Precision 5530 Setup and Specifications guide Regulatory Model: P56F Regulatory Type: P56F002
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1 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.
b 4 Sign-in to your Microsoft account or create a new account. Locate Dell apps. Table 1.
2 Chassis This chapter illustrates the multiple chassis views along with the ports and connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations. Topics: • System Overview • Hot key combinations System Overview Figure 1. Inside View — Back 1 WLAN card 2 M.
Figure 2. Front View 1 Power button with light indicator / Power button with fingerprint reader without light indicator (optional) 2 Keyboard 3 Palmrest 4 Touchpad 2 Camera Figure 3.
3 Left speaker 4 Right speaker Figure 4. 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 Figure 5. Right View 1 Memory card reader 2 USB 3.
Hot key combinations Table 2.
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.
Table 4. System information Chipset Intel CM246 DRAM bus width 64-bit wide channels FLASH EPROM 32 MB PCIe bus up to Gen3; 8 Gbps Processor specifications NOTE: Processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor availability is subject to change and may vary by region/ country. Table 5. Processor specifications Type UMA Graphics Intel Xeon E-2176M (6-core 2.7GHz, 4.4GHz Turbo, 12MB 45W) Intel UHD Graphics P630 Intel 8th generation Intel Core i9-8950HK,(6-core 2.9GHz, 4.
Number of slots 2 SoDIMM Maximum memory supported per slot 16 GB Memory options • • • • • • • 8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (8Gx1) 8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (4Gx2) 12 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (8Gx1 + 4Gx1) 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (8Gx2) 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (16Gx1) 24 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (16Gx1 + 8Gx1) 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (16Gx2) NOTE: The memory modules are customer replaceable units (CRU), and it can be upgraded.
Video specifications Table 10. Video Controller Type CPU Dependency Graphics memory type Capacity External display support Maximum resolution Intel UHD Graphics 630 UMA Intel Core i5 8300H Integrated Shared system memory HDMI 2.0 HDMI : 1920x1080@60 Hz Intel Core i7 8850 Intel Core i9 8950 Intel UHD Graphics P630 UMA Intel Xeon E-2176M Integrated Shared system memory HDMI 2.0 HDMI : 1920x1080@60 Hz NVIDIA Quadro P1000 Discrete N/A GDDR5 4 GB HDMI 2.
Storage specifications Table 12. Storage specifications Type Form factor Interface Capacity Solid-State Drive (SSD) M.2 PCIe SSD PCIe , 3x4 NVMe up to 32Gbps 256 GB upto 2 TB SSD Hard drive (HDD) 2.5 inch SATA HDD SATA , Up to 6 Gbps 500 GB / 1 TB/ 2 TB HDD Display specifications Table 13. Display specifications Type Luminance/Brightness (typical) Height (Active area) Width (Active area) Diagonal Megapixels Pixels Per Inch (PPI) Contrast ratio • 15.
Power consumption (max) • • 4.22 W (FHD 72% color gamut ) 9.23 W (UHD Adobe 100% color gamut) • • • • 80 (U.S. and Canada) 81 (Europe) 82 (Brazil) 84 (Japan) Keyboard specifications Table 14. Keyboard specifications Number of keys Size Full sized • • X= 19.05 mm key pitch Y= 18.05 mm key pitch Backlit keyboard Easy enable/disable via hotkey variable brightness levels Layout QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji Camera Table 15.
Power supply specifications Table 17. Power supply Input Voltage Input current (maximum) 100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz • 130 W AC Adapter • • 56 WHr lithium-ion 3 cell battery 97 WHr lithium-ion 6 cell battery Battery Table 18. Battery specifications Type Dimension 1 2 • • • • Weight (maximum) Voltage 56 WHr lithium-ion • Length: 223.2 mm (8.79 inch) • Width: 71.8 mm (2.83 inch) • Height: 7.2 mm (0.28 inch) • Weight: 250.00 g (0.55 lb) 97 WHr lithium-ion Length: 332 mm (13.07 inch) Width: 96.0 mm (3.
Power adapter Table 19. Power adapter specifications Type 130W adapter Input Voltage 100 to 240 VAC Adapter size Height:22 mm (0.86 inches) Width:66 mm (2.59 inches) Depth:143 mm (5.62 inches) Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output current 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) Security Table 20. Security Security HW Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.
‡ Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard-drive head is in parked position.
4 System Setup Topics: • Boot Sequence • Navigation keys • System setup options • System Setup Options • Updating the BIOS in Windows • System and setup password Boot Sequence Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive).
Keys Navigation 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. System setup options NOTE: Depending on the and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. Table 22.
Option Description 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.
Option Description Disable(Default Setting) SATA Operation Displays the SATA Operation information. Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the adapter warnings feature. Multimedia Key Behaviour Function Key (Default Setting) Battery Health Displays the battery health information. Battery Charge Configuration Adaptive (Default Setting) Miscellaneous Devices Allows you enable or disable the various on board devices.
Option Description 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.
Option Description 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] Adapter Warnings Lets you choose whether the system displays warning messages when you use certain power adapters.
NOTE: If BitLocker is enabled, it must be suspended prior to updating the system BIOS, and then re-enabled after the BIOS update is completed. 1 Restart the computer. 2 Go to Dell.com/support. 3 • Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. • Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen. If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag, click Choose from all products. 4 Choose the Products category from the list.
• A password can have up to 32 characters. • The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. • Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed. 3 • Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). Type the system password that you entered earlier 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.
5 Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Topics: • Supported operating systems • Downloading drivers • Downloading the chipset driver Supported operating systems The topic lists the operating systems supported for Precision 5530 . Table 28.
3 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. 4 Click Drivers and Downloads. 5 Select the operating system installed in your computer. 6 Scroll down the page, expand Chipset, and select 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.
6 Getting help Contacting Dell 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. 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: 1 Go to Dell.com/support. 2 Select your support category.
