Dell Precision 7540, Setup And Specifications Manual

Page 1: ...Dell Precision 7540 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model P74F Regulatory Type P74F002 ...

Page 2: ...amage 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 2020 01 Rev A01 ...

Page 3: ...ard reader 14 Audio 14 Video 14 Camera 16 Communications 17 Ports and connectors 17 Contactless smart card 17 Display 19 Keyboard 20 Touchpad 20 Battery 20 Power adapter 21 Dimensions and weight 21 Operating system 22 Computer environment 22 Support policy 22 4 System setup 23 System setup 23 Boot menu 23 Navigation keys 24 Boot Sequence 24 System setup options 24 General options 24 System configu...

Page 4: ...itLocker enabled 35 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 35 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments 36 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One Time boot menu 36 System and setup password 39 Assigning a system setup password 39 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 40 5 Software 41 Operating system 41 Downloading drivers 41 Identifying Windows 10 OS version ...

Page 5: ...the power cable and press the power button 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to finish Windows setup a Connect to a network b Sign in to your Microsoft account or create a new account 3 Locate Dell apps 1 Set up your computer 5 ...

Page 6: ...Table 1 Locate Dell apps Features Specifications Register your computer Dell Help Support SupportAssist Check and update your computer 6 Set up your computer ...

Page 7: ...o explains the FN hot key combinations Topics Front open view Left view Right view Palmrest view Back view Bottom view Hot key definition Front open view 1 Microphone Optional 2 Camera with shutter Optional 3 Camera status light optional 4 Microphone Optional 5 Battery status light 6 Speakers 2 Chassis 7 ...

Page 8: ...Left view 1 Thunderbolt 3 Type C port 2 SD Card reader 3 Smartcard reader Right view 1 Headset port 2 USB 3 1 Gen 1 ports with PowerShare 3 Security cable slot 8 Chassis ...

Page 9: ...rest view 1 Power button 2 Keyboard 3 Fingerprint reader optional 4 Contactless Card Reader optional 5 Touchpad Back view 1 RJ45 Network port 2 Mini DisplayPort 3 HDMI port 4 Power connector port Chassis 9 ...

Page 10: ...so it cannot record audio There is an LED on the F4 function key that notifies the user of the state of this feature LED off microphone capable of recording audio LED on microphone muted and unable to record audio Fn F6 Scroll lock Used as Scroll Lock key Fn F8 LCD and Projector display Determines video output to LCD and external Video devices when attached and displays present Fn F9 Search Mimics...

Page 11: ...Fn B Pause and Fn Ctrl B Break Fn Arrow Key Up Brightness Decrease Decreases the stepping of LCD brightness for each press until minimum is reached For details see the LCD Brightness section Fn Arrow Key Down Brightness Increase Increases the stepping of LCD brightness for each press until maximum is reached For details see the LCD Brightness section Fn Home Radio On Off Toggles all the radios on ...

Page 12: ...w information about your computer System information Table 3 System information Features Specifications Chipset Intel CM246 chipset DRAM bus width 64 bit per channel total 128 bit FLASH EPROM 48 kHz PCIe bus 8 Gbps External bus frequency DMI 3 0 8GT s Processor NOTE Processor numbers are not a measure of performance Processor availability is subject to change and may vary by region country Table 4...

Page 13: ...8 GB Maximum memory configuration 128 GB Number of slots 4 SODIMM Maximum memory supported per slot 32 GB Memory options 8 GB 1 x 8 GB 16 GB 1 x 16 GB 16 GB 2 x 8 GB 32 GB 1 x 32 GB 32 GB 2 x 16 GB 32 GB 4 x 8 GB 64 GB 4 x 16 GB 64 GB 2 x 32 GB 128 GB 4 x 32 GB Type DDR4 SDRAM ECC and Non ECC memory Speed 2666 MHz 3200 MHz Table 6 Memory population rules DIMM Sku Implementation X1 B X2 B D X3 A B ...

Page 14: ...ted cards SD SDHC SDXC Audio Table 9 Audio specifications Features Specifications Controller Realtek ALC3281 Type Four channel high definition audio Speakers Two Directional speakers Interface Universal audio jack Stereo headphone Stereo headset Stereo line in Microphone in Stereo line out Internal speaker amplifier 2W RMS per channel Video Table 10 Video specifications Controller Type CPU Depende...

