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...66 Power ConsumptionKey Specifications...66 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics...67 Features...67 Power ConsumptionKey Specifications...67 4 System specifications...69 Processor...69 Memory ...69 Video...70 Audio...70 Connectivity options...71 Ports and Connectors...71 Display specifications...71 Keyboard...72 Touchpad...72 Storage...73 Battery specifications...73 Adapter options...74 Webcam specifications...74 System dimensions Vostro 15-7580...75 Environmental...75 5 System setup...77 Boot menu...77 Navigation keys...77 System setup options...78 General options...78 System configuration...79...
...66 Power ConsumptionKey Specifications...66 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics...67 Features...67 Power ConsumptionKey Specifications...67 4 System specifications...69 Processor...69 Memory ...69 Video...70 Audio...70 Connectivity options...71 Ports and Connectors...71 Display specifications...71 Keyboard...72 Touchpad...72 Storage...73 Battery specifications...73 Adapter options...74 Webcam specifications...74 System dimensions Vostro 15-7580...75 Environmental...75 5 System setup...77 Boot menu...77 Navigation keys...77 System setup options...78 General options...78 System configuration...79...
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...Windows ...89 Updating BIOS on systems with bitlocker enabled 90 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 90 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments 91 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu 91 System and setup password...95 Assigning a system password and setup password 95 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 96 6 Software...97 Operating system configurations...97 Chipset drivers...97 USB drivers...98 Network drivers...99 Audio drivers...99 Storage controller drivers...99 Bluetooth drivers...99 Security drivers...99 7 Troubleshooting...
...Windows ...89 Updating BIOS on systems with bitlocker enabled 90 Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive 90 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments 91 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu 91 System and setup password...95 Assigning a system password and setup password 95 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password 96 6 Software...97 Operating system configurations...97 Chipset drivers...97 USB drivers...98 Network drivers...99 Audio drivers...99 Storage controller drivers...99 Bluetooth drivers...99 Security drivers...99 7 Troubleshooting...
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... you remove all network cables, telephone, and telecommunications lines from the system. • Use an ESD field service kit when working inside any notebook to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. • After removing any disassembly instructions. Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection ESD is now higher than in full contact with standby power must be remotely turned on (wake on LAN) and suspended into a sleep mode and...
... you remove all network cables, telephone, and telecommunications lines from the system. • Use an ESD field service kit when working inside any notebook to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. • After removing any disassembly instructions. Electrostatic discharge-ESD protection ESD is now higher than in full contact with standby power must be remotely turned on (wake on LAN) and suspended into a sleep mode and...
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... is critical to ground the system board. In addition, it is critical to set the load down the load. ESD protection summary It is critical that all field service technicians use a mechanical lifting device. 1 Get a firm balanced footing. CAUTION: If your computer has an RJ45 port, disconnect the network cable by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface at all...
... is critical to ground the system board. In addition, it is critical to set the load down the load. ESD protection summary It is critical that all field service technicians use a mechanical lifting device. 1 Get a firm balanced footing. CAUTION: If your computer has an RJ45 port, disconnect the network cable by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface at all...
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...c keyboard backlight cable d touchpad cable e keyboard cable 4 Disconnect the power button board cable from the power button board and peel the power button board cable from the keyboard bracket [1, 3]. 5 Peel the two pieces of black tape that secure fingerprint reader on the display assembly. 3 Install the: a power button board b back cover c rear cover d memory module e WLAN card f HDD g SSD card h battery i base cover 4 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Installing the fingerprint reader 1 Place the fingerprint reader into the slot on the palm rest. 2 Replace the...
...c keyboard backlight cable d touchpad cable e keyboard cable 4 Disconnect the power button board cable from the power button board and peel the power button board cable from the keyboard bracket [1, 3]. 5 Peel the two pieces of black tape that secure fingerprint reader on the display assembly. 3 Install the: a power button board b back cover c rear cover d memory module e WLAN card f HDD g SSD card h battery i base cover 4 Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer. Installing the fingerprint reader 1 Place the fingerprint reader into the slot on the palm rest. 2 Replace the...
