Dell Precision 5540 User Manual
Precision 5540
Setup and Specications guide
Regulatory Model: P56F
Regulatory Type: P56F003
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.
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2019 - 06
Rev. A03
1 Connect the power adapter.
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Set up your computer
2 Press the power button.
3 Follow the instructions on the screen to nish Windows setup:
a Connect to a network.
Set up your computer 3
b Sign-in to your Microsoft account or create a new account.
4 Locate Dell apps.
Table 1. Locate Dell apps
Register your computer
Dell Help & Support
4 Set up your computer
SupportAssist — Check and update your computer
Chassis
This chapter illustrates the multiple chassis views along with the ports and connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations.
Topics:
• System Overview
• Hot key combinations
System Overview
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Figure 1. Front View
Power button with light indicator / Power button with
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ngerprint reader without light indicator (optional)
3 Palmrest 4 Touchpad
2 Keyboard
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Front Open View
1 Camera-status light 2 Camera
3 Left speaker 4 Right speaker
Figure 2. Left View
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Power connector port 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
3 HDMI port 4 Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port
5 Headset port
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Figure 3. Right View
1 Memory card reader 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
3 Battery-charge status lights 4 Battery-charge status button
5 Noble wedge security slot
Figure 4. Bottom View
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Service tag label 2 Regulatory label
Hot key combinations
Keyboard shortcuts
Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary
functions. The symbol shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is pressed. If you press
shift and the key, the symbol shown on the upper part of the key is typed out. For example, if you press 2, 2 is typed out; if you press Shift
+ 2, @ is typed out.
The keys F1-F12 at the top row of the keyboard are function keys for multi-media control, as indicated by the icon at the bottom of the key.
Press the function key to invoke the task represented by the icon. For example, pressing F1 mutes the audio (refer to the table below).
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However, if the function keys F1-F12 are needed for specic software applications, multi-media functionality can be disabled by pressing Fn
+ Esc. Subsequently, multi-media control can be invoked by pressing Fn and the respective function key. For example, mute audio by
pressing Fn + F1.
NOTE: Keyboard characters may dier depending on the keyboard language conguration. Keys used for shortcuts remain the
same across all language congurations.
Table 2. Hot key combinations
Fn key combination Description
Fn+ F1 Speaker Mute
Fn+ F2 Volume Down
Fn+ F3 Volume Up
Fn+ F4 Play previous track/chapter
Fn+ F5 Play/Pause
Fn+ F6 Play next track/chapter
Fn+ F7 Task view
Fn+ F8 Display Toggle (Win + P)
Fn+ F9 Search
Fn+ F10 Increase Keyboard Back light Brightness (optional)
Fn+ F11 Panel Brightness Down
Fn+ F12 Panel Brightness Up
Fn+ PrtScr Wireless
Table 3. Keyboard shortcuts
Function key Behavior
Fn+B Pause/break
Fn+S Toggle scroll lock
Fn+H Toggle between power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity
light
Fn+R System request
Fn+Ctrl Open application menu
Fn+Esc Toggle Fn-key lock
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Engineering specications
This chapter lists out the specication of each and every component in a comprehensive format. Specic features/models/congurations/
options discussed in the document may or may not be available.
Physical specications
Table 4. Dimensions and weight
Features Specication
Height 11.2 mm (0.44 in)
Width 357 mm (14.06 in)
Depth 235 mm (9.26 in)
Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lb)
NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the
conguration ordered and the manufacturing variability.
BIOS defaults
Table 5. BIOS defaults
System Conguration
Video
Performance
SATA Operation RAID On
Drives SATA-0, SATA-1, and M.2 PCIe SSD-0
SMART Reporting Disabled
USB Conguration Default Enabled: Enable Boot Support, Enabled
Thunderbolt Ports; Always Allow Dell Docks; Enabled
External USB Port , Security level- User
Authorization
USB PowerShare Disabled
Audio Enabled, microphone enabled, and Internal speaker
enabled
Keyboard Illumination Bright
Miscellaneous Devices Camera enabled, SD card enabled
LCD Brightness AC 100%, DC 50%
Multiple Core Support:
All
Intel SpeedStep™:
Enabled
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