Page 15: ...1000 Discrete NA GDDR5 4 GB mDP HDMI Type C Maximum digital Single DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 30 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort Dual DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 60 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort HDMI 2 0 4096 x 2160 4K 60 Hz NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Discrete NA GDDR5 4 GB mDP HDMI Type C Maximum digital Single DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 30 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort Dual DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x...

Page 16: ... to DisplayPort Dual DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 60 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort HDMI 2 0b 4096 x 2160 4K 60 Hz NVIDIA Quadro RTX5000 Discrete NA GDDR6 16 GB mDP HDMI Type C Maximum digital Single DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 30 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort Dual DisplayPort 1 4 7680 x 4320 8k 60 Hz mDP Type C to DisplayPort HDMI 2 0b 4096 x 2160 4K 60 Hz Camera Table 11 Camera specifications ...

Page 17: ...1 Gen 1 ports Security Noble wedge lock slot Docking port Cable dock support Audio Headset port Noise reduction array microphones Video Mini DisplayPort 1 4 HDMI 2 0 Network adapter One RJ 45 connector Thunderbolt Two thunderbolt 3 Type C ports Contactless smart card Table 14 Contactless smartcard Title Description Dell ControlVault 3 Contactless Smartcard reader with NFC Felica Card Support Reade...

Page 18: ...pliant Compliant with EMVCO smartcard standards as posted to www emvco com Yes EMVCo Certified Formally certified based on EMVCO smartcard standards Yes NFC Proximity OS Interface Enumerates NFP Near Field Proximity device for OS to utilize Yes PC SC OS interface Personal Computer Smart Card specification for integration of hardware readers into personal computer environments Yes CCID driver compl...

Page 19: ...60 AG NT 100 Adobe color gamut Luminance Brightness typical 220 nits FHD 45 color gamut 300 nits FHD 72 color gamut 500 nits UHD Adobe 100 color gamut Height Active area FHD 193 59 mm 7 62 in UHD 194 40 mm 7 65 in Width Active area FHD 344 16 mm 13 55 in UHD 345 60 mm 13 61 in Diagonal FHD 394 87 mm 15 60 in UHD 396 52 mm 15 60 in Megapixels FHD 2 07 UHD 8 29 Pixels Per Inch PPI FHD 141 UHD 282 Co...

Page 20: ... Configurable single finger and multi finger gestures Battery Table 19 Battery Features Specifications Type 64 WHr Lithium ion Polymer 4 cell battery with ExpressCharge 97 WHr Lithium ion Polymer 6 cell battery with ExpressCharge 97 WHr Lithium ion Polymer 6 cell battery with three year warranty Dimension 1 64 WHr smart lithium ion Length 222 40 mm 8 76 in Width 73 80 mm 2 90 in Height 11 15 mm 0 ...

Page 21: ...ut Voltage 100 to 240 VAC Input current maximum 180 W 2 34 A Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output current 180 W 9 23 A continuous Rated output voltage 19 5 VDC Temperature range Operating 0º to 40º C 32º to 104º F Temperature range Non Operating 40º to 70º C 40º to 158º F Dimensions and weight Table 21 Dimensions and weight Features Specifications Height Front height Touch 1 02 inches 25 9 mm Rea...

Page 22: ...maximum 20 to 80 non condensing NOTE Maximum dew point temperature 26 C 20 to 95 non condensing NOTE Maximum dew point temperature 33 C Vibration maximum 0 26 GRMS 1 37 GRMS Shock maximum 105 G 40 G Altitude maximum 15 2 m to 3048 m 50 ft to 10 000 ft 15 2 m to 10 668 m 50 ft to 35 000 ft Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment Measured using a 2 ms half sine pul...

Page 23: ...ce 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 Change the system configuration information Set or change a user selectable option such as the user password type of hard drive installed and enabling or disabling base devices Boot menu Press F12 when the Dell logo appears ...

Page 24: ...e Dell logo appears you can Access System Setup by pressing F2 key Bring up the one time boot menu by pressing F12 key 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 C...