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.... Greater than 4GB. 4 System specifications Topics: • Processor • Memory • Video • Audio • Connectivity options • Ports and Connectors • Display specifications • Keyboard • Touchpad • Storage • Battery specifications • Adapter options • Webcam specifications • System dimensions Vostro 15-7580 • Environmental Processor Dell Vostro system is less than 4GB memory requires a 64-bit operating system. Memory specifications Memory Type SoDIMM Slots Minimum Memory Configuration Feature DDR4 2666 MHz...
.... Greater than 4GB. 4 System specifications Topics: • Processor • Memory • Video • Audio • Connectivity options • Ports and Connectors • Display specifications • Keyboard • Touchpad • Storage • Battery specifications • Adapter options • Webcam specifications • System dimensions Vostro 15-7580 • Environmental Processor Dell Vostro system is less than 4GB memory requires a 64-bit operating system. Memory specifications Memory Type SoDIMM Slots Minimum Memory Configuration Feature DDR4 2666 MHz...
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... array microphone External Interface - Connectivity options Table 9. microphone-in and stereo headphones/ speakers universal connector Speakers:Power / Peak Power: 2X2Wrms/2X2.5Wpeak, Internal speaker amplifier: 2 watt per channel, Internal microphone: digital microphone dual microphone with camera) SD card reader 2-in-1 Display specifications This topics lists out the detailed display specifications. Rivet Killer LAN - E2400 Intel Wireless 1x1 802.11AC Wi-Fi + BT 4.2 LE Wireless Card QCA 802.11ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1 QCA 802.11ac (1x1) Wireless Adapter+ Bluetooth 4.1 Ports and...
... array microphone External Interface - Connectivity options Table 9. microphone-in and stereo headphones/ speakers universal connector Speakers:Power / Peak Power: 2X2Wrms/2X2.5Wpeak, Internal speaker amplifier: 2 watt per channel, Internal microphone: digital microphone dual microphone with camera) SD card reader 2-in-1 Display specifications This topics lists out the detailed display specifications. Rivet Killer LAN - E2400 Intel Wireless 1x1 802.11AC Wi-Fi + BT 4.2 LE Wireless Card QCA 802.11ac (2x2) + Bluetooth 4.1 QCA 802.11ac (1x1) Wireless Adapter+ Bluetooth 4.1 Ports and...
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... user to enter the Admin password when booting to Enable Legacy Option ROMs. The options are : • Windows Boot Manager • Boot List Option: Allows you view the main screen. UEFI-Default Allows you to a UEFI boot path. 78 System setup General options Table 20. Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. Legacy - Moves to the computer. General Option System Information Battery Information Boot Sequence Advanced Boot Options...
... user to enter the Admin password when booting to Enable Legacy Option ROMs. The options are : • Windows Boot Manager • Boot List Option: Allows you view the main screen. UEFI-Default Allows you to a UEFI boot path. 78 System setup General options Table 20. Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. Legacy - Moves to the computer. General Option System Information Battery Information Boot Sequence Advanced Boot Options...
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This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are : • Enable USB Boot Support System setup 79 Click one of the integrated SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • SATA-0 • SATA-1 • M.2 PCIe SSD-0 All the options are set the date and time. The change to configure the operating mode of the following options: • Disabled • Enabled • Enabled w/PXE-Default Allows you to the system date and time takes effect...
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are : • Enable USB Boot Support System setup 79 Click one of the integrated SATA hard-drive controller. The options are: • SATA-0 • SATA-1 • M.2 PCIe SSD-0 All the options are set the date and time. The change to configure the operating mode of the following options: • Disabled • Enabled • Enabled w/PXE-Default Allows you to the system date and time takes effect...
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...%. User Authorization-Default • Security level - This field lets you to charge external devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port (disabled by default). • Enable USB PowerShare Allows you choose the operating mode of these settings. The Keyboard Backlight tiemout value is plugged in the system. This option allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. The options are : • Enable Thunderbolt Technology Support-Default • Enable Thunderbolt Adapter Boot Support • Enable Thunderbolt Adapter Pre-boot...
