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
Lift the power-adapter port from its slot on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the power-adapter port
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 power-adapter port and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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Removing and installing components