Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
ESD field service kit ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10
Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Major components of Vostro 3710................................................................................................................................. 11
Left-side cover................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Removing the left-side cover....................................................................................................................................13
Installing the left-side cover...................................................................................................................................... 13
Front cover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Removing the front cover.......................................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the front cover............................................................................................................................................ 15
Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Hard-drive and optical-drive cage................................................................................................................................. 19
Optical drive (optional).....................................................................................................................................................21
Removing the optical drive........................................................................................................................................ 21
Installing the optical drive..........................................................................................................................................22
Power button..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 24
Memory................................................................................................................................................................................25
Removing the memory............................................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the memory................................................................................................................................................. 26
Solid-state drive.................................................................................................................................................................27
Wireless card.......................................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the wireless card.......................................................................................................................................31
Installing the wireless card........................................................................................................................................ 32
Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................33
Installing the coin-cell battery.................................................................................................................................. 33
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