.5,FujitsuX X X CUS,HD,4GB,I,12.5M,FJTSU,I3500 4.0GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD,4G,I,F2,12.5M,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,4.0GB,I,F2,12.5MM,FJTSU Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 4.3 GB Hard-Disk Drive, 9.5, FujitsuX X X CUS,HD,4.3GB,9.5MM,FJTSU,I3500 4.3GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD,4.3G,F2,9.5M,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,4.3GB,I,F2,9.5MM,FJTSU Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Spacer SPCR,PLSTC,HD,9.5MM,NBK,I3500 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
4-56Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Service Manual Customer Kits (continued) Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 4.3 GB Hard-Disk Drive, 9.5, IBMX X X CUS,HD,4.3GB,9.5MM,IBM,I3500 4.3GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD4.3G,F3,9.5M,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,4.3GB,I,F3,1IN,NN,IBM,KLDKE2 Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Spacer SPCR,PLSTC,HD,9.5MM,NBK,I3500 Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 6.4 GB Hard-Disk Drive, 12.5,FujitsuX X X CUS,HD,6.4GB,I,F2,FJTSU,I3500 6.4GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD,6.4G,F2,FJTSU,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,6.4GB,I,F2,12.5MM,FJTSU H10 Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, 6.4 GB, Hard-Disk Drive, 12.5,IBMX X X CUS,HD,6.4GB,I,F2,IBM,I3500 6.4GB Subassembly X X SUBASSY,HD,6.4G,F2,12.5M,I3500 Boot Information X INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE Hard-Disk Drive X HD,6.4GB,I,F2,12.5MM,IBM ACDIA Screws X X SCR,M3X4,FL PH,MS,BLO Hard-Disk Drive Carrier AssemblyX X SUBASSY,CARR,HD,NBK,I3500 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
Removing and Replacing Parts 4-57 Customer Kits (continued) Plastic Carrier X CARR,HD,PLSTC,NBK,I3500 Connector Board X CBL,FLEX,HD,NBK,I3500 DVD/MPEG-II PC Card X X CRD,VID,DECODER,PCMCIA,MPEGII Customer Kit, DVD/MPEG-II Cable KitX KIT,CBL\CDSK,VID,MPEGII,PCMCIA Customer Kit, CD-ROM, Toshiba X X X CUS,CD,12.7MM,I,INT,I3500 CD-ROM Assembly (Toshiba) X X ASSY,CD,12.7MM,I,INT,I3500 Upper Plastic X CVR,PLSTC,UPR,CD/DVD,NBK,I3500 Lower Plastic X CVR,PLSTC,LWR,CD/DVD,NBK,I3500 Metal Bracket (if it exists) X BRKT,MET,CD,NBK,I3500 Metal Plate X PLT,MET,CD,NBK,13500 Drive X CD,12.7MM,I,INT,NBK,I3500 Cable X CBL,FLEX,CD,NBK,I3500 Bezel X BZL,PLSTC,CD,TOSHIBA,I3500 FPC Sponge X FOAM,SPRT,CD,I3500 Label LBL,ID,CD,NBK,I3500 Screws X SCR,M2.5X5,FL PNH,BLO Customer Kit, Diskette Drive, Mit- sumiX X X CUS,FD,INT/EXT,MITSUMI,I3500 Diskette Drive Assembly X X ASSY,FD,INT/EXT,MITSUMI,I3500 Diskette Drive Cable X CBL,FLEX,FD,NBK,I3500 Diskette Drive (Mitsumi) X FD,1.44M,F3,17MM,I3000,MITSUMI Diskette Drive Lower Plastic X CVR,PLSTC,BTM,FD,NBK,I3500 Diskette Drive Upper Plastic X CVR,PLSTC,TOP,FD,NBK,I3500 Diskette Drive Metal BracketX BRKT,MET,FD,NBK,I3500 Screws X SCR,M2.5X5,FL PNH,BLO Label LBL,IDENT,FD,MITSUMI,I3500 Customer Kit, 32MB Memory X X X CUS,DIMM,32,66M,4X64,2K,144 DIMM,32,66M,4X64,4K,144 X X DIMM,32,66M,4X64,4K,144 Customer Kit, 64MB Memory X X X CUS,DIMM,64,66M,8X64,2K,144 DIMM,64,66M,8X64,4K,144 X X DIMM,64,66M,8X64,4K,144 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
