Dell Optiplex 7070 Tower User Manual
OptiPlex 7070 Tower
Setup and Specications
Regulatory Model: D18M
Regulatory Type: D18M005
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2019 - 06
Rev. A00
Contents
1 Set up your computer.....................................................................................................................................5
2 Chassis.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Front view........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Back view............................................................................................................................................................................9
3 System specications.................................................................................................................................. 10
Processor...........................................................................................................................................................................10
Chipset................................................................................................................................................................................11
Memory...............................................................................................................................................................................11
Storage...............................................................................................................................................................................12
Storage combinations.......................................................................................................................................................12
Audio...................................................................................................................................................................................12
Video.................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Communications............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Ports and connectors.......................................................................................................................................................14
System board drive connectors......................................................................................................................................14
Operating system..............................................................................................................................................................15
Power supply.....................................................................................................................................................................15
Physical specications..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Regulatory and environmental compliance....................................................................................................................16
4 System setup................................................................................................................................................17
Boot menu......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Navigation keys.................................................................................................................................................................17
System setup options.......................................................................................................................................................18
General options...........................................................................................................................................................18
System information.................................................................................................................................................... 19
Video screen options................................................................................................................................................. 20
Security....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Secure boot options...................................................................................................................................................22
Intel Software Guard Extensions options................................................................................................................22
Performance...............................................................................................................................................................23
Power management...................................................................................................................................................24
Post behavior..............................................................................................................................................................25
Manageability............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Virtualization support................................................................................................................................................ 26
Wireless options......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................................................26
System logs.................................................................................................................................................................27
Advanced conguration.............................................................................................................................................27
Updating the BIOS in Windows .....................................................................................................................................27
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled.............................................................................................. 28
Contents
3
Updating your system BIOS using a USB ash drive............................................................................................ 28
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments................................................................................. 29
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu......................................................................................... 29
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................... 31
Assigning a system setup password........................................................................................................................ 32
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password.................................................................................... 32
5 Software......................................................................................................................................................33
Downloading drivers........................................................................................................................................................ 33
System device drivers............................................................................................................................................... 33
Serial IO driver............................................................................................................................................................ 34
Security drivers.......................................................................................................................................................... 35
USB drivers.................................................................................................................................................................35
Network adapter drivers........................................................................................................................................... 35
Realtek Audio..............................................................................................................................................................35
Storage controller...................................................................................................................................................... 36
6 Getting help.................................................................................................................................................37
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................................................. 37
4 Contents
1 Connect the keyboard and mouse.
1
Set up your computer
2 Connect to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless network.
3 Connect the display.
Set up your computer 5
NOTE: If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI and the display ports on the back panel of
your computer are covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card.
4 Connect the power cable.
5 Press the power button.
6
Set up your computer
6 Follow the instructions on the screen to nish Windows setup:
a Connect to a network.
b Sign-in to your Microsoft account or create a new account.
7 Locate Dell apps.
Table 1. Locate Dell apps
Register your computer
Dell Help & Support
SupportAssist — Check and update your computer
Set up your computer 7
Chassis
This chapter illustrates the multiple chassis views along with the ports and connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations.
Topics:
• Front view
• Back view
Front view
2
1 Power button and power light
2 Optical drive (optional)
3 Hard drive activity light
4 Memory card reader (optional)
5 Headset/Universal audio jack port
6 USB 2.0 port with PowerShare (supports battery charge capability)
7 USB 2.0 port
8 Chassis
8 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port with PowerShare
9 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
Back view
1 Line-out audio port 2 Serial port
3 DisplayPort 4 DisplayPort/HDMI 2.0b/VGA/USB Type-C Alt-Mode
(optional)
5 DisplayPort 6 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4)
7 Service tag label 8 USB 2.0 ports (2) (one supports, SmartPower On)
9 Network port 10 Expansion card slots
11 Power connector port 12 External SMA antenna connectors (optional)
13 Power supply diagnostic light 14 Release latch
15 Kensington security cable slot 16 Padlock ring
Chassis 9
System specications
NOTE: Oerings may vary by region. The following specications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For
more information about the conguration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and
select the option to view information about your computer.
