OptiPlex 5080 Tower Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: D29M Regulatory Type: D29M001 May 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Set up your computer................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2: Chassis overview........................................................................................................ 10 Front view............................................................................................................................................................................10 Back view.........................................
Virtualization support................................................................................................................................................. 32 Wireless options...........................................................................................................................................................32 Maintenance............................................................................................................................................................
1 Set up your computer Steps 1. Connect the keyboard and mouse. 2. Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network.
3. Connect the display. 4. Connect the power cable.
5. Press the power button.
6. Finish Windows 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. ● If connected to the internet, sign-in with or create a Microsoft account. If not connected to the internet, create an offline account. ● On the Support and Protection screen, enter your contact details. 7.
Table 1. Locate Dell apps (continued) Dell apps Details 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 Delivery Download software applications including software that is purchased but not preinstalled on your computer.
2 Chassis overview Topics: • • • Front view Back view System board Layout Front view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 Optical Disk Drive (optional) Power button with diagnostic LED SD 4.0 card reader (optional) Hard-disk drive activity light Universal audio jack port USB 2.0 port with PowerShare USB 2.0 port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port USB 3.
Back view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Line-out re-tasking Line-in audio port Two DisplayPort 1.4 ports 3rd Video Port (VGA/DP/HDMI 2.0b/USB Type-C Alt mode) (optional) Four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports Two USB 2.
System board Layout 1. Intrusion switch connector 2. Video connector 3. ATX CPU power connector 4. Processor fan connector 5. Memory module connector 6. Power button connector 7. SD card reader connector 8. ATX system power connector 9. SATA power cable connector 10. SATA3 and SATA1 connector 11. Intrusion speaker cable connector 12. M.2 WLAN connector 13. SATA0 and SATA2 connector 14. Coin-cell battery 15. M.2 SSD PCIe connector 16. Jumper 17. PCIe x4 (Slot4) 18. PCIe x16 (Slot3) 19. PCIe x1 (Slot2) 20.
3 Technical specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer.
Chipset Table 3. Chipset Description Values Chipset Intel Q470 Processor 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7/Pentium DRAM bus width 64-bit (for single channel) Flash EPROM 32 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen 3.0 Non-volatile memory Yes BIOS Configuration Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) 256 Mbit (32 MB) located at SPI_FLASH on chipset Trusted Platform Module (Discrete TPM Enabled) 24 KB located at TPM 2.
Table 4. Processors (continued) Processors Wattage Core count Thre Speed ad cou nt Cache Integrated graphics GSP DG/CG Ready 10 th Generation Intel Core i3-10300 65 W 4 8 3.7 GHz to 4.4 GHz 8 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630 No Yes 10 th Generation Intel Core i5-10400 65 W 6 12 2.9 GHz to 4.3 GHz 12 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630 No Yes 10 th Generation Intel Core i5-10500 65 W 6 12 3.1 GHz to 4.
Memory NOTE: A multiple-DIMM memory option is recommended to prevent any performance reduction. If the system configuration includes integrated graphics, consider selecting 2 or more DIMMs. NOTE: Memory modules should be installed in pairs of matched memory size, speed, and technology. If the memory modules are not installed in matched pairs, the computer continues to operate, but with a slight reduction in performance. The entire memory range is available to 64-bit operating systems. Table 5.
● 7 th Generation or higher Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor ● Windows 10 64-bit version or higher (Anniversary Update) ● Latest version of Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver ● UEFI boot mode configuration Table 6. Intel Optane memory Description Values Type Memory/Storage/Storage accelerator Interface Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe Connector M.2 2280 Configurations supported 16 GB and 32 GB Capacity Up to 32 GB Ports and connectors Table 7.
Table 7. Ports and connectors (continued) Description Values SATA Three SATA slots for 3.5-inch Hard-disk drive/2.5-inch Harddisk drive, 1 SATA slot for slim Optical Disk Drive M.2 ● One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth card ● One M.2 slot for 2280 PCIe solid-state drive/Optane or 2230 PCIe solid-state drive NOTE: To learn more about the features of different types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article SLN301626. Communications Ethernet Table 8.
Table 10. Integrated graphics specifications (continued) Controller External display support Memory size Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 port Shared system memory 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Table 11. Discrete graphics specifications Controller External display support Memory size Memory Type NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super ● One HDMI 2.0b ● Three DP 1.4 ● One DVI-D 6 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 ● Two mini DisplayPorts ● One DisplayPort 1.
Storage Your computer supports one of the following configurations: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● One 2.5-inch hard-disk drive Two 2.5-inch hard-disk drives One 3.5-inch hard-disk drive One 2.5-inch hard-disk drive and one 3.5-inch hard-disk drive One M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive (class 35 or class 40) One M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive (class 35 or class 40) and one 3.5-inch hard-disk drive One M.2 2230 or 2280 solid-state drive (class 35 or class 40) and one 2.5-inch hard-disk drive One M.