4-58Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Service Manual Customer Kits (continued) Customer Kit, 128MB Memory X X X CUS,DIMM,128,66M,16X64,4K,144 DIMM,128,66M,16X64,4K,144 X X DIMM,128,66M,16X64,4K,144 Customer Kit, Main Battery X X X CUS,BTRY#2,45W,LIION,I3500 Battery, Assembly X X ASSY,BTRY,45W,LIION,NBK,I3500 Battery X BTRY,MAIN,45W,LIION,NBK,I3500 Battery Label X LBL,IDENT,BTRY,NBK,I3500 Customer Kit, Flash BIOS X X X CUS,DSK,FLASH,BIOS,F3,I3500 Kit, BIOS flash X X KIT,DSK,FLASH,BIOS,F3,I3500 Diskette Envelope X ENV,DSK,F3,PLSTC Card Lag X CARD,LAG BIOS Diskette X DSK,BIOS,FLASH,F3,UPG,I3500 BIOS Software X SW,BIOS,FLASH,I3500 Customer Kit, Diskette Drive Cable X X X CUS,CBL,FD,INT/EXT,I3500,US Kit, Diskette Drive Cable X X KIT,CBL,FD,INT/EXT,I3500,US Cable X CBL,FD,INT/EXT,I3500 Customer Kit, AC Adapter X X X CUS,ADPT,AC,EXT,19V,60W,I3500 AC Adapter only X X X ADPT,AC,EXT,19V,60W,NBK,I3500 Power Cord X X X CORD,PWR,110V,6F,AC ADPT,US Miscellaneous Parts Power Cord X X X CORD,PWR,110V,6F,AC ADPT,US Dell Inspiron Port Replicator III (Grand Canyon) Pass-through Port Replicator AssemblyX X ASSY,PPRIII,I/O,NBK,I3500 Software Diagnostics Kit, Diagnostics US X X X KIT,DSK,DIAG,3.94,F3,I3500 Diskette Envelope X ENV,DSK,F3,PLSTC License Agreement Card X CARD,LAG Diagnostics Diskette X DSK,DIAG,DELL,3.94,F3,WW,I3500 Customer Kit, System Software DriversX X X CUS,SSD,CDSK,W98,I3500 Kit, System Software Drivers X X KIT,CDSK,SSD,W98,NBK,I3500 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
Removing and Replacing Parts 4-59 Software Diagnostics(continued) Diskette Envelope X ENV,DSK,F3,PLSTC Card lag X CARD,LAG Diskette X CDSK,SSD,W98,NBK,I3500,WEST Manufacturing Bases D233XT (13.3”) Base, AGP, AMF X X X BASE,I3500,D233XT,13.3,AGP,AMF 13.3” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,13.3,OEM D266XT (13.3”) Base, AGP, AMF X X X BASE,I3500,D266XT,13.3,AGP,AMF 13.3” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,13.3,OEM D300GT (13.3”) Base, AGP, AMF X X X BASE,I3500,D300GT,13.3,AGP,AMF 13.3” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,13.3,OEM D233XT (14.1”) Base, AGP X X X BASE,NBK,I3500,D233XT,14.1,AGP 14.1” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,14.1,OEM D266XT (14.1”) Base, AGP, AMF X X X BASE,I3500,D266XT,14.1,AGP,AMF 14.1” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,14.1,OEM D300GT (14.1”) Base, AGP, AMF X X X BASE,I3500,D300GT,14.1,AGP,AMF 14.1” Base Assembly X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I3500,14.1,OEM Field Service Bases 233 MHz Field Service Base, 13.3” X X BASE,D233XT,13.3,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I35,13.3,NBTRY 233 MHz Field Service Base, 14.1” X x BASE,D233XT,14.1,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,14.1,I35,NBTRY 266 MHz Field Service Base, 13.3” X X BASE,D266XT,13.3,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I35,13.3,NBTRY 266 MHz Field Service Base, 14.1” X X BASE,D266XT,14.1,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,14.1,I35,NBTRY 300 MHz Field Service Base, 13.3” X X BASE,D300XT,13.3,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,I35,13.1,NBTRY 300 MHz Field Service Base, 14.1” X X BASE,D300XT,14.1,NBTRY,I3500 Assembly without Battery X ASSY,NBK,BASE,14.1,I35,NBTRY 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
4-60Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Service Manual Assemblies Palmrest Assembly 13.3 LG LCD Display Assembly with LV D SX X ASSY,LCD,TFT,XGA,13.3,I3500,LG 13.3 Samsung LCD Display Assem- bly with LVDSX X ASSY,LCD,TFT,13.3,I3500,SMSNG 14.1 LG LCD Display Assembly with LV D SX X ASSY,LCD,TFT,XGA,14.1,I3500,LG Zip Drive Assembly X X X ASSY,RMS,100M,ZIP,12.7,I,I3500 DVD Assembly X X X ASSY,DVD,2X,INT,MPEGII,I3500 7DEOH 3DUWV DQG $VVHPEOLHV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW HVFULSWLRQ &58 )58 58 2UGHU 1DPH
