Dell Latitude 5500 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: P80F Regulatory Type: P80F001
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Contents 1 Set up your computer.....................................................................................................................................5 2 Create a USB recovery drive for Windows..................................................................................................... 7 3 Chassis overview........................................................................................................................................... 8 Display view.............................
6 System setup............................................................................................................................................... 27 Boot menu.........................................................................................................................................................................27 Navigation keys...........................................................................................................................................................
1 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. 2 Finish Windows system setup. 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.
Dell apps Details 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 fixes and important device drivers as they become available. Dell Digital Delivery Download software applications including software that is purchased but not preinstalled on your computer.
2 Create a USB recovery drive for Windows Create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix 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: This process may take up to an hour to complete. 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 flash drive to your computer. 2 In Windows search, type Recovery.
3 Chassis overview Topics: • Display view • Left view • Right view • Palmrest view • Bottom view • Keyboard shortcuts Display view 1 Array microphone 2 SafeView shutter 3 Camera 4 Camera status light 5 Array microphone 6 LCD panel 8 Chassis overview
7 LED activity light Left view 1 Power connector port 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C) port with DisplayPort/ Thunderbolt (optional) 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 4 Smart card reader (optional) Right view 1 microSD card reader 2 Headset/ Microphone port 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 4 USB 3.
Palmrest view 1 Power button with optional fingerprint 2 Keyboard 3 Fingerprint reader (optional) 4 Touchpad 5 Trackstick (optional) 10 Chassis overview
Bottom view 1 Thermal vent 3 Speakers 2 Service tag label Keyboard shortcuts NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for shortcuts remain the same across all language configurations. Table 2.
Keys Description Fn + F5 Turn on/off keyboard backlight Fn + F6 Decrease brightness Fn + F7 Increase brightness Fn + F8 Switch to external display Fn + F10 Print screen Fn + F11 Home Fn + 12 End Fn + Ctrl Open application menu 12 Chassis overview
4 Technical specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windows operating system and select the option to view information about your computer. System information Table 3.
Memory Table 5. Memory specifications Feature Specifications Minimum memory configuration 4 GB Maximum memory configuration 32 GB Number of slots 2 x SoDIMM slots Maximum memory supported per slot 16 GB Memory options • • • • • • 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) Type Dual-channel DDR4 Speed 2666 MHz Non-ECC SDRAM operates at 2400 MHz with Intel 8th Gen processors Storage Table 6.
Feature Specifications • One M.2 3042 Key-B connector Media card-reader Table 8. Media-card reader specifications Feature Specifications Type MicroSD-card slot Smart card reader slot (optional) Supported cards • • Smart card reader (optional) MicroSD Audio Table 9.
Video card Table 10. Video card specifications Controller Type Intel UHD Graphics 620 UMA CPU Dependency • • • • AMD Radeon 540X Discrete NA Intel Core i7-8665U CPU (vPro) Intel Core i5-8365U CPU Intel Core i5-8265U CPU Intel Core i3-8145U CPU Graphics memory type Capacity External display support Maximum resolution Integrated Shared system memory HDMI 1.4b port 4096 x 2304 @24 Hz GDDR5 2 GB N/A N/A Camera Table 11.
Mobile Broadband Table 13. Mobile Broadband Specifications Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced Wireless Table 14. Wireless specifications Specifications Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.0 Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band (2x2) Wireless Adapter + Bluetooth 4.2 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160 MHz + Bluetooth 5.0 (Optional) Ports and connectors Table 15.
Feature Specifications • 15.6 in. FHD Wide viewing angle (1920 x 1080), Embedded touch display, 220nits (optional) Height (Active area) 193.6 mm (7.622 in.) Width (Active area) 344.2 mm (13.551 in.) Diagonal 394.91 mm (15.55 in.) Pixels Per Inch (PPI) 100 141 (optional) Contrast ratio 500:1 (Typ.) 700:1 (Typ.