Table 14. Power ratings specifications (continued) Type 260 W (80 PLUS Bronze) 260 W (80 PLUS Platinum) 360 W (80 Plus Platinum) Standby mode: Standby mode: ● 12 VC/12 A ● 12 VA/1.5 A ● 12 VB/2.5 A ● 12 VA/1.5 A ● 12 VB/2.
Table 16. Data security (continued) Data security options Values Emergency Incident Response Supported SafeData Supported Environmental Table 17. Environmental specifications Feature OptiPlex 5080 Tower Recyclable packaging Yes BFR/PVC—free chassis No MultiPack packaging Yes (US only) (optional) Energy-Efficient Power Supply Standard ENV0424 compliant Yes NOTE: Wood‐based fiber packaging contains a minimum of 35% recycled content by total weight of wood‐based fiber.
Table 19. Computer environment (continued) Description Operating Storage Vibration (maximum) * 0.26 GRMS random at 5 Hz to 350 Hz 1.37 GRMS random at 5 Hz to 350 Hz Shock (maximum) Bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 50.8 cm/sec (20 in./sec) 105G half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 133 cm/sec (52.5 in./sec) Altitude (maximum) 3048 m (10,000 ft) 10,668 m (35,000 ft) * Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.
4 Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Topics: • Downloading Windows drivers Downloading Windows drivers Steps 1. Turn on the . 2. Go to Dell.com/support. 3. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your , and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your model. 4. Click Drivers and Downloads. 5. Select the operating system installed on your . 6.
5 System setup CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS Setup program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly. NOTE: Before you change BIOS Setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS Setup program screen information for future reference. Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes: ● Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
Keys Navigation Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable. Tab Moves to the next focus area. Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system. Boot Sequence Boot sequence enables you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive).
. System information Table 23. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. The option ‘Enable UEFI Network Stack’ is not selected by default. The options are: ● Disabled ● Enabled ● Enabled w/PXE (default) NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items that are listed in this section may or may not appear. SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
Video screen options Table 24. Video Option Description Primary Display Allows you to select the primary display when multiple controllers are available in the system. ● Auto (default) ● Intel HD Graphics NOTE: If you do not select Auto, the on-board graphics device will be present and enabled. Security Table 25. Security Option Description Admin Password Allows you to set, change, and delete the admin password. System Password Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password.
Table 25. Security (continued) Option Description Absolute This field lets you Enable, Disable or permanently Disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Absolute Persistence Module service from Absolute Software. ● Enabled - This option is selected by default. ● Disable ● Permanently Disabled Chassis Intrusion This field controls the chassis intrusion feature.
Intel Software Guard Extensions options Table 27. Intel Software Guard Extensions Option Description Intel SGX Enable This field specifies you to provide a secured environment for running code/storing sensitive information in the context of the main OS. Click one of the following options: ● Disabled ● Enabled ● Software controlled—Default Enclave Memory Size This option sets SGX Enclave Reserve Memory Size Click one of the following options: ● 32 MB ● 64 MB ● 128 MB—Default Performance Table 28.
Power management Table 29. Power Management Option Description AC Recovery Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss. You can set the AC Recovery to: ● Power Off ● Power On ● Last Power State This option is Power Off by default. Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology Allows you to enable or disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support. The option Enable Intel Speed Shift Technology is set by default. Auto On Time Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Table 30. POST Behavior (continued) Option Description ● Minimal — The system boots quickly, unless the BIOS has been updated, memory changed, or the previous POST did not complete. ● Thorough — The system does not skip any steps in the boot process. ● Auto — This allows the operating system to control this setting (this works only when the operating system supports Simple Boot Flag). This option is set to Thorough by default. Extend BIOS POST Time This option creates an additional pre-boot delay.
Maintenance Table 33. Maintenance Option Description Service Tag Displays the service tag of your computer. Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set. This option is not set by default. SERR Messages Controls the SERR message mechanism. This option is set by default. Some graphics cards require that the SERR message mechanism be disabled. BIOS Downgrade Allows you to flash previous revisions of the system firmware.
SupportAssist System Resolution Option Description Auto OS Recovery Threshold Allows you to control the automatic boot flow for SupportAssist System. Options are: ● ● ● ● Off 1 2 (Enabled by default) 3 SupportAssist OS Recovery Allows you to recover the SupportAssist OS Recovery (Enabled by default). BIOSConnect BIOSConnect enable or disable cloud Service OS upon absence of Local OS Recovery (Enabled by default).
unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, see Knowledge Article: https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive About this task If the computer cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another computer and save it to a bootable USB flash drive. NOTE: You must use a bootable USB flash drive. For more information, see the knowledge base article SLN143196. Steps 1.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer. CAUTION: Anyone can access the data stored on your computer if it is not locked and left unattended. NOTE: System and setup password feature is disabled. Assigning a system setup password Prerequisites You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is in Not Set. About this task To enter the system setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot. Steps 1.
6 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell Contacting Dell Prerequisites NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. About this task Dell provides several online 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.
