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Inspiron 15 5000
Setup and Specifications
Computer Model: Inspiron 5570
Regulatory Model: P75F
Regulatory Type: P75F001
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 - 12
Rev. A01
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Set up your computer.................................................... |
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Create a USB recovery drive for Windows..................... |
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Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery drive.......................................... |
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Right........................................................................................................ |
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For computers with optical drive........................................................ |
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For computers without optical drive................................................... |
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Display...................................................................................................... |
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Base......................................................................................................... |
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Bottom..................................................................................................... |
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Specifications............................................................... |
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Computer model...................................................................................... |
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System information.................................................................................. |
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Operating system..................................................................................... |
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Dimensions and weight............................................................................ |
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Memory................................................................................................... |
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Ports and connectors............................................................................... |
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Communications...................................................................................... |
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Wireless module................................................................................. |
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Audio........................................................................................................ |
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Storage.................................................................................................... |
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Media-card reader................................................................................... |
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Keyboard.................................................................................................. |
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Camera................................................................................................... |
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Touchpad................................................................................................ |
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Touchpad gestures............................................................................ |
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Power adapter......................................................................................... |
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Battery..................................................................................................... |
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Video....................................................................................................... |
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Display..................................................................................................... |
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Computer environment........................................................................... |
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Keyboard shortcuts...................................................... |
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Getting help and contacting Dell.................................. |
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Self-help resources.................................................................................. |
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Contacting Dell........................................................................................ |
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Set up your computer
1 Connect the power adapter and press the power button.
NOTE: To conserve battery power, the battery might enter power saving mode. Connect the power adapter and press the power button to turn on the computer.
2Finish operating system setup.
For Ubuntu:
Follow the instructions on the screen to €nish setup.
For Windows:
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 o‚ine account.
–On the Support and Protection screen, enter your contact details.
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3Locate and use Dell apps from the Windows Start menu—Recommended
Table 1. Locate Dell apps
Dell Product Registration
Register your computer with Dell.
Dell Help & Support
Access help and support for your computer.
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 €xes and important device drivers as they become available.
Dell Digital Delivery
Download software applications including software that is purchased but not pre-installed on your computer.
4 Create recovery drive for Windows.
NOTE: It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix 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 flash 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.
1Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.
2In Windows search, type Recovery.
3In the search results, click Create a recovery drive. The User Account Control window is displayed.
4Click Yes to continue.
The Recovery Drive window is displayed.
5Select Back up system files to the recovery drive and click Next.
6Select the USB flash drive and click Next.
A message appears, indicating that all data in the USB flash drive will be deleted.
7Click Create.
NOTE: This process may take up to an hour to complete. 8 Click Finish.
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.
1Connect the USB recovery drive to your computer.
2Restart your computer.
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3Press F12 after the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to access the boot menu. A Preparing one-time boot menu message appears.
4After 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.
5Choose your keyboard layout.
6In the Choose an option screen, click Troubleshoot.
7Click Recover from a drive.
8Choose one of the following options:
–Just remove my files to do a quick format.
–Fully clean the drive to do a complete format.
9Click Recover to start the recovery process.
This may take up to an hour to complete and your computer will restart during this process.
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1Power-adapter port
Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer and charge the battery.
2Battery-status light/hard-drive activity light
Indicates the battery-charge status or the hard-drive activity.
NOTE: Press Fn+H to toggle between the battery-status light and hard-drive activity light.
Hard-drive activity light
Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.
NOTE: Hard-drive activity light is supported only on computers shipped with hard drive.
Battery-status light
Indicates the 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.
Off:
–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 off.
3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-C) port with Power Delivery/DisplayPort
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