Precision 7550
Setup and specifications guide
Regulatory Model: P93FRegulatory Type: P93F001
May 2020Rev. A00
Page 1: ...Precision 7550 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model P93F Regulatory Type P93F001 May 2020 Rev A00 ...
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 2020 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: ...eaker 17 Graphics and Video controller 18 Media card reader 18 Communications 18 Ports and connectors 20 Power adapter 20 Battery 21 Dimensions and weight 22 Keyboard 22 Touchpad 23 Fingerprint reader 23 Display 24 Camera 25 Security 25 Service and support 26 Computer environment 26 4 Software 28 Downloading Windows drivers 28 5 System setup 29 Boot menu 29 Navigation keys 29 Boot Sequence 30 BIOS...
Page 4: ... behavior 40 Virtualization support 40 Performance 41 System logs 41 Updating the BIOS in Windows 42 Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled 42 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 43 System and setup password 43 Assigning a system setup password 44 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 44 6 Getting help 45 Contacting Dell 45 4 Contents ...
Page 5: ...ows system setup Follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup When setting up Dell recommends that you Connect to a network for Windows updates NOTE If connecting to a secured wireless network enter the password for the wireless network access when prompted 1 Set up your computer 5 ...
Page 6: ...ion Register your computer with Dell Dell Help Support Access help and support for your computer SupportAssist Proactively checks the health of your computer s hardware and software NOTE Renew or upgrade your warranty by clicking the warranty expiry date in SupportAssist Dell Update Updates your computer with critical fixes and important device drivers as they become available Dell Digital Deliver...
Page 7: ...play view Right view Left view Palmrest view Back view Bottom view Keyboard shortcuts Display view Display view with RGB camera 1 Microphone 2 Camera 3 Camera LED 4 Microphone 5 Display 6 Battery status light 2 Chassis overview 7 ...
Page 8: ...Display view with IR camera 1 Microphone 2 IR camera sensor 3 Camera 4 Camera LED 5 Microphone 6 Proximity sensor 7 Display 8 Battery status light 8 Chassis overview ...
Page 9: ...Right view 1 SD card reader 2 Headset Microphone port 3 USB 3 2 Gen 1 Type A port 4 USB 3 2 Gen 1 Type A port with PowerShare 5 Wedge shaped lock slot Chassis overview 9 ...
Page 10: ...Left view 1 USB 3 2 Gen 2 Type C Thunderbolt 3 port 2 USB 3 2 Gen 2 Type C Thunderbolt 3 port 3 Smart card reader optional 10 Chassis overview ...
Page 11: ...Palmrest view 1 Camera shutter 2 Power button with optional fingerprint reader 3 Touchpad Chassis overview 11 ...
Page 12: ...Back view 1 Mini DisplayPort 1 4 2 HDMI 2 0 port 3 Network port 4 Power adapter port 12 Chassis overview ...
Page 13: ... Audio Volume Mute Temporarily mutes unmutes the audio The audio level before muting is returned after unmuting Fn F2 Audio Volume Down Decrease Decreases the audio volume until minimum off is reached Fn F3 Audio Volume Up Increase Increases the audio volume until maximum is reached Fn F4 Microphone Mute Silences the on board microphone so it cannot record audio There is an LED on the F4 function ...
Page 14: ... key Fn F12 Insert It is used as Insert key Fn RightCtrl Context Menu It is used as Context Menu key a k a Right Click menu Fn Left Cursor Home It is used as Home key Fn Right Cursor End It is used as End key Fn B Pause Break It is used as Pause Break key Specifically Fn B Pause and Fn Ctrl B Break Fn Arrow Key Up Brightness Decrease Decreases the stepping of LCD brightness for each press until mi...
Page 15: ...B Intel UHD Graphics 630 10th Generation Intel Core i7 10875H vPro 45 W 8 16 2 30 GHz to 5 10 GHz 16 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630 10th Generation Intel Core i9 10885H vPro 45 W 8 16 2 40 GHz to 5 30 GHz 16 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel Xeon W 10855M vPro 45 W 6 12 2 80 GHz to 5 10 GHz 12 MB Intel UHD Graphics P630 Intel Xeon W 10885M vPro 45 W 8 16 2 40 GHz to 5 30 GHz 16 MB Intel UHD Graphics P630...
Page 16: ...4 x 8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC SODIMM 64 GB 4 x 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC SODIMM 128 GB 4 x 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC SODIMM 8 GB 1 x 8 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 16 GB 1 x 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 16 GB 2 x 8 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 32 GB 1 x 32 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 32 GB 2 x 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 32 GB 4 x 8 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM 64 GB 4 x 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC SODIMM ...
