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System Setup Options

NOTE:

 Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

Table 20. Main

Option

Description

System Time/Date

Allows you to set the date and time.

BIOS Version

Displays the BIOS version.

Product Name

Displays the product name.

Dell Precision 5530

 (Default Setting)

Service Tag

Displays the service tag.

Asset Tag

Displays the asset tag.

None

 (Default Setting)

CPU Type

Displays the CPU type.

CPU Speed

Displays the CPU speed.

CPU ID

Displays the CPU ID.

CPU Cache

Displays the sizes of the CPU caches.

Fixed HDD

Displays the type and size of the HDD.

mSATA Device

Displays the type and size of the mSATA device.

AC Adapter Type

Displays the type of the AC adapter.

None

 (Default Setting)

System Memory

Displays the size of the system memory.

Extended Memory

Displays the size of the extended memory.

Memory Speed

Displays the speed of the memory.

Keyboard Type

Displays the type of keyboard.

Backlits

 (Default Setting)

Table 21. Advanced

Option

Description

Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM)

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel (R) SpeedStep (TM) feature.

Enabled

 (Default Setting)

Virtualization

This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize
the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization
technology. Allows you to enable or disable the Virtualization feature.

Enabled

 (Default Setting)

Multi Core Support

Specifies whether the processor will have one or more cores enabled. 

All

(Default Setting)

Intel TurboBoost

Enables or disables the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. 

Enabled

(Default Setting)

C-States Control

This option enables or disables additional processor sleep states. 

Enabled

(Default Setting)

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System Setup

Summary of Contents for Precision 5540

Page 1: ...Precision 5540 Setup and Specifications guide Regulatory Model P56F Regulatory Type P56F003 May 2020 Rev A04 ...

Page 2: ...ential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2019 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...Set up your computer 1 Connect the power adapter 2 Press the power button 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish Windows setup a Connect to a network 1 Set up your computer 3 ...

Page 4: ...n in to your Microsoft account or create a new account 4 Locate Dell apps Table 1 Locate Dell apps Register your computer Dell Help Support SupportAssist Check and update your computer 4 Set up your computer ...

Page 5: ...connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations Topics System Overview Hot key combinations System Overview Figure 1 Front View 1 Power button with light indicator Power button with fingerprint reader without light indicator optional 2 Keyboard 3 Palmrest 4 Touchpad 2 Chassis 5 ...

Page 6: ... View 1 Camera status light 2 Camera 3 Left speaker 4 Right speaker Figure 2 Left View 1 Power connector port 2 USB 3 1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare 3 HDMI port 4 Thunderbolt 3 Type C port 5 Headset port 6 Chassis ...

Page 7: ... you press shift and the key the symbol shown on the upper part of the key is typed out For example if you press 2 2 is typed out if you press Shift 2 is typed out The keys F1 F12 at the top row of the keyboard are function keys for multi media control as indicated by the icon at the bottom of the key Press the function key to invoke the task represented by the icon For example pressing F1 mutes t...

Page 8: ...Fn F3 Volume Up Fn F4 Play previous track chapter Fn F5 Play Pause Fn F6 Play next track chapter Fn F7 Task view Fn F8 Display Toggle Win P Fn F9 Search Fn F10 Increase Keyboard Back light Brightness optional Fn F11 Panel Brightness Down Fn F12 Panel Brightness Up Fn PrtScr Wireless Table 3 Keyboard shortcuts Function key Behavior Fn B Pause break Fn S Toggle scroll lock Fn R System request Fn Ctr...

Page 9: ... Processor i7 9750H 6 Core 12M Cache 2 60GHz up to 4 5GHz Turbo 45W Intel Core Processor i5 9400H 4 Core 8M Cache 2 50GHz up to 4 3GHz Turbo 45W vPro Physical specifications Table 5 Dimensions and weight Features Specification Height 11 2 mm 0 44 in Width 357 mm 14 06 in Depth 235 mm 9 26 in Weight 1 8 kg 3 97 lb NOTE The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and the manufac...

Page 10: ...abled Password Change Permitted Non Admin Setup Changes Disabled UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Enabled TPM 2 0 Security Enabled Computrace Deactivate CPU XD Support Enabled OROM Keyboard Access Enabled Admin Setup Lockout Disabled Master Password Lockout Disabled SupportAssist System Resolution Auto OS Recovery Threshold 2 SupportAssist OS Recovery Enabled Communication specifications Table 7 Comm...

Page 11: ...y Graphics memory type Capacity External display support Integrated Intel UHD 630 GFX Intel HD GFX Integrated Shared system memory HDMI 2 0 Nvidia Quadro T1000 w 4GB GDDR5 Discrete Intel Xeon E 2276M GDDR5 4 GB HDMI 2 0 Nvidia Quadro T2000 w 4GB GDDR5 Discrete Intel Xeon E 2276M GDDR5 4 GB HDMI 2 0 Audio specifications Table 10 Audio specifications Features Specification Controller Waves MaxxAudio...

