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Inspiron 3847
Owner's Manual
Computer model: Inspiron 3847
Regulatory model: D16M
Regulatory type: D16M001

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  • Page 1 Inspiron 3847 Owner’s Manual Computer model: Inspiron 3847 Regulatory model: D16M Regulatory type: D16M001...
  • Page 2 WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ © 2013 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and Inspiron™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. 2013 - 11 Rev. A00...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Begin ......Safety Instructions ......Recommended Tools .
  • Page 4 Replacing the Front Bezel ....Procedure ......Postrequisites .
  • Page 5 Replacing the Front I/O Panel ....Procedure ......Postrequisites .
  • Page 6 Procedure ......Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery ....Procedure .

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: Disconnect all power sources before opening the computer cover or panels. After you finish working inside the computer, replace all covers, panels, and screws before connecting to the power source.

  • Page 8: Recommended Tools

    CAUTION: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that you must disengage before disconnecting the cable. When disconnecting cables, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins.

  • Page 9: After Working Inside Your Computer

    After Working Inside Your Computer CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your computer may severely damage your computer. Replace all screws and make sure that no stray screws remain inside your computer. Place the computer in an upright position. Connect any external devices, cables, cards, and any other part(s) you removed before working on your computer.

  • Page 10: Technical Overview

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Inside View of Your Computer power supply optical drive...

  • Page 11: System-Board Components

    System-Board Components power connector (ATX12V) processor socket processor fan connector (FNCPU1) memory module connector (DIMM1) memory module connector front panel USB connector (USBF1) (DIMM2) main power connector (ATX1) CMOS reset jumper (CMCLR1) password reset jumper (PWCLR1) front panel USB connector (USBF3) SATA connector (SATA 3) SATA connector (SATA 2) power button connector (LED H1)

  • Page 12: Removing The Computer Cover

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the computer on its side with the computer cover facing up.

  • Page 13: Replacing The Computer Cover

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Connect all the cables and fold the cables out of the way.

  • Page 14: Removing The Memory Module(S)

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.

  • Page 15: Replacing The Memory Module(S)

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Press out the securing clip at each end of the memory-module connector.

  • Page 16: Removing The Graphics Card

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.
  • Page 17 securing tab graphics card Removing the Graphics Card...

  • Page 18: Replacing The Graphics Card

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Locate the PCI-Express x16 card slot. See "System-Board Components" on page 11.

  • Page 19: Removing The Front Bezel

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.

  • Page 20: Replacing The Front Bezel

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align and insert the front bezel clamps into the front panel slots.

  • Page 21: Removing The Wireless Mini-Card

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.

  • Page 22: Replacing The Wireless Mini-Card

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless mini-card, do not place any cables under it.

  • Page 23: Removing The Primary Hard-Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
  • Page 24 Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive brackets to the primary hard-drive. Lift the primary hard-drive off the hard-drive brackets. screws (2) hard-drive brackets (2) primary hard-drive Removing the Primary Hard-Drive...

  • Page 25: Replacing The Primary Hard-Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

  • Page 26: Removing The Secondary Hard-Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive while the computer is On or in Sleep state.
  • Page 27 Slide the secondary hard-drive assembly out of the computer. power cable data cable secondary hard-drive assembly screw Remove the screws that secure the hard-drive brackets to the secondary hard- drive. Lift the secondary hard-drive off the hard-drive brackets. screws (2) hard-drive brackets (2) secondary hard-drive Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive...

  • Page 28: Replacing The Secondary Hard-Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.

  • Page 29: Removing The Optical Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.
  • Page 30 Push and slide the optical drive out through the front of the computer. NOTE: Repeat steps 1 to 3 to remove secondary optical-drive, if applicable. optical drive screws (2) power cable data cable Set aside the optical drive. Removing the Optical Drive...

  • Page 31: Replacing The Optical Drive

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Gently slide the optical drive into the optical-drive bay through the front of the computer.
  • Page 32 Installing a Secondary Optical Drive (optional) To install a secondary optical-drive, pull the break-away metal plate off the chassis. metal plate Replacing the Optical Drive...
  • Page 33 Gently slide the secondary optical-drive into the optical drive bay through the front of the computer. Align the screw holes on the secondary optical-drive with the screw holes on the chassis. Replace the screws that secure the secondary optical-drive to the chassis. Connect the power and data cables to the secondary optical drive.

  • Page 34: Removing The Front I/O Panel

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.
  • Page 35 Slide the front I/O panel towards the side as shown in the illustration to release the clamps from the front panel and pull it away. front I/O panel screw I/O panel cables (3) Removing the Front I/O Panel...

  • Page 36: Replacing The Front I/O Panel

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align and slide the front I/O panel clamps into the front I/O panel clamp slot.

  • Page 37: Removing The Power-Button Module

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.
  • Page 38 Press the tabs on the power-button module and pull the power-button module to release it from the front panel. tabs power-button module power-button cable Set aside the power-button module. Removing the Power-Button Module...

  • Page 39: Replacing The Power-Button Module

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align and push the power-button module tabs into the slots on the front panel.

  • Page 40: Removing The Chassis Fan

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.

  • Page 41: Replacing The Chassis Fan

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the chassis fan with the screw holes on the chassis.

  • Page 42: Removing The Processor Fan And Heat Sink Assembly

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The heat sink may become hot during normal operation.

  • Page 43: Procedure

    Procedure Disconnect the processor-fan cable from the system board connector (FNCPU1). See "System-Board Components" on page 11. Using a phillips screwdriver loosen the captive screws that secure the processor fan and heat-sink assembly to the system board. Lift the processor fan and heat-sink assembly out of the computer. processor fan and heat-sink assembly captive screws (4) processor-fan cable...

  • Page 44: Replacing The Processor Fan And Heat Sink Assembly

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Incorrect alignment of the heat sink can cause damage to the system board and processor.

  • Page 45: Removing The Processor

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Processors are fragile. Handle the processor only by the edges and do not touch the metal pins.

  • Page 46: Replacing The Processor

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure NOTE: A new processor ships with a thermal pad in the package. In some cases, the processor may ship with the thermal pad attached to it.

  • Page 47: Postrequisites

    Postrequisites Replace the processor fan and heat sink. See "Replacing the Processor Fan and Heat Sink Assembly" on page 44. Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 16. Replacing the Processor...

  • Page 48: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS settings to default.

  • Page 49: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. WARNING: The battery may explode if installed incorrectly. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type.

  • Page 50: Removing The Power-Supply Unit

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 12.

  • Page 51: Replacing The Power-Supply Unit

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure Slide the power supply towards the back of the chassis.

  • Page 52: Removing The System Board

    7. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS after you replace the system board.

  • Page 53: Procedure

    Procedure Make note of the cable routing and remove the cables from the routing guides. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. Lift the system board out of the chassis. screws (8) system board Removing the System Board...

  • Page 54: Replacing The System Board

    Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS Turn on the computer. Press <F2> when the DELL logo is displayed to enter System Setup. Navigate to the main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag Input field. Replacing the System Board...

  • Page 55: Flashing The Bios

    You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board. To flash the BIOS: Turn on the computer. Go to dell.com/support. If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and click Submit.

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