Page 17: ...d state drive Gen 3 PCIe NVMe Up to 256 GB M 2 2280 Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe Class 40 solid state drive Gen 3 PCIe NVMe Up to 2 TB M 2 2280 Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe Class 50 solid state drive Gen 3 PCIe NVMe Up to 1 TB M 2 2280 Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe Class 40 SED solid state drive Gen 3 PCIe NVMe Up to 1 TB Audio and Speaker Table 7 Audio specifications Description Values Type 4 Channel High Definition Audio Cont...
Page 18: ...0 mDP HDMI Type C 4 GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX3000 mDP HDMI Type C 6 GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX4000 mDP HDMI Type C 8 GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX5000 mDP HDMI Type C 16 GB GDDR6 Media card reader The following table lists the media cards supported by your Precision 7550 Table 10 Media card reader specifications Description Values Media card type 1 SD card Media cards supported Secure Digital SD Sec...
Page 19: ...uetooth 5 1 WWAN module Table 13 WWAN module specifications Description Values Model number Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE DW5821e Transfer rate Up to 1 Gbps DL 150 Mbps UL Cat 16 Frequency bands supported 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 25 26 28 29 30 32 38 39 40 41 42 43 46 66 HSPA 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 19 Network standards LTE FDD TDD WCDMA HSPA GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo Host interface USB 3 2 Gen 1 U...
Page 20: ... 7 4 mm standard plug Security 1 Wedge shaped security slot Internal M 2 Three PCIe expansion card slots Two SATA M 2 2280 slot for solid state drive Three NVMe M 2 2280 slot for solid state drive NOTE To learn more about the features of different types of M 2 cards see the knowledge base article SLN301626 Power adapter Table 15 Power adapter specifications Description Values Type 180 W adapter Di...
Page 21: ...aries depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Charging time approximate Express Charge Method 0 15 C maximum allow...
Page 22: ...approximate 300 discharge charge cycles 300 discharge charge cycles 1000 discharge charge cycles Coin cell battery Supported Supported Supported Operating time Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Varies depending on operating conditions and can significantly reduce under certain power intensive conditions Varies depending o...
Page 23: ...Behavior in BIOS setup program Touchpad Table 19 Touchpad specifications Description Values Resolution Horizontal 1084 Vertical 984 Dimensions Horizontal 3 92 inches 99 50 mm Vertical 80 mm 3 15 in Fingerprint reader The following table lists the fingerprint reader specifications of your Precision 7550 Table 20 Fingerprint reader on power button specifications Description Values Fingerprint reader...
Page 24: ...m 13 55 in 344 16 mm 13 55 in 344 16 mm 13 55 in 344 16 mm 13 55 in 344 16 mm 13 55 in Diagonal 394 87 mm 15 60 in 394 87 mm 15 60 in 394 87 mm 15 60 in 394 87 mm 15 55 in 394 87 mm 15 55 in Display panel native resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160 Luminance typical 220 nits 500 nits 500 nits 500 nits 600 nits Megapixels 2 07 2 07 2 07 8 29 8 29 Color gamut 45 NTS...
Page 25: ...ion Camera Still image 0 92 megapixel Video 1280 x 720 HD at 30 fps Infrared camera Still image 0 30 megapixel Video 1280 x 720 HD at 30 fps Diagonal viewing angle Camera 74 9 degrees Infrared camera 70 degrees Security Table 24 Security Security options Precision 7550 Trusted Platform Module TPM 2 0 Discreet TPM 2 0 IC FIPS 140 2 Certified TCG Certified TCG Certificatication for TPM Trusted Compu...
Page 26: ...anty Warranty 3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite In Home Service After Remote Diagnosis 4 Years Hardware Service with Onsite In Home Service after Remote Diagnosis 5 Years Hardware Service with Onsite In Home Service after Remote Diagnosis 3 Years ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service 4 Years ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service 5 Years ProSupport with Next Business Day On...
Page 27: ... 30 GRMS Shock maximum 110 G 160 G Altitude maximum 15 2 m to 3048 m 4 64 ft to 5518 4 ft 15 2 m to 10668 m 4 64 ft to 19234 4 ft Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment Measured using a 2 ms half sine pulse when the hard drive is in use Technical specifications 27 ...
Page 28: ...lick Submit NOTE If you do not have the Service Tag use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your notebook model 4 Click Drivers and Downloads 5 Select the operating system installed on your notebook 6 Scroll down the page and select the driver to install 7 Click Download File to download the driver for your notebook 8 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved...
Page 29: ...assword Boot menu Press F12 when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the system Diagnostics and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for th...
