Vostro 7500 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: P102F Regulatory Type: P102F003 July 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Set up your computer......................................................................................................5 Chapter 2: Chassis overview............................................................................................................ 7 Display view............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Left view..................................
Integrated Devices........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Storage........................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Display.....................................................................................................................................................
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. Connect the power adapter and press the power button to turn on the computer. NOTE: After the initial turn on and setup of the computer, the computer can subsequently turn on just by opening the display from a closed position. 2. Finish operating system setup. For Ubuntu: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
Table 1. Locate Dell apps (continued) Dell apps Details 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 fixes and important device drivers as they become available.
2 Chassis overview Topics: • • • • • • Display view Left view Right view Palm-rest view Bottom view Keyboard shortcuts Display view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Left view 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Power connector port Power LED HDMI 2.0 port USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3/DisplayPort alt mode (optional) Right view 1. microSD card reader 2. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port 3.
Palm-rest view 1. 2. 3. 4.
Bottom view 1. Speakers 2. Base cover 3. 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. List of keyboard shortcuts Keys Description Fn + Esc Toggle Fn-key lock Fn + F1 Mute audio Fn + F2 Decrease volume Fn + F3 Increase volume Fn + F4 Play/Pause Fn + F5 Keyboard backlight NOTE: Not applicable for non-backlight keyboard.
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3 System 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.
Chipset Table 4. Chipset Description Values Chipset Intel HM470 Processor 10th Generation Intel Core i5/i7 DRAM bus width 64-bit Flash EPROM 24 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen3 Operating system • • Windows 10 Home (64-bit) Windows 10 Professional (64-bit) Memory Table 5.
Table 6. Storage specifications Form factor Interface type Capacity M.2 2280/2230, PCIe NVMe, Class 35 solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 3x4 Up to 512 GB M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, Class 40 solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 3x4 Up to 2 TB M.2 2280, PCIe QLC NVMe, solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 3x4 Up to 512 GB Ports and connectors Table 7. External ports and connectors External: USB • • 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port with DisplayPort alt mode/Power Delivery (optional) 1 USB 3.
Table 9. Audio specifications (continued) Description Values Internal speaker amplifier Supported (audio codec integrated) External volume controls Keyboard shortcut controls Speaker output: Average 2W Peak 2.5 W Subwoofer output Not supported Microphone Dual-array microphones Video Table 10. Discrete graphics specifications Discrete graphics Controller External display support Memory size Memory Type NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 HDMI 2.0 4 GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti HDMI 2.
Communications Wireless module Table 13. Wireless module specifications Description Values Model number Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Transfer rate Up to 2400 Mbps Up to 1733 Mbps Frequency bands supported 2.4 GHz/5 GHz 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Wireless standards • • • • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n) Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac) Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax) • • • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n) Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.
Table 15. Power adapter specifications (continued) Description Values Temperature range: Operating 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) Battery Table 16. Battery specifications Description Values Type 56 WHr, 3-Cell Polymer, ExpressCharge Boost Voltage 11.40 VDC Weight (maximum) 0.25 kg (0.55 lb) 97 WHr, 6-Cell Polymer, ExpressCharge Boost 11.40 VDC 0.37 kg (0.82 lb) Dimensions: Height 223.30 mm (8.79 in.) Width 71.80 mm (2.83 in.) 71.80 mm (2.83 in.
Table 17. Dimensions and weight (continued) Description Values Front 17.50 mm (0.69 in.) Rear 18.90 mm (0.74 in.) Width 356.10 mm (14.02 in.) Depth 234.50 mm (9.23 in.) Weight 1.90 kg (4.19 lb) NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and the manufacturing variability. Display Table 18. Display specifications Description Values Type 15.
Keyboard Table 19. Keyboard specifications Description Values Type Standard keyboard Layout QWERTY Number of keys • • • Size X=18.70 mm key pitch United States and Canada: 101 keys United Kingdom: 102 keys Japan: 105 keys Y=18.05 mm key pitch Touchpad Table 20. Touchpad specifications Description Values Resolution: Horizontal 3512 Vertical 2442 Horizontal 115 mm (4.53 in.) Vertical 80 mm (3.15 in.
Security Table 22. Security specifications Features Specifications Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Discrete ENERGY STAR 7.1 or later EPEAT 2018 Bronze registered WHQL compliant Intel Platform Trust Technology (PTT) Security Software Table 23.
4 Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Topics: • Downloading Windows drivers Downloading Windows 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.
5 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 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.
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Table 26. Boot configuration (continued) Option Description NOTE: The system has to be in UEFI boot mode to enable Enable Secure Boot. Secure Boot Mode Changes to the Secure Boot operation mode modifies the behavior of Secure Boot to allow evaluation of UEFI driver signatures. The options are: • • Expert Key Management Deployed Mode—By default, this option is enabled. Audit Mode Allows you to enable or disable Expert Key Management. Enable Custom Mode—By default, this option is disabled.
Storage Table 28. Storage options Option Description SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated SATA hard drive controller. The options are: • • • Disabled AHCI RAID On—By default, the RAID On option is enabled. NOTE: SATA is configured to support RAID mode. Storage Interface Allows you to enable or disable various drives on board. The options are: • • • SATA-0 M.2 PCIe SSD-0 M.2 PCIe SSD-1 By default, all the options are enabled.
Connection options Table 30. Connection Option Description Wireless Device Enable Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless devices. The options are: • • WLAN Bluetooth Both the options are enabled by default. Enable UEFI Network Stack This controls the on-board LAN controller. It allows pre-OS and early operating system networking features to use any enabled NICs when UEFI networking protocols are installed and available, and can be used without the PXE being turned on.
Table 31. Power Management (continued) Option Description • • • USB Wake Support Cool Quiet Ultra Performance Enable USB Wake Support Allows you to enable USB devices to wake the system from standby mode. By default, the option Enable USB Wake Support is disabled. Wake on Dell USB- Allows you to connect a Dell USB-C Dock to wake the system from standby C Dock mode. By default, the option Wake on Dell USB-C Dock is enabled.
Table 32. Security (continued) Option Description Clear - This option is disabled by default. SMM Security Mitigation Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protection. SMM Security Mitigation - By default, this option is enabled. Data Wipe on Next Boot Allows BIOS to queue up data wipe cycle for storage device(s) connected to the motherboard on the next reboot. Start Data Wipe - By default, this option is disabled.
Table 33. Security (continued) Option Description Upper Case Letter When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one upper capital letter. Lower Case Letter When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one lower capital letter. Digit When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one-digit number. Special Character When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one special character.
Table 34. Update and recovery (continued) Option Description BIOS Downgrade Allows you to control flashing of the system firmware to previous versions. Allow BIOS Downgrade - By default, this option is enabled. SupportAssist OS Recovery Allows you to enable or disable the boot flow for SupportAssist OS Recovery if there are certain system errors. SupportAssist OS Recovery - By default, this option is enabled.
Keyboard Table 36. Keyboard Option Description Numlock Enable Allows you to enable or disable Numlock function when the system boots. Enable Numlock This option is enabled by default. Fn Lock Options Allows you to change the function key settings. Fn Lock Mode This option is enabled by default. The options are: • • Keyboard Illumination Lock Mode Standard Lock Mode Secondary- This option is enabled by default.
Pre-boot behavior Table 37. Pre-boot behavior Option Description Adapter Warnings This option displays warning messages during boot when adapters with little power capacity are detected. • Warnings and Errors Enable Adapter Warnings — this option is enabled by default This option causes the boot process to only pause when warnings and errors are detected rather than stop, prompt, and wait for user input. This feature is particularly useful where the system is being remotely managed.
Table 38. Connection (continued) Option Description • Bluetooth Both the options are enabled by default. Enable UEFI Network Stack Allows you to control the onboard LAN controller. It allows pre-OS and early operating system networking features to use any enabled NICs when UEFI networking protocols are installed and available. Enable UEFI Network Stack - This option is enabled by default. Performance Table 39.
System logs Table 40. System Logs Option Description BIOS Event Log Allows you to either keep and clear the BIOS event log. Clear BIOS Event Log The options are: • • Thermal Event Log Keep - This option is enabled by default. Clear Allows you to either keep and clear the Thermal event log. Clear Thermal Event Log The options are: • • Power Event Log Keep - This option is enabled by default. Clear Allows you to either keep and clear the Power event log.
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 reinstall.
The Flash BIOS opens. 4. Click Flash from file. 5. Select external USB device.
6. Once the file is selected, double-click the flash target file and click Submit. 7. Click Update BIOS for the system to reboot and flash the BIOS.
A Flash BIOS window opens prompting whether you want to confirm the update. 8. Click Confirm Update BIOS.
Once complete, the system reboots and the BIOS update process is completed. System and setup password Table 41. 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.
Use the following guidelines to assign the system password: • • • • A password can have up to 32 characters. The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9. Only lower case letters are valid, upper case letters are not allowed. Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). 3. Type the system password that you entered earlier in the Confirm new password field and click OK. 4. Press Esc and a message prompts you to save the changes. 5.
6 Getting help Topics: • Contacting Dell 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.
