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System Board

Dell™ Vostro™ 3700 Service Manual

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.

Removing the System Board

1.Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

2.Remove the battery.

3.Remove the base cover.

4.Remove the coin-cell battery.

5.Remove the hard drive.

6.Remove the optical drive.

7.Remove the wireless local area network (WLAN) card.

8.Remove the memory.

9.Remove the keyboard.

10.Remove the palm rest.

11.Remove the ExpressCard cage.

12.Remove the display assembly.

13.Disconnect the DC-in cable from its connector on the system board.

14. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer.

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Dell 3700 specifications Removing the System Board