Page 30: ... The one time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option The boot menu options are Removable Drive if available STXXXX Drive NOTE XXXX denotes the SATA drive number Optical Drive if available SATA Hard Drive if available Diagnostics NOTE Choosing Diagnostics displays the SupportAssist diagnostics screen The boot sequence screen also displays the option to...
Page 31: ...tion Panel Type Video Controller Video Memory Wi Fi Device Native Resolution Video BIOS Version Audio Controller Bluetooth Device LOM MAC Address Boot configuration Table 29 Boot configuration Option Description Boot Sequence Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system The options are Windows Boot Manager UEFI Hard Drive Onboard NIC IPV4 Onboard NIC IP...
Page 32: ...ted Devices Table 30 Integrated device options Option Description Date Time Allows you to set the date and time The change to the system date and time takes effect immediately Camera Allows you to enable or disable camera Enable Camera This option is enabled by default Audio Allows you to turn off all integrated audio By default the Enable Audio option is selected Allows you to enable or disable t...
Page 33: ...nology SMART specification By default the Enable SMART Reporting option is disabled Drive Information Provides information about drive type and device Display Table 32 Display options Option Description Display Brightness Allows you to set the screen brightness when running on battery and AC power The options are Brightness on battery power By default set to 50 Brightness on AC power By default se...
Page 34: ...enabled by default Standard ExpressCharge Primarily AC Use Custom NOTE If Custom Charge is selected you can also configure Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop Advanced Configuration This option enables you to maximize the battery health By default the Enable Advanced Battery Charge Mode option is disabled NOTE The user can charge battery using feature Beginning of Day and Work Period By def...
Page 35: ...tion remains blank if it was set to Sleep Lid Switch Allows you to disable the lid switch The options are Enable Lid Switch enabled by default Power On Lid Open enabled by default Intel Speed Shift technology Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Speed Shift Technology support By default Intel Speed Shift technology is enabled Enabling this option allows the operating system to select appropri...
Page 36: ...ity Controls whether the system prompts the user to enter the admin password if set when booting to a UEFI boot path device from the F12 boot menu The options are Never Always Always Except Internal HDD This option is enabled by default Always Except Internal HDD PXE Password Table 36 Security Option Description Admin Password Allows you to set change or delete the administrator admin password The...
Page 37: ...d by default Reboot bypass Password Changes Allows you to change the system password and hard drive password without the need of administrator password Enable Non Admin Password Changes By default this option is disabled Admin Setup Lockout Allows the administrator to control how the user can access BIOS setup Enable Admin Setup Lockout By default this option is disabled NOTE If the admin password...
Page 38: ... system and or local service operating system fails to boot with the number of failures equal to or greater than the value specified by the Auto operating system Recovery Threshold setup BIOSConnect By default this option is enabled Dell Auto OS Recovery Threshold The Auto OS Recovery threshold setup options control the automatic flow for SupportAssist System Resolution Console and for Dell OS Rec...
Page 39: ...ation brightness is set at 100 Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC This feature defines the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged in the system The options are 5 seconds 10 seconds This option is enabled by default 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes Never NOTE If Never is selected the backlight stays on always when the system has AC adapter plugged in...
Page 40: ...This option allows you to configure the speed of UEFI boot process Select one of the following options Minimal Thorough enabled by default Auto Extend BIOS POST Time This option allows you to configure the BIOS POST load time Select one of the following options 0 seconds enabled by default 5 seconds 10 seconds Mouse Touchpad This option defines how the system handles mouse and touchpad input Selec...
Page 41: ...fault Intel Turbo Boost Technology This option allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor Enable Intel Turbo Boost Technology This option is enabled by default Intel Hyper Threading Technology This option allows you to enable or disable the HyperThreading in the processor Enable Intel Hyper Threading Technology This option is enabled by default System logs Table 43 ...
Page 42: ...ge 5 Select your computer model and the Product Support page of your computer appears 6 Click Get drivers and click Drivers and Downloads The Drivers and Downloads section opens 7 Click Find it myself 8 Click BIOS to view the BIOS versions 9 Identify the latest BIOS file and click Download 10 Select your preferred download method in the Please select your download method below window click Downloa...
Page 43: ...sh logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu 5 Using arrow keys select USB Storage Device and click Enter 6 The system will boot to a Diag C prompt 7 Run the file by typing the full filename for example O9010A12 exe and press Enter 8 The BIOS Update Utility will load Follow the instructions on screen Figure 1 DOS BIOS Update Screen System and setup password Table 44 System and setup password ...
Page 44: ...ges The computer reboots Deleting or changing an existing system setup password Prerequisites Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked in the System Setup before attempting to delete or change the existing System and Setup password You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked About this task To enter the System Setup press F2 immediately afte...
Page 45: ... and telephone 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 Steps 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 approp...
