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Vostro 5401
Setup and specifications guide
Regulatory Model: P130G
Regulatory Type: P130G001
May 2020
Rev. A00

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  • Page 1 Vostro 5401 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: P130G Regulatory Type: P130G001 May 2020 Rev. A00...
  • Page 2 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Set up your computer........................5 2 Chassis overview..........................7 Display view.................................... 7 Left view....................................8 Right view....................................8 Palm-rest view..................................9 Bottom view..................................10 Keyboard shortcuts................................10 3 System specifications......................... 12 Processors.....................................12 Chipset....................................13 Operating system................................. 13 Memory....................................13 Storage....................................13 Ports and connectors................................14 Audio......................................
  • Page 4 System logs..................................35 Updating the BIOS in Windows ............................36 Updating BIOS on systems with BitLocker enabled....................36 Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments..................37 Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu.....................37 System and setup password..............................40 Assigning a system setup password........................... 40 Deleting or changing an existing system setup password..................40...

  • Page 5: Set Up Your Computer

    If connected to the internet, sign in with or create a Microsoft account. If not connected to the internet, create an offline account. • On the Support and Protection screen, enter your contact details. 3. Locate and use Dell apps from the Windows Start menu—Recommended Table 1. Locate Dell apps Dell apps...
  • Page 6 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.

  • Page 7: Chassis Overview

    Chassis overview Topics: • Display view • Left view • Right view • Palm-rest view • Bottom view • Keyboard shortcuts Display view 1. Microphone 2. Camera shutter 3. Camera 4. Camera-status light 5. Microphone 6. Display Chassis overview...

  • Page 8: Left View

    Left view 1. Power connector port 2. Power LED 3. HDMI 1.4b port 4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port 5. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port with DisplayPort alt mode Right view 1. microSD card reader 2. Headset/Microphone port 3.

  • Page 9: Palm-Rest View

    Palm-rest view 1. Power button with optional fingerprint reader 2. Keyboard 3. Touchpad Chassis overview...

  • Page 10: Bottom View

    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...
  • Page 11 Table 2. List of keyboard shortcuts(continued) Keys Description Fn + F6 Decrease screen brightness Fn + F7 Increase screen brightness Fn + F8 External display Fn + F10 Print Screen Fn + F11 Home Fn + F12 Fn + Right Ctrl Opens application menu Chassis overview...

  • Page 12: System Specifications

    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. Topics: •...

  • Page 13: Chipset

    Chipset Table 4. Chipset Description Values Chipset Integrated Processor 10th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Processors DRAM bus width 64-bit Flash EPROM 16 MB + 8 MB PCIe bus Up to Gen3 Operating system • Windows 10 Professional (64-bit) • Windows 10 Home (64-bit) •...

  • Page 14: Ports And Connectors

    Table 6. Storage specifications Storage type Interface type Capacity M.2 2230, PCIe NVMe, solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB M.2 2280, PCIe QLC NVMe, solid-state drive PCIe NVMe 512 GB M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, Intel Optane Storage...

  • Page 15: Video

    Table 9. Audio specifications(continued) Description Values Stereo conversion Supported Internal interface High definition audio External interface Universal Audio Jack Speakers Internal speaker amplifier Supported (audio codec integrated) External volume controls Keyboard shortcut controls Speaker output: Average Peak 2.5 W Subwoofer output Not supported Microphone Dual-array microphones...

  • Page 16: Communications

    Table 12. Camera specifications(continued) Description Values Resolution: Still image 0.92 megapixel Video 1280 x 720 (HD) at 30 fps Diagonal viewing angle 74.90 degrees Communications Ethernet Table 13. Ethernet specifications Description Values Model number RTL8111 Transfer rate 10/100/1000 Mbps Wireless module Table 14.

  • Page 17: Power Adapter

    4 hours (when the computer is off) NOTE: Control the charging time, NOTE: Control the charging time, duration, start and end time, and so duration, start and end time, and so on, using the Dell Power Manager on, using the Dell Power Manager System specifications...

  • Page 18: Dimensions And Weight

    Table 17. Battery specifications(continued) Description Values application. For more information on application. For more information the Dell Power Manager, see, on the Dell Power Manager, see, and My Dell on www.dell.com/ Me and My Dell on www.dell.com/ Life span (approximate)

  • Page 19: Keyboard

    Table 19. Display specifications(continued) Description Values Color gamut 45% NTSC 72% NTSC Pixels per inch (PPI) 157 ppi 157 ppi Contrast ratio (min) 500:1 600:1 Response time (max) 35 ms 35 ms Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz Horizontal view angle 80 +/- degrees 80 min Vertical view angle...

  • Page 20: Touchpad Gestures

    Table 21. Touchpad specifications(continued) Description Values Vertical 70 mm (2.76 in.) Touchpad gestures For more information about touchpad gestures for Windows 10, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 4027871 support.microsoft.com. Fingerprint reader (optional) Table 22. Fingerprint reader specifications Description Values Sensor technology Capacitive Sensor resolution...
  • Page 21 Table 25. Computer environment Description 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 90% (non-condensing) 0% to 95% (non-condensing) Vibration (maximum) 0.66 GRMS 1.30 GRMS Shock (maximum) 110 G†...

  • Page 22: Software

    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.

  • Page 23: System Setup

    Boot menu Press <F12> when the Dell logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the system. Diagnostics and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system.

  • Page 24: Boot Sequence

    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: •...

  • Page 25: Boot Configuration

    Table 26. Overview Option Description ○ AC Adapter • Processor Information ○ Processor Type ○ Maximum Clock Speed ○ Minimum Clock Speed ○ Current Clock Speed ○ Core Count ○ Processor ID ○ Processor L2 Cache ○ Processor L3 Cache ○...

  • Page 26: Integrated Devices

    Table 27. Boot configuration(continued) Option Description Enable Secure Boot—By default, this option is disabled. 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.

  • Page 27: Storage

    Storage Table 29. 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.

  • Page 28: Power Management

    Table 31. Connection(continued) Option Description • Disabled • Enabled • Enabled with PXE - This option is enabled by default. 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.

  • Page 29: Security

    Support 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.

  • Page 30: Password

    Table 33. Security(continued) Option Description The options are: • Disabled • Enabled • Software Control—This option is enabled 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 devices connected to the motherboard on the next reboot.

  • Page 31: Update And Recovery

    Table 34. Security(continued) Option Description • Enter the new password: Press Enter once you enter the new password and again press Enter to confirm the new password. Password Configuration Allows you to configure a password. Upper Case Letter When enabled, this field reinforces password must contain at least one upper capital letter.

  • Page 32: System Management

    BIOSConnect - By default, this option is enabