Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Inspiron 3501 Service Manual
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of Inspiron 3501
- Base cover
- Solid-state drive
- Memory module
- Wireless card
- Battery
- Hard drive
- I/O board
- Coin-cell battery
- Speakers
- Heat sink (integrated graphics)
- Heat sink (discrete graphics)
- Fan
- Power button with optional fingerprint reader
- Fingerprint-reader board
- Display assembly
- Display bezel
- Display panel
- Camera
- Touchpad
- System board
- Power-adapter port
- Palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Entering BIOS setup program
- Navigation keys
- One time boot menu
- System setup options (10th generation Intel Core processor)
- System setup options (11th generation Intel processors)
- Updating the BIOS in Windows
- Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments
- Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
- System and setup password
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Remove the six screws (M2.5x2.5) that secure the display panel to the display assembly.
2. Remove the two screws (M2x2.5) that secure the display panel to the display assembly.
3. Lift and rotate the display panel forward.
NOTE: Ensure that the display panel has a smooth and clean surface to rest on to prevent damage.
4. Disconnect the display cable from the display panel.
5. Peel the tape that secures the display-cable connector latch to the display panel.
6. Lift the display-cable latch and disconect the display cable from the display panel.
7. Lift the display panel off the display assembly.
NOTE:
The display brackets are shipped together with the display panel, do not remove the display brackets from the
display panel.
Installing the display panel
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the display panel and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Removing and installing components
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