Topics:
• Processor
• Chipset
• Memory
• Storage
• Storage combinations
• Audio
• Video
• Communications
• Ports and connectors
• System board drive connectors
• Operating system
• Power supply
• Physical specications
• Regulatory and environmental compliance
3
Processor
NOTE
: Processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor availability subject to change and may vary by region/
country.
NOTE: These are available oine only.
Table 2. Processor
Intel Core Processors 9th Gen Core CPUs
Intel Core i3-9300 (4 Core/ 8 MB Smart Cache/ 4 Threads/ Turbo Frequency up to 4.3 GHz/ TDP : 65 W)
Intel Core i3-9100 (4 Core/ 6 MB/ 4T/ up to 4.2 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i5-9400 (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.1GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i5-9500 (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.4 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i5-9600 (6 Core/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.6 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i7-9700 (8 Core/ 12 MB/ 8T/ up to 4.8 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i9-9900 (8 Core/ 16 MB/ 16T/ up to 4.9 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core Processors 8th Gen Core CPUs
Intel Core i3-8100 (4 Cores/ 6 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.6 GHz/ 65 W)
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Intel Core i3-8300 (4 Cores/ 8 MB/ 4T/ up to 3.7 GHz/ 65W)
Intel Core i5-8400 (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.0GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i5-8500 (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.1GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i5-8600 (6 Cores/ 9 MB/ 6T/ up to 4.3 GHz/ 65 W)
Intel Core i7-8700 (6 Cores/12 MB/ 12T/ up to 4.6 GHz/ 65 W)
Chipset
Table 3. Chipset specications
Type Intel Q370
Non-volatile memory on chipset Yes
BIOS conguration SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) 256Mbit (32MB) located at SPI_FLASH on chipset
Trusted Platform Module (Discrete TPM Enabled) 24KB located at TPM 2.0 on chipset
Firmware TPM (Discrete TPM Disabled) Available in select countries
NIC EEPROM LOM conguration contained within SPI ash ROM instead of LOM
e-fuse
Memory
Table 4. Memory
Minimum memory conguration
Maximum memory conguration
Number of slots
Maximum memory supported per slot
Memory options
Type DDR4 DRAM Non-ECC memory
specications
4 GB
64 GB
4 UDIMM
16 GB
• 4 GB - 1 x 4 GB
• 8 GB - 1 x 8 GB
• 8 GB - 2 x 4 GB
• 16 GB - 1 x 16 GB
• 16 GB - 2 x 8 GB
• 32 GB - 2 x 16 GB
• 32 GB - 4 x 8 GB
• 64 GB - 4 x 16 GB
Speed
2666 MHz memory will perform at 2400 MHz on i3 processors
System specications 11
Storage
Table 5. Storage specications
Type Form factor Interface Capacity
Solid-State Drive (SSD) M.2 2280/ 2.5 inch
Hard drive (HDD) 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA AHCI, Up to 6 Gbps Up to 2 TB at 5400/7200 RPM
Self-encrypting Opal drive HardDisk Drive (SED HDD)
Optical drive 1 Slimline SATA AHCI, Up to 6 Gbps
Intel Optane Memory (Optional) M.2 PCIe NVMe 16 GB
One 2.5 inch SATA AHCI, Up to 6 Gbps 2.5 inch 500 GB at 7200 RPM
• SATA AHCI, Up to 6 Gbps
• PCIe 3 x4 NVME, Up to 32
Gbps
Up to 2 TB
Storage combinations
Table 6. Storage combinations
Primary/Boot drive Secondary drive
M.2 Drive None
M.2 Drive 2.5 inch HDD/ SSD
M.2 Drive 3.5 inch HDD
2.5 inch HDD/ SSD None
2.5 inch HDD/ SSD 2.5 inch HDD/ SSD
3.5 inch HDD 2.5 inch HDD/ SSD
3.5 inch HDD None
2.5 inch HDD with Intel Optane None
2.5 inch HDD with Intel Optane 2.5 inch HDD/ SSD
3.5 inch HDD with Intel Optane 2.5 inch HDD/ SSD
Audio
Table 7. Audio
Controller Realtek ALC3234
Type Integrated
Speakers Internal speaker (mono)
Interface
12 System specications
specications
• AC511 Sound Bar (optional)
• Dell AX210CR USB Stereo speakers (optional)
• Dell 2.0 Speaker System - AE215 (optional)
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