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is enabled only when the AC adapter 

is connected.

SATA Operation

Change the SATA controller mode to 

either ATA or AHCI.

Default: AHCI

Adapter Warnings

Function Key Behavior

Specifies the behavior of the function 

key <Fn> .

Default: Function key

Audience ASR Assist

Enable or disable the Audience ASR 

Assist feature.

Default: Enabled

Miscellaneous Devices

These fields let you enable or disable 

various on-board devices.

Battery Health

Security

Table 4. Security

Set Asset Tag

This field displays your system's asset tag. If the service 

tag is not already set, this field can be used to enter it.

Admin Password is:

Allows you to change or delete the administrator 

password.

System Password is:

Allows you to change or delete the system password.

HDD Password State

Allows you to set a password on the computer's internal 

hard drive (HDD).

Set Admin Password

Allows you to change or delete the administrator 

password.

Set System Password

Allows you to change or delete the system password.

Set HDD Password

Allows you to set a password on the computer's internal 

hard drive (HDD).

Password Change

Allows you to change the security password.

Password Bypass

Allows you to bypass the system password and the 

internal HDD password prompts during a system restart/

resume from hibernate state.

Computrace

Enable or disable the Computrace feature on your 

computer.

Boot

Table 5. Boot

Boot Priority Order

Specifies the order of different devices in which the 

computer will boot through at startup.

Windows Boot Manager

Allows windows to search for a hard drive with windows 

files and boot from it.

Network Boot

Specifies which network device the computer can boot 

through.

Secure Boot

Species if the UEFI secure boot option is enabled or 

disabled.

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Summary of Contents for Vostro 5560

Page 1: ...Dell Vostro 5560 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model P34F Regulatory Type P34F001 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom AMD Sempron AMD Athlon ATI Radeon and ATI FirePro are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows MS DOS Windows Vista the Windows Vista start button and Office Outlook are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the Unite...

Page 3: ...rive 11 Installing the Hard Drive 12 Removing the Coin Cell Battery 12 Installing the Coin Cell Battery 13 Removing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 13 Installing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 13 Removing the System Fan 14 Installing the System Fan 14 Removing the Heat Sink 14 Installing the Heat Sink 15 Removing the Memory 15 Installing the Memory 15 Removing the Speakers 16 ...

Page 4: ...splay 25 3 System Setup 27 System Setup Overview 27 Boot Sequence 27 Navigation Keys 27 Updating the BIOS 28 System Setup Options 29 4 Troubleshooting Your Computer 33 Enhanced Pre Boot System Assessment ePSA Diagnostics 33 Battery Status Lights 33 Device Status Lights 34 Beep Codes 34 5 Technical Specification 37 6 Contacting Dell 43 ...

Page 5: ...urface such as a connector on the back of the computer CAUTION Handle components and cards with care Do not touch the components or contacts on a card Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket Hold a component such as a processor by its edges not by its pins CAUTION When you disconnect a cable pull on its connector or on its pull tab not on the cable itself Some cables have connect...

Page 6: ...ws 7 1 Click Start 2 Click Shut Down or 1 Click Start 2 Click the arrow in the lower right corner of the Start menu as shown below and then click Shut Down 2 Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off If your computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system press and hold the power button for about 4 seconds to turn them of...

Page 7: ...s The procedures in this document may require the following tools Small flat blade screwdriver Phillips screwdriver Small plastic scribe System Overview The figure displays the inside view of the back of the computer after the base cover has been removed The call outs show the names and the layout of the components inside the computer Figure 1 Inside view 7 ...

Page 8: ...at secures the base cover to the computer 3 Pull the optical drive and remove from the computer Installing The Optical Disk Drive ODD 1 Slide the optical drive into the computer 2 Tighten the screw to secure the base cover to the computer 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove opt...

Page 9: ...4 Pry the base cover along the edges to loosen it Lift and remove the base cover from the computer 9 ...

Page 10: ...to the computer 3 Tighten the screw that secures the ODD 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Battery 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer a ODD b base cover 2 Disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the system board 3 Lift and remove the battery from the computer 10 ...

Page 11: ...nside Your Computer Removing the Hard Drive 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working On Your Computer 2 Remove a optical disk drive b base cover c battery 3 Ease the I O cable from the routing tabs 4 Disconnect the hard drive cable from the system board and remove the screws that secures the hard drive in place 5 Lift and remove the hard drive from the computer 6 Disconnect the hard drive connect...

Page 12: ...Connect the hard drive connector to hard drive 4 Slide the hard drive into the bay on the system board 5 Replace and tighten the screws to secure the hard drive to the computer 6 Connect hard drive cable to system board and route I O cable 7 Install a battery b base cover c optical drive 8 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Coin Cell Battery 1 Follow the proce...

Page 13: ... procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Wireless Local Area Network WLAN Card 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery 3 Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card 4 Remove the screw that secures the WLAN card to the computer 5 Remove the WLAN card from its slot on the system board Installing the Wir...

Page 14: ... and remove the screws that secure the system fan to the system board 5 Lift and remove the system fan from the computer Installing the System Fan 1 Place the system fan into its original position in the system board and affix the system board flex cable 2 Tighten the screws to secure the fan to the system board 3 Route the charge coupled device CCD woofer cable 4 Install a battery b base cover c ...

Page 15: ... Computer Removing the Memory 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery 3 Pry the securing clips away from the memory module until it pops up Remove the memory module from its connector on the system board Installing the Memory 1 Insert the memory module into the memory socket 2 Press the memory module until it clicks into place ...

Page 16: ...ures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery 3 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 4 Ease the speaker cables out of the routing channel and remove the speakers from the computer 16 ...

Page 17: ...to its slot on the system board 4 Install a battery b base cover c optical drive 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Camera 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery d display bezel 3 Disconnect the camera cable and lift the camera to remove it from the computer 17 ...

Page 18: ... procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery 3 Disconnect the I O board cable from the system board 4 Remove the screw that secures the I O board to the computer and lift the I O board from the computer Installing the Input Output I O Board 1 Place the I O board in its slot and snap it in place 2 Tighten the screws to secure the I O board to th...

Page 19: ...ur Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery 3 Disconnect from its connectors on the system board a LVDS low voltage differential signalling cable b antenna cables c camera cable 4 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the system board Lift and move the system base panel away from the display hinges to facilitate easy removal of the display 19 ...

Page 20: ...d 3 Connect the LVDS cable antenna cables and the camera cable to the connectors on the system board 4 Install a battery b base cover c optical drive 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the System Board 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer 2 Remove a optical drive b base cover c battery d system fan 20 ...

Page 21: ...onnect the following cables a speaker b display c keyboard d touchpad e camera f coin cell battery g hard drive h woofer cable i I O cable 4 Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis Remove the system board from the computer 21 ...

Page 22: ... the system board to the chassis 3 Connect the following cables a I O b woofer c hard drive d coin cell battery e camera f touchpad g keyboard h display i speaker 4 Install a display assembly b memory c heat sink d system fan e battery f base cover g optical drive 5 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 22 ...

Page 23: ...tate easy removal of the display bezel 4 Pry along the inner edges of the display bezel and lift the display bezel Installing the Display Bezel 1 Align the display bezel by pressing along the edges 2 Install a display assembly b battery c base cover d optical drive 3 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Display 1 Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Yo...

Page 24: ... c battery d display assembly e display bezel 3 Remove the screws that secure the display to the back panels 4 Gently lift the mylar tape and disconnect the LVDS cable from the back of the display panel Remove the display panel 24 ...

Page 25: ...and stick the mylar tape Align the display to the base panel by pressing along the edges 2 Install the screws that secure the display 3 Install a display bezel b display assembly c battery d base cover e optical drive 4 Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer 25 ...

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Page 27: ...ctly 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 During the Power on Self Test POST when the 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 f...

Page 28: ... Go to support dell com support downloads 3 If you have your computer s Service Tag or Express Service Code NOTE For desktops the service tag label is available on the front of your computer NOTE For notebooks the service tag label is available on the bottom of your computer NOTE For All In One Desktops the service tag label is available at the back of your computer a Enter the Service Tag or Expr...

Page 29: ...number and capacity of the hard drive SATA ODD Displays the model number and capacity of the optical drive mSATA Device Display the model number and capacity of mSATA storage System Memory Displays the memory in built on the computer Extended Memory Displays the memory installed on the computer Memory Speed Displays the memory speed Advanced Table 3 Advanced Intel SpeedStep Enable or disable the I...

Page 30: ...you to set a password on the computer s internal hard drive HDD Set Admin Password Allows you to change or delete the administrator password Set System Password Allows you to change or delete the system password Set HDD Password Allows you to set a password on the computer s internal hard drive HDD Password Change Allows you to change the security password Password Bypass Allows you to bypass the ...

Page 31: ...lows you to view the boot options Add Boot Option Allows the user to add an additional boot device Delete Boot Option Allows the user to remove an existing boot device from the boot order Exit This section allows you to save discard and load default settings before exiting from System Setup 31 ...

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Page 33: ...g testing CAUTION Use the system diagnostics to test only your computer Using this program with other computers may cause invalid results or error messages NOTE Some tests for specific devices require user interaction Always ensure that you are present at the computer terminal when the diagnostic tests are performed 1 Power on the computer 2 As the computer boots press the F12 key as the Dell logo...

Page 34: ...rror 2 No Memory RAM detected 1 If you have two or more memory modules installed remove the modules reinstall one module and then restart the computer If the computer starts normally reinstall an extra module Continue until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without error 2 If available install working memory of the same type into your computer 3 If the problem persists...

Page 35: ...ible Cause Suggested Remedy 2 If the problem persists possible battery failure or system board failure 6 Video BIOS test failure Video subsystem failure 7 CPU Cache test failure Processor failure 8 Display Display failure 35 ...

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Page 37: ...tion about your computer Table 7 System Information Feature Description Chipset HM77 DRAM bus width 64 bit Flash EPROM A25LQ32AM F Q Table 8 Processor Feature Description Types Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 L1 cache 32 KB L2 cache 256 KB L3 cache 3 MB Table 9 Memory Feature Description Memory connector HM77 Memory capacity 4 GB Memory type SO DIMM Minimum memory 4 GB Maximum memory 8 G...

Page 38: ... support HDMI VGA Table 12 Camera Feature Description Camera Resolution 1 Megapixel Video Resolution maximum 1280 x 720 pixels Diagonal viewing angle 70 67 degree Table 13 Communication Feature Description Network adapter Ethernet 10 100 1000 Base T Wireless Wi fi 802 11 a b g n Table 14 Ports and Connectors Feature Description Audio combo jack Video HDMI VGA Network adapter RJ 45 USB 3 includes o...

Page 39: ...gle 135 degree Refresh rate 60Hz 40Hz Minimum Viewing angles Horizontal 40 L 40 R Vertical 10 up 30 down Pixel pitch 0 2265 H x 0 2265 V mm Table 16 Keyboard Feature Description Number of keys 86 Table 17 Touchpad Feature Description Active Area X axis 111 40 mm 4 38 inches Y axis 76 40 mm 3 inches Table 18 Battery Feature Description Type ICP666480 Dimensions Height 99 5 mm 3 91 inches Width 198 ...

Page 40: ...5 A Input frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz Output power 65 W 90 W Output current 0 A to 3 34 A 4 62 A Rated output voltage 19 5 V Temperature range Operating 0 to 40 Non Operating 95 Table 20 Physical Feature Description Height 21 00 mm 0 82 inches Width 382 60 mm 15 06 inches Depth 254 50 mm 10 01 inch Weight minimum 2230 grams 4 9 lbs Table 21 Environmental Feature Description Temperature Operating 0 to 35...

Page 41: ...iption Storage 20 95 Altitude maximum Operating 15 2 m to 3048 m 50 to 10 000 ft 0 to 35 C Non Operating 15 2 m to 10 668 m 50 ft to 35 000 ft Airborne contaminant level G2 or lower as defined by ISA S71 04 1985 41 ...

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Page 43: ...port dell com 2 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down menu at the bottom of the page 3 Click Contact Us on the left side of the page 4 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need 5 Choose the method of contacting Dell that is convenient for you 43 ...

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