Touchpad Table 18. Touchpad specifications Feature Specifications Resolution 1221 x 661 Dimensions Multi-touch • • Width: 101.7 mm (4.00 in.) Height: 55.2 mm (2.17 in.) Supports 5-finger multi-touch NOTE: For more information about touchpad gestures for Windows 10, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 4027871 at support.microsoft.com. Fingerprint reader—optional Table 19.
Battery Table 21. Battery Feature Specifications Type 3-cell lithium-ion (42 WHr) ExpressCharge Dimension Width 95.9 mm (3.78 in.) Width 95.9 mm (3.78 in.) Width 95.9 mm (3.78 in.) Depth 181 mm (7.13 in.) 181 mm (7.13 in.) 233 mm (9.17 in.) Height 7.05 mm (0.28 in.) Height 3-cell lithium-ion (51 WHr) ExpressCharge Depth 4-cell lithium-ion (68 WHr) ExpressCharge Depth 7.05 mm (0.28 in.) Height 7.05 mm (0.28 in.) Weight (maximum) 200 g (0.44 lb) 250 g (0.55 lb) 340 g (0.
Power adapter Table 22. Power adapter specifications Feature Specifications Type E5 65 W E5 90 W Input Voltage 100 VAC - 240 VAC 100 VAC - 240 VAC Input current (maximum) 1.5 A 1.6 A Adapter size Dimensions Dimensions In Inches: 0.87 x 2.60 x 4.17 In Inches: 0.87 x 2.60 x 5.12 In mm: 22 x 66 x 106 In mm: 22 x 66 x 130 Barrel 7.4 mm 7.4 mm Weight 0.23 kg (0.51 lb) 0.32 kg (0.70 lb) Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output current 3.34 A (continuous) 4.
Feature Specifications Depth 236.25 mm (9.3 in.) Weight 1.82 kg (4.03 lb) Computer environment Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 Table 25. Computer environment Operating Storage Temperature range 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F) -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F) Relative humidity (maximum) 10% to 80% (non-condensing) 0% to 95% (non-condensing) NOTE: Maximum dew point temperature = 26°C NOTE: Maximum dew point temperature = 33°C Vibration (maximum) 0.26 GRMS 1.
Feature Specifications Contacted Smart Card and ControlVault 3 FIPS 201 Smart card reader certification/SIPR Security options—Contacted smartcard reader Table 27. Contacted smartcard reader Title Description Dell ControlVault 3 Smartcard reader ISO 7816 -3 Class A Card Support Reader capable of reading 5V powered smartcard Yes ISO 7816 -3 Class B Card Support Reader capable of reading 3V powered smartcard Yes ISO 7816 -3 Class C Card support Reader capable of reading 1.
Title Description Dell ControlVault 3 Contactless Smartcard reader with NFC ISO 14443 Type A Card Support Reader and software capable of supporting ISO 14443 Type A contactless cards Yes ISO 14443 Type B Card Support Reader and software capable of supporting ISO 14443 Type B contactless cards Yes ISO/IEC 21481 Reader and software capable of supporting ISO/IEC 21481 compliant contactless cards and tokens Yes ISO/IEC 18092 Reader and software capable of supporting ISO/IEC 21481 compliant contactl
Manufacturer Card Supported iClass (Legacy) iClass SEOS NXP/Mifare Mifare DESFire 8K White PVC Cards Yes Mifare Classic 1K White PVC Cards NXP Mifare Classic S50 ISO Card G&D idOnDemand - SCE3.2 144K Yes SCE6.0 FIPS 80K Dual+ 1 K Mifare SCE6.0 nonFIPS 80K Dual+ 1 K Mifare SCE6.0 FIPS 144K Dual + 1K Mifare SCE6.0 nonFIPS 144K Dual + 1 K Mifare SCE7.0 FIPS 144K Oberthur idOnDemand - OCS5.2 80K Yes ID-One Cosmo 64 RSA D V5.4 T=0 card Security Software Table 30.
