Dell Inspiron 13 5379 User Manual

Inspiron 13 5000

2-in-1

Setup and Specications

Computer Model: Inspiron 13-5379
Regulatory Model: P69G
Regulatory Type: P69G001

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
better use of your product.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential 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.

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2017 - 08

Rev. A01

Contents

Set up your computer....................................................5

Create a USB recovery drive for Windows..................... 8

Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery drive.......................................... 9

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Front........................................................................................................10

Left...........................................................................................................11

Right........................................................................................................ 12

Base.........................................................................................................13

Display..................................................................................................... 14

Bottom.....................................................................................................15

Modes......................................................................................................16

Notebook...........................................................................................16

Tablet.................................................................................................16

Stand................................................................................................. 16

Tent....................................................................................................17

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Specications...............................................................18

Dimensions and weight............................................................................ 18

Computer model...................................................................................... 18

System information..................................................................................19

Operating system.....................................................................................19

Memory................................................................................................... 19

Ports and connectors..............................................................................20

Video.......................................................................................................20

Audio........................................................................................................21

Storage....................................................................................................21

Media-card reader...................................................................................22

Keyboard.................................................................................................22

Camera....................................................................................................23

Touch pad............................................................................................... 23

Power adapter.........................................................................................24

Battery.................................................................................................... 24

Display.....................................................................................................25

Communications..................................................................................... 26

Wireless module................................................................................ 26

Computer environment........................................................................... 26

Keyboard shortcuts......................................................28

Getting help and contacting Dell..................................30

Self-help resources..................................................................................30

Contacting Dell.........................................................................................31

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Set up your computer

1 Connect the power adapter and press the power button.

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2 Finish operating system setup.

For Windows:

a) Connect to a network.

b) Sign-in to your Microsoft account or create a new account.

For Ubuntu:

Follow the instructions on the screen to nish setup.

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3 Locate Dell apps in Windows.

Table 1. Locate Dell apps

Register your computer

Dell Help & Support

SupportAssist—Check and update your computer

4 Create recovery drive for Windows.

NOTE: It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot
and x problems that may occur with Windows.

For more information, see Create a USB recovery drive for Windows.

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Create a USB recovery drive for Windows

Dell recommends that you create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and x problems
that may occur with Windows. An empty USB ash drive with a minimum capacity of
16 GB is required to create the recovery drive.

NOTE: The following steps may vary depending on the version of Windows
installed. Refer to the Microsoft support site for latest instructions.

1 Connect the USB ash drive to your computer.

2 In Windows search, type Recovery.

3 In the search results, click Create a recovery drive.

The User Account Control window is displayed.

4 Click Yes to continue.

The Recovery Drive window is displayed.

5 Select Back up system les to the recovery drive and click Next.

6 Select the USB ash drive and click Next.

A message appears, indicating that all data in the USB ash drive will be deleted.

7 Click Create.

NOTE: This process may take several minutes to complete.

8 Click Finish.

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Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery drive

CAUTION: This process formats the hard drive and removes all data on your
computer. Ensure that you back up data on your computer before beginning
this task.

NOTE: Before reinstalling Windows, ensure your computer has more than 2
GB of memory and more than 32 GB of storage space.

1 Connect the USB recovery drive to your computer.

2 Restart your computer.

3 Press F12 after the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to access the boot menu.

A Preparing one-time boot menu message appears.

4 After the boot menu loads, select the USB recovery device under UEFI BOOT.

The system reboots and a screen to Choose the keyboard layout is displayed.

5 Choose your keyboard layout.

6 In the Choose an option screen, click Troubleshoot.

7 Click Recover from a drive.

8 Choose one of the following options:

– Just remove my les to do a quick format.

– Fully clean the drive to do a complete format.

9 Click Recover to start the recovery process.

This will take several minutes to complete and your computer will restart during
this process.

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Front

1 Power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light

Indicates the battery-charge status or the hard-drive activity.

NOTE: Press Fn+H to toggle this light between power and battery­status light and hard-drive activity light.

Hard-drive activity light

Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.

Power and battery-status light

Indicates the power and battery-charge status.

Solid white — Power adapter is connected and the battery has more than 5%
charge.

Amber — Computer is running on battery and the battery has less than 5%
charge.

O

– Power adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.

– Computer is running on battery and the battery has more than 5% charge.

– Computer is in sleep state, hibernation, or turned o.

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