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Dell Precision 3551 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: P80F Regulatory Type: P80F004 December 2020 Rev. A01...
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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.
Contents Chapter 1: Set up your Precision 3551................... 5 Chapter 2: Create a USB recovery drive for Windows..............7 Chapter 3: Chassis overview......................8 Display view...................................8 Bottom view..................................8 Left view....................................8 Right view....................................8 Palmrest view..................................8 Keyboard shortcuts................................8 Chapter 4: Technical specifications..................... 10 System specifications...............................
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Downloading Windows drivers............................24 Chapter 6: System setup......................25 Boot menu...................................25 Navigation keys..................................25 Boot Sequence...................................26 System setup options...............................26 General options................................26 System information..............................27 Video....................................28 Security..................................28 Secure boot.................................. 30 Intel Software Guard Extensions..........................30 Performance.................................. 31 Power management..............................31 POST behavior................................32 Manageability................................33 Virtualization support..............................
Set up your Precision 3551 About this task NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered. Steps 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.
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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. Set up your Precision 3551...
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. Prerequisites NOTE: This process may take up to an hour to complete.
Chassis overview Display view 1. Microphone 2. Camera shutter 3. IR camera (Optional) 4. Camera 5. Camera status light 6. Microphone 7. LCD panel 8. LED activity light Bottom view 1. Fan vents 2. Service tag label 3. Speakers Left view 1.
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 specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region.
Table 7. Storage specifications (continued) Form factor Interface type Capacity One M.2 2230/2280 solid state drive PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps 2 TB One M.2 2280 solid-state drive PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps 512 GB Media-card reader Table 8.
Camera Table 12. Camera specifications Description Values Number of cameras Type ● RGB HD camera ● Hello IR Webcam Location Front camera Sensor type CMOS sensor technology Resolution: Still image 8 megapixel Video 1280 x 720 (VGA/HD) at 30 fps Diagonal viewing angle 78.6 degrees Communications...
Mobile broadband Table 15. Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced Description Values Model number Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced Power adapter Table 16. Power adapter specifications Description Values Type 90 W 130 W Type-C Diameter (connector) 7.4 mm Type-C connector Weight 0.23 kg (0.51 lb) 0.32 kg (0.70 lb) Input voltage...
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Table 17. Battery specifications (continued) Description Values Temperature range: Operating 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 0°C to 50°C 122°F) 122°F) 122°F) (32°F to 122°F) Storage -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to -20°C to 60°C...
Table 17. Battery specifications (continued) Description Values Power Manager, see Me and My Dell on www.dell.co Life span (approximate) 300 discharge/charge 300 discharge/charge 1000 discharge/charge 300 discharge/ cycles cycles cycles charge cycles Coin-cell battery CR2032 CR2032 CR2032 CR2032 Operating time Varies depending on Varies depending on Varies depending on...
Table 19. External ports and connectors (continued) Description Values Audio One Universal Audio Jack Video One HDMI 2.0b port Power adapter port One 7.4 mm barrel-type power connector port/One Type-C power port Security One Wedge-shaped lock slot Card slot Micro SD card slot Table 20.
Table 22. Supported gestures (continued) Supported gestures Windows 10 3-finger swipe up (See all open windows) Supported 3-finger swipe down (Show the desktop) Supported 3-finger swipe right or left (Switch between open windows) Supported 4-finger tap (Invoke Action Center) Supported 4-finger swipe right or left (Switch virtual desktops) Supported Display...
Security Table 28. Security specifications Features Specifications Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Integrated on system board Fingerprint reader Optional Wedge-shaped lock slot Standard Security options—Contacted smartcard reader Table 29. Contacted smartcard reader Title Description Dell ControlVault 3 Smartcard reader ISO 7816 -3 Class A Card Support Reader capable of reading 5V powered smartcard ISO 7816 -3 Class B Card Support...
Security options—Contactless smartcard reader Table 30. Contactless smartcard reader Title Description Dell ControlVault 3 Contactless Smartcard reader with NFC Felica Card Support Reader and software capable of supporting Felica contactless cards ISO 14443 Type A Card Support Reader and software capable of supporting ISO 14443 Type A contactless cards ISO 14443 Type B Card Support...
Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Downloading Windows drivers Steps 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.
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.
Boot Sequence Boot sequence enables you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self-Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can: ●...
System information Table 35. System Configuration Option Description Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the on-board LAN controller. ● Disabled = The internal LAN is off and not visible to the operating system. ● Enabled = The internal LAN is enabled. ●...
Table 35. System Configuration (continued) Option Description ● 15 sec ● 30 sec ● 1 min ● 5 min ● 15 min ● Never Keyboard Backlight Timeout on The Keyboard Backlight Timeout dims out with the Battery option. The main keyboard Battery illumination feature is not affected.
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Table 36. Security (continued) Option Description System Password Allows you to set, change, and delete the system password. Internal HDD-2 Password This option lets you set, change, or delete the password on the system's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Strong Password This option lets you enable or disable strong passwords for the system.
Table 36. Security (continued) Option Description SMM Security Mitigation Allows you to enable or disable additional UEFI SMM Security Mitigation protections. This option is not set by default. Secure boot Table 37. Secure Boot Option Description Secure Boot Enable Allows you to enable or disable Secure Boot feature ●...
Performance Table 39. 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 Intel SpeedStep Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of processor.
Option Description 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. ● Enable USB Wake Support Wireless Radio If Enabled, this feature will sense the connection of the system to a wired network and subsequently Control...
Option Description ● Lock Mode Enable/Secondary Fastboot Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps. The options are: ● Minimal ● Thorough—enabled by default ● Auto Extended BIOS Allows you to create an extra preboot delay. The options are: POST Time ●...
Wireless Option Description Wireless Device Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless devices. Enable ● WLAN ● Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Maintenance screen Option Description Service Tag Displays the Service Tag of your computer. Asset Tag Allows you to create a system asset tag if an asset tag is not already set.
Steps 1. Restart the computer. 2. Go to Dell.com/support. ● Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code and click Submit. ● Click Detect Product and follow the instructions on screen. 3. If you are unable to detect or find the Service Tag, click Choose from all products. 4.
Figure 1. DOS BIOS Update Screen System and setup password Table 40. 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.
● 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.
Getting help Contacting Dell Prerequisites 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. About this task 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.
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