Page 25: ... takes effect immediately System configuration Table 25 System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the integrated network controller Click one of the following options Disabled Enabled Enabled w PXE Default SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller Click one of the following options Disabled AHCI RAID ...

Page 26: ...vel No Security Security level User Authorization Default Security level Secure Connect Security level Display Port Only Thunderbolt Auto Switch Allows auto switch the thunderbolt option USB PowerShare This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior This option allows you to charge external devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port disabled by default ...

Page 27: ...tection Default Enable Secure Digital SD Card Default Secure Digital SD Card Boot Secure Digital Card SD Read Only Mode MAC Address Pass Through This feature replaces the external NIC MAC address in a supported dock or dongle with the selected MAC address from the system The default option is to use the Passthrough MAC Address When the Integrated NIC option is selected we recommend one of the foll...

Page 28: ...NOTE For the first time login Enter the old password field is marked to Not set Hence password has to be set for the first time you login and then you can change or delete the password Strong Password Allows you to enforce the option to always set strong password Enable Strong Password This option is not set by default Password Configuration You can define the length of your password Min 4 Max 32 ...

Page 29: ...ys during boot Enable Default Disable One Time Enable Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to prevent users from entering Setup when an administrator password is set Enable Admin Setup Lockout This option is not set by default Master Password Lockout Allows you to disable master password support Enable Master Password Lockout This option is not set by default NOTE Hard Disk password should be cleared be...

Page 30: ...ring sensitive information in the context of the main operating systems 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 30 Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process has o...

Page 31: ...me Allows you to set the time at which the computer must turn on automatically The options are Disabled Default Every Day Weekdays Select Days This option is not set by default USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby Enable USB Wake Support This option is not set by default Wireless Radio Control This option if enabled will sense the connection of the syst...

Page 32: ...Custom Charge is selected you can also configure Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop NOTE All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries To enable this option disable the Advanced Battery Charge Configuration option Post behavior Table 32 POST Behavior Option Description Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the system setup BIOS warning messages when you use certai...

Page 33: ...d Errors Virtualization support Table 33 Virtualization Support Option Description Virtualization This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by the Intel Virtualization technology Enable Intel Virtualization Technology This option is set by default VT for Direct I O Enables or disables the Virtual Machine Monitor VMM from u...

Page 34: ...e BIOS Auto Recovery Allows you to recover the BIOS automatically NOTE BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive field should be enabled Always Perform Integrity Check Performs integrity check on every boot System logs Table 36 System Logs Option Description BIOS events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup BIOS POST events Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup Thermal events Po...

Page 35: ... to progress and the system will ask for this on each reboot If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system reinstall For more information about this subject see Knowledge Article https www dell com support article sln153694 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive If the system cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update ...

Page 36: ...IOS supports this BIOS update option NOTE Only systems with BIOS Flash Update option in the F12 One Time Boot Menu can use this function Updating from the One Time Boot Menu To update your BIOS from the F12 One Time boot menu you will need USB key formatted to the FAT32 file system key does not have to be bootable BIOS executable file that you downloaded from the Dell Support website and copied to...

Page 37: ...3 The Bios flash menu will open then click the Flash from file 4 Select external USB device System setup 37 ...

Page 38: ...5 Once the file is selected Double click the flash target file then press submit 6 Click the Update BIOS then system will reboot to flash the BIOS 38 System setup ...

Page 39: ...led Assigning a system setup password You can assign a new System or Admin Password only when the status is in Not Set To enter the system setup press F2 immediately after a power on or reboot 1 In the System BIOS or System Setup screen select Security and press Enter The Security screen is displayed 2 Select System Admin Password and create a password in the Enter the new password field Use the f...

Page 40: ...m Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed 2 In the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked 3 Select System Password alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab 4 Select Setup Password alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab NOTE If you change the System and or Setup password re enter the new password...

Page 41: ... manually browse for your model 4 Click Drivers and Downloads 5 Select the operating system installed on your 6 Scroll down the page and select the driver to install 7 Click Download File to download the driver for your 8 After the download is complete navigate to the folder where you saved the driver file 9 Double click the driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen Identifying Wi...

Page 42: ...OS Version Code name Version Latest build Windows 10 Redstone 5 1809 17763 Windows 10 19H1 1903 18362 42 Software ...

Page 43: ...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...