...%. User Authorization-Default • Security level - This field lets you to charge external devices using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port (disabled by default). • Enable USB PowerShare Allows you choose the operating mode of these settings. The Keyboard Backlight tiemout value is plugged in the system. This option allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. The options are : • Enable Thunderbolt Technology Support-Default • Enable Thunderbolt Adapter Boot Support • Enable Thunderbolt Adapter Pre-boot...
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...: Hard Disk password should be cleared before the settings can be changed. The options are : • PTT On-Default • Clear • PPI Bypass for Clear Command Computrace (R) Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software. Secure Boot Option Secure Boot Enable Secure Boot Mode Expert Key Management Description Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. • Secure Boot Enable-Default Changes to the Secure Boot operation mode modifies the behaviour of Secure Boot to disable master password support...
...: Hard Disk password should be cleared before the settings can be changed. The options are : • PTT On-Default • Clear • PPI Bypass for Clear Command Computrace (R) Admin Setup Lockout Allows you to activate or disable the optional Computrace software. Secure Boot Option Secure Boot Enable Secure Boot Mode Expert Key Management Description Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. • Secure Boot Enable-Default Changes to the Secure Boot operation mode modifies the behaviour of Secure Boot to disable master password support...
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... from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected. • Wake on automatically. The options are: • Disabled-Default • Every Day • Weekdays • Select Days This option is not set by default. Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. • C states This option is set by default. System setup 85 Option C-States Control Intel TurboBoost Hyper-Thread Control Description This option is set by default. Power Management Option...
... from turning on automatically when an AC adapter is connected. • Wake on automatically. The options are: • Disabled-Default • Every Day • Weekdays • Select Days This option is not set by default. Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. • C states This option is set by default. System setup 85 Option C-States Control Intel TurboBoost Hyper-Thread Control Description This option is set by default. Power Management Option...
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... the battery health. Primary Battery Charge Configuration Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of time using Dell's fast charging technology. • Primarily AC use certain power adapters. • Enable Adapter Warnings-Default Allows you to enable or disable the Numlock function when the system boots. • Enable Numlock-Default Allows you to AC power supply. • Disabled-Default - This option enables you to select the charging mode for all the batteries. Wake...
... the battery health. Primary Battery Charge Configuration Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of time using Dell's fast charging technology. • Primarily AC use certain power adapters. • Enable Adapter Warnings-Default Allows you to enable or disable the Numlock function when the system boots. • Enable Numlock-Default Allows you to AC power supply. • Disabled-Default - This option enables you to select the charging mode for all the batteries. Wake...
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... the power button press has been acknowledged by default. Click one of Life Indication Allows the system to create an additional preboot delay. System setup 87 Warnings and Errors Allows you to indicate during the POST process. Virtualization Support Option Virtualization Description This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by the Intel Virtualization technology. • Enable Intel...
... the power button press has been acknowledged by default. Click one of Life Indication Allows the system to create an additional preboot delay. System setup 87 Warnings and Errors Allows you to indicate during the POST process. Virtualization Support Option Virtualization Description This option specifies whether a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by the Intel Virtualization technology. • Enable Intel...
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...or disable the internal wireless devices. Wireless options Table 30. The options are: • WLAN • Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive field should be controlled by default. BIOS Auto-Recovery- Wireless Option Wireless Switch Wireless Device Enable Description Allows to recover the BIOS automatically. NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive-This option is not set by default. Allows you to set by the wireless switch. Maintenance Option Service Tag Asset Tag BIOS Downgrade Data Wipe Bios Recovery Description Displays...
...or disable the internal wireless devices. Wireless options Table 30. The options are: • WLAN • Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive field should be controlled by default. BIOS Auto-Recovery- Wireless Option Wireless Switch Wireless Device Enable Description Allows to recover the BIOS automatically. NOTE: BIOS Recovery from Hard Drive-This option is not set by default. Allows you to set by the wireless switch. Maintenance Option Service Tag Asset Tag BIOS Downgrade Data Wipe Bios Recovery Description Displays...
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... computer model and the Product Support page of the following options: • OFF •1 • 2-Default •3 SupportAssist OS Recovery Allows you to recover the SupportAssist OS Recovery (Disabled by default) Updating the BIOS in Windows It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), when you replace the system board or if an update is completed. 1 Restart the computer. 2 Go to Dell.com/support. • Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code...
... computer model and the Product Support page of the following options: • OFF •1 • 2-Default •3 SupportAssist OS Recovery Allows you to recover the SupportAssist OS Recovery (Disabled by default) Updating the BIOS in Windows It is recommended to update your BIOS (System Setup), when you replace the system board or if an update is completed. 1 Restart the computer. 2 Go to Dell.com/support. • Enter the Service Tag or Express Service Code...
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... press Return. 8 The BIOS Update Utility will boot to display the One Time Boot Menu. 5 Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and click Return. 6 The system will load, follow the instructions on the screen. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive. 3 Insert the USB Flash drive into Windows but there is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you want to update the BIOS from 1.0 to 7.0, then install version 4.0 first and...
... press Return. 8 The BIOS Update Utility will boot to display the One Time Boot Menu. 5 Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and click Return. 6 The system will load, follow the instructions on the screen. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive. 3 Insert the USB Flash drive into Windows but there is not suspended before updating the BIOS, the next time you want to update the BIOS from 1.0 to 7.0, then install version 4.0 first and...
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... Dell Support website and copied to the root of the USB key • AC power adapter connected to the system • Functional system battery to flash the BIOS Perform the following steps to execute the BIOS update flash process from the F12 menu: CAUTION: Do not power off state, insert the USB key where you copied the flash into a USB port of the system . 2 Power on the system. Figure 4. If the option is listed...
... Dell Support website and copied to the root of the USB key • AC power adapter connected to the system • Functional system battery to flash the BIOS Perform the following steps to execute the BIOS update flash process from the F12 menu: CAUTION: Do not power off state, insert the USB key where you copied the flash into a USB port of the system . 2 Power on the system. Figure 4. If the option is listed...
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... For instance, on Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present. LED pattern Blinking pattern Problem Description Amber White 2 1 processor 2 2 system board, BIOS ROM 2 3 memory 2 4 memory 2 5 memory 2 6 system board; Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. amber light Light off Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present. Dell Docking Solution Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port does not support certain docking systems features The Vostro 15-7580 system do not support all of the...
... For instance, on Battery in full charge mode with AC adapter present. LED pattern Blinking pattern Problem Description Amber White 2 1 processor 2 2 system board, BIOS ROM 2 3 memory 2 4 memory 2 5 memory 2 6 system board; Alternately blinking amber light with steady white light Temporary battery failure with AC adapter present. amber light Light off Battery in charge mode with AC adapter present. Dell Docking Solution Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port does not support certain docking systems features The Vostro 15-7580 system do not support all of the...
Quick Start Guide
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... keyboard Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless NOTE: For more information on setting up your Dell docking station, see Owner's Manual at Dell.com/support/manuals. NOTE: Ensure that you download the Dell Power Manager (DPM 3.0) from Dell.com/support before connecting a Dell docking station. HDMI port 7. SD card reader 13. For more information, see Dell Docking Solution User's Guide at Dell.com/support/manuals. Camera status light 3. VGA port 6. USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt™ 3 8. Touchpad 12. USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 14. Power connector port...
... keyboard Decrease brightness Increase brightness Turn off/on wireless NOTE: For more information on setting up your Dell docking station, see Owner's Manual at Dell.com/support/manuals. NOTE: Ensure that you download the Dell Power Manager (DPM 3.0) from Dell.com/support before connecting a Dell docking station. HDMI port 7. SD card reader 13. For more information, see Dell Docking Solution User's Guide at Dell.com/support/manuals. Camera status light 3. VGA port 6. USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt™ 3 8. Touchpad 12. USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 14. Power connector port...