Page 12: ...Panel Guar 100 DCI P3 color gamut Platinum Silver OLED Panel Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode AMOLED panel Color Depth 8 bit 2 bit FRC Color Gamut DCI P3 Typ 100 Response Time 1ms Interface type eDP1 4b PSR2 4lane Polarizer type Anti Glare Display Mode Wide view angle 80 80 80 80 for U D L R Min Height Active area FHD 194 5 mm 7 66 inches UHD 194 5 mm 7 66 inches Width Active area FHD 34...

Page 13: ...05 mm key pitch Backlit keyboard Easy enable disable via hotkey Fn F10 Key variable brightness levels Layout QWERTY Camera Table 13 Camera specifications Features Specification Resolution HD Camera Still image 0 92 megapixels Video 1280x720 at 30 fps Infrared camera optional Still image 0 92 megapixel Video 340 x 340 30 fps Diagonal viewing angle Camera 66 degrees Touchpad specifications Table 14 ...

Page 14: ...ent 130 W 6 67 A continuous Rated output voltage 19 5 VDC Temperature range Operating 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Temperature range Non Operating 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Battery NOTE 97 WHr battery is not available with the 2 5 inch drives Table 17 Battery specifications Features Specifications Type 56 WHr lithium ion polymer 3 cell battery 97 WHr lithium ion polymer 6 cell battery Dimension 1 56 WHr lit...

Page 15: ...rage 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Coin cell battery ML1220 Storage specifications NOTE The 2 5 inches drives are not available with the 97 WHr battery and are available only on 3 Cell 56 WHr battery configurations Table 18 Storage specifications Storage specifications 2 5 7mm 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive 2 5 7mm 500GB 7200RPM SATA FIPS Hard Drive 2 5 7mm 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive 2 5 7mm 2TB 5400...

Page 16: ...wo USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports with PowerShare One Thunderbolt 3 port USB 3 1 Gen 2 Type C with power delivery Security One security cable slot wedge shaped Audio One headset headphone and microphone combo port Video One HDMI 2 0b port Memory Card reader One SD card slot 16 Engineering specifications ...

Page 17: ...f available Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostics displays the ePSA diagnostics screen The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen Navigation keys NOTE For most of the System Setup options changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down arrow Moves to the next fi...

Page 18: ...m Memory Displays the size of the system memory Extended Memory Displays the size of the extended memory Memory Speed Displays the speed of the memory Keyboard Type Displays the type of keyboard Backlits Default Setting Table 21 Advanced Option Description Intel R SpeedStep TM Allows you to enable or disable the Intel R SpeedStep TM feature Enabled Default Setting Virtualization This option specif...

Page 19: ...ing Auto On Time Sets the time of day when you would like the system to turn on automatically Disabled Default Setting Peak Shift Minimizes AC power usage at times of peak demand Disabled Default Setting USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby Enabled Default Setting LCD Brightness This options sets the panel brightness independently for Battery and AC pow...

Page 20: ...issions to set a System password and a Hard Drive password when the admin password is set Default Setting Permitted Password Bypass This option lets you bypass the System Boot password and the internal HDD password prompts during system re start Disabled Default Setting Password configuration These fields control the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for Admin and System passwords C...

Page 21: ...or running code storing sensitive information in the context of the main OS Enabled Default Setting Set Boot Priority Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system 1 st Boot Priority CD DVD CD RW Drive 2nd Boot Priority Network 3rd Boot Priority mini SSD 4th Boot Priority USB Storage Device 5th Boot Priority Hard Drive 6th Boot Priority Diskette Drive Ad...

Page 22: ...t Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen 3 If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag click Choose from all products 4 Choose the Products category from the list NOTE Choose the appropriate category to reach the product page 5 Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears ...

Page 23: ...er in the Confirm new password field and click OK 4 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes 5 Press Y to save the changes The computer reboots Deleting or changing an existing system setup password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked in the System Setup before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Setup password You cannot delete or change an existing Sy...

Page 24: ...etdesktopnotebook 2 Go to Dell com support 3 Click Product Support enter the Service Tag of your tabletdesktopnotebook and then click Submit NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your tabletdesktopnotebook model 4 Click Drivers and Downloads 5 Select the operating system installed on your tabletdesktopnotebook 6 Scroll down the page and select t...

Page 25: ...lect your chipset driver 7 Click Download File to download the latest version of the chipset driver for your computer 8 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved the driver file 9 Double click the chipset driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen Software 25 ...

Page 26: ...ne based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Go to Dell com support 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down list at the bottom of the page 4 Select the appropriate service or s...

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