5 Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Downloading drivers 1 Turn on the notebook. 2 Go to Dell.com/support. 3 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your notebook, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto detect feature or manually browse for your notebook model. 4 Click Drivers and Downloads. 5 Select the operating system installed on your notebook.
6 System setup CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS Setup program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly. NOTE: Before you change BIOS Setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS Setup program screen information for future reference. Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes: • Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
Keys Navigation Down arrow Moves to the next field. Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field. Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable. Tab Moves to the next focus area. Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
Option Description Boot Sequence Allows you to specify the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system from the devices specified in this list. UEFI Boot Path Security This option controls whether or not the system will prompt the user to enter the Admin password when booting a UEFI boot path from the F12 Boot Menu. • • • • Date/Time Always, Except Internal HDD—Default Always, Except Internal HDD&PXE Always Never Allows you to set the date and time settings.
Option Description • USB PowerShare Display port and USB Only-is disabled This option configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior. • Enable USB PowerShare - disabled by default This feature is intended to allow users to power or charge external devices, such as phones and portable music players, using the stored system battery power through the USN PowerShare port on the notebook, while the notebook is in a sleep state. Audio Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
Option Description Miscellaneous Devices Allows you to enable or disable the following devices: MAC Address Pass-Through • • • • • Enable Camera (enabled by default) Enable Hard Drive Free Fall Protection(enabled by default) Enable Secure Digital (SD) Card (enabled by default) Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot Secure Digital (SD) Card Read-Only Mode • • • System Unique MAC Address (disabled by default) Integrated NIC 1 MAC Address Disabled The feature replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a support
Option Description UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates This option controls whether this system allows BIOS updates via UEFI capsule update packages. This option is selected by default. Disabling this option will block BIOS updates from services such as Microsoft Windows Update and Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) TPM 2.0 Security Allows you to control whether the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is visible to the operating system.
Option Description • Expert key Management Audit Mode Allows you to manipulate the security key databases only if the system is in Custom Mode. The Enable Custom Mode option is disabled by default. The options are: • • • • PK (default) KEK db dbx If you enable the Custom Mode, the relevant options for PK, KEK, db, and dbx appear.
Performance Table 36. Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process has one or all cores enabled. The performance of some applications improves with the additional cores. • • • • All—Default 1 2 3 Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of processor. Intel SpeedStep • Enable Intel SpeedStep This option is set by default. Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states.
Option Description • Every Day • Weekdays • Select Days Default setting: Disabled USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from Standby. NOTE: This feature is only functional when the AC power adapter is connected. If the AC power adapter is removed during Standby, the system setup removes power from all the USB ports to conserve battery power.
POST behavior Option Description Adapter Warnings Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters. Default setting: Enable Adapter Warnings Numlock Enable Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots. Enable Network. This option is enabled by default. Fn Lock Options Fastboot Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard and secondary functions.
Option Description • MEBX Hotkey Enable USB Provision - disabled by default Allows you to specify whether the MEBx Hotkey function should enable, during the system boot. • Enable MEBx hotkey—enabled by default Virtualization support Option Description Virtualization This field specifies whether a virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the conditional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology. Enable Intel Virtualization Technology—enabled by default.
Option Description BIOS Recovery First Power On Date • Internal SATA HDD/SSD • Internal M.2 SATA SDD • Internal M.2 PCIe SSD • Internal eMMC This field allows you to recover from certain corrupted BIOS conditions from a recover file on the user primary hard drive or an external USB key. • BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive—enabled by default • Always perform integrity check—disabled by default This option lets you set Ownership date.
Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled CAUTION: If BitLocker is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you reboot the system it will not recognize the BitLocker key. You will then be prompted to enter the recovery key to progress and the system will ask for this on each reboot. If the recovery key is not known this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system re-install. For more information on this subject, see Knowledge Article: https://www.dell.
System and setup password Table 37. System and setup password Password type Description System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system. Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to the BIOS settings of your computer. You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer. CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
5 Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes. 6 Press Y to save the changes and exit from System Setup. The computer reboot.
7 Getting help Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1 Go to Dell.com/support. 2 Select your support category.