Unique Parts A-1 $33(1,;$ 8QLTXH3DUWV All parts are common to all configurations of the Inspiron 3500 computer except for those defined in this appendix as unique. 7DEOH $ LVSOD\ $VVHPEO\ 8QLTXH 3DUWV 3DUW ,QFK /XFN\ *ROGVWDU,QFK 6DPVXQJ,QFK /XFN\ *ROGVWDU LCD Hinge-Up Display Assembly A B C LCD Assembly Screws, Bottom (4) A A A LCD Assembly Screw, Back (1) A A A Hinge Cover, Right A A A Hinge Cover, Left A A A Strip Cover A A A Screw Covers (4) A A A Rubber Bumpers (2) A A A LCD Bezel Scews (6) A A A Bezel A A B Hinge Screws (2) A A A Hinge, Left A A A Hinge, Right A A A Inverter A B A Bracket, Left A B C Bracket, Right A B C Rail Screws (4) A A B LED Cable (or FPC)/Board Assembly A A B EMI Tape, Side A A A EMI Tape, Bottom A A A LCD Panel Type A B C LCD Flex Cable A B C LCD EMI Pan A B C
A-2 Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual LCD FPC Cable Holder, Upper A A A LCD FPC Cable Holder, Lower A A A LCD Back Plastics A A B LCD Latch A A A LVDS Board (not part of the hinge-up assembly; must be included in onsite ser- vice kit.)ABC 7DEOH $ &5209520 ULYH 8QLTXH 3DUWV 3DUW 7RVKLED &520 ULYH0.( 9520 ULYH CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive Assembly A B External Screws (2) A A Upper Plastic A A Internal Screws (2) A A Lower Plastic A A CD-ROM Drive Upper Plate A A FPC Cable A A CD-ROM Drive FPC Cable Sponge A N/A Bracket Screw (1) A A CD-ROM Drive Bracket A A CD-ROM Drive Bezel A B Bezel Screws, Large Head N/A B Bezel Screws, Small Head N/A B CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive A B 7DEOH $ LVSOD\ $VVHPEO\ 8QLTXH 3DUWV FRQWLQXHG 3DUW ,QFK /XFN\ *ROGVWDU,QFK 6DPVXQJ,QFK /XFN\ *ROGVWDU
1 ,QGH[ 1XPEHUV 13.3-inch display specifications, 1-12 14.1-inch display specifications, 1-12 $ AC adapter connector, 1-3 removal, 4-4 specifications, 1-14 air intake, 1-3 audio jacks location, 1-3 audio jack board removal, 4-46 % base assembly exploded view, 4-15 battery location, 1-3 location (options bay), 1-3 removal, 4-5, 4-8 specifications, 1-13 battery charge gauge, 1-5 battery tester, 1-5 beep codes during boot routine, 3-1 list of, 3-2 bezel removal, 4-18 boot routine observing when troubleshooting, 2-4 & CD-ROM drive disassembly, 4-28 location (options bay), 1-3 removal, 4-8 chip set and bus specifications, 1-9 computer exploded view, 4-11 features, 1-1 illustrated, 1-3 power, 1-5 technical specifications, 1-9 connector cover location, 1-3 connectors location, 1-3 specifications, 1-11 CPU Throttling Mode option, 1-6 customer-replaceable parts, 4-4 customer-replaceable parts, list of, 4-47 DC/DC board removal, 4-42 Dell Diagnostics, 3-4 dental pick, 4-1 depot-replaceable parts, 4-9 depot-replaceable parts, list of, 4-47
2 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Service Manual Diagnostics Menu, 3-5 diskette drive disassembly, 4-27 location (options bay), 1-3 removal, 4-8 display assembly 13.3-inch exploded view, 4-12 14.1-inch exploded view, 4-13 close/suspend button, 1-3 location, 1-3 removal, 4-16 docking connector, 1-3 DVD-ROM drive disassembly, 4-28 location (options bay), 1-3 removal, 4-8 ( eliminating resource conflicts, 2-5 environmental specifications, 1-15 error messages, 3-2, 3-5 expansion connector, 1-3 exploded views 13.3-inch display, 4-12 14.1-inch display, 4-13 base assembly, 4-15 computer, 4-11 palmrest assembly, 4-14 ) fan removal, 4-36 fan cover removal, 4-36 fan exhaust, 1-3 field-replaceable parts, 4-9 field-replaceable parts, list of, 4-47 * getting help, 2-5 grounding strap, 4-1 + hard-disk drive disassembly, 4-26 location, 1-3 power management, 1-7 removal, 4-7 heat-sink fin cover removal, 4-34 help, 2-5 , I/O connector, illustrated, 1-3 infrared. See IR initial procedures beep codes, 3-1 troubleshooting, 2-1 initial user contact, 2-1 initialization error messages, 3-5 integrated audio specifications, 1-11 internal modem location, 1-3 interrupt assignments list of, 1-8 inverter removal, 4-19, 4-20 Iomega Zip drive removal, 4-8 IR board removal, 4-32 port location, 1-3