Contents Chapter 1: Set up your Latitude 5420.................... 4 Chapter 2: Views of Latitude 5420....................6 Right....................................... 6 Left......................................7 Palm rest ....................................7 Front....................................... 8 Bottom....................................9 System board layout................................10 Keyboard shortcuts................................10 Battery charge and status LED ............................11 Chapter 3: Specifications of Latitude 5420..................
2. Finish Windows setup. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. When setting up, Dell recommends that you: ● Connect to a network for Windows updates.
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For more information about using Dell Update, see the knowledge base article SLN305843 www.dell.com/support. Dell Digital Delivery Download software applications, which are purchased but not pre-installed on your computer. For more information about using Dell Digital Delivery, see the knowledge base article 153764 www.dell.com/support. Set up your Latitude 5420...
Views of Latitude 5420 Topics: • Right • Left • Palm rest • Front • Bottom • System board layout • Keyboard shortcuts • Battery charge and status LED Right 1. microSD-card slot 2. Universal audio port 3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port 4.
Left 1. Thunderbolt 4 port with DisplayPort Alt Mode/USB4/Power 2. Thunderbolt 4 port with DisplayPort Alt Mode/USB4/Power Delivery Delivery 3. Air vents 4. Smart card reader slot (optional) Palm rest Views of Latitude 5420...
4. NFC/Contactless smart card reader—(optional) 5. Clickpad Front 1. Dual-array microphones 2. IR emitter/Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)—(optional) 3. Camera (FHD RGB IR/HD RGB IR/HD RGB) 4. Camera status LED 5. Dual-array microphones 6. Display panel 7. Battery diagnostic LED Views of Latitude 5420...
● S4 (Hibernate) - The computer consumes the least power compared to all other sleep states. The computer is almost at an OFF state, expect for a trickle power. The context data is written to hard drive. ● S5 (OFF) - The computer is in a shutdown state. Views of Latitude 5420...
32 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen 3 Operating system Your Latitude 5420 supports the following operating systems: ● Windows 11 Home, 64-bit ● Windows 11 Home National Academic, 64-bit ● Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit ● Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit ●...
● Windows 10 Enterprise, 64-bit ● Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit Memory The following table lists the memory specifications of your Latitude 5420: Table 7. Memory specifications Description Values Slots Two SO-DIMM slots Type DDR4, Dual-channel Speed 3200 MHz Maximum memory...
● TKIP Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.0 WWAN module Table 12. Wireless module specifications Description Values Model number Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced, CAT9 Transfer rate Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Specifications of Latitude 5420...
● One M.2 2280, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, Class 40 SSD, Self-encrypting drive (slot 1) The primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration. Table 14. Storage specifications Form factor Interface type Capacity M.2 2230, Class 35 solid-state drive Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe Up to 512 GB Specifications of Latitude 5420...
Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key. NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1–F12) by changing the Function Key Behavior in system setup program. Keyboard shortcuts Specifications of Latitude 5420...
Camera The following table lists the camera specifications of your Latitude 5420. Table 17. Camera specifications Description Option one Option two Option three Number of cameras Camera type Integrated 6 mm HD RGB + Integrated 6 mm FHD RGB Integrated 6 mm HD RGB Webcam...
0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F) Battery The following table lists the battery specifications of your Latitude 5420. Table 20. Battery specifications Description Values Battery type 3-cell lithium-ion 42 WHr,...
3 years 3 years (approximate) Coin-cell battery CR-2032 CR-2032 CR-2032 CR-2032 Display The following table lists the display specifications of your Latitude 5420. Table 21. Display specifications Description Option one Option two Option three Option four Option five Display type...
Generation Intel Core i5/i7 Processors Multiple display support matrix The following table lists the multiple display support matrix of your Latitude 5420. Table 24. Multiple display support matrix for 11th Generation Intel Core Graphics Card Supported external displays with computer...
SED SSD NVMe, SSD and HDD (Opal and non-Opal) per SDL FIPS 201 Full Scan FPR and ControlVault 3 Operating and storage environment This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Latitude 5420. Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985 Table 27. Computer environment...
Dell low blue light display WARNING: Prolonged exposure to blue light from the display may lead to long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes. Blue light is a color in the light spectrum which has a short wavelength and high energy. Chronic exposure to blue light, particularly from digital sources, may disrupt sleep patterns and cause long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes.
Getting help and contacting Dell Self-help resources You can get information and help on Dell products and services using these self-help resources: Table 29. Self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Dell products and services www.dell.com Tips Contact Support In Windows search, type Contact Support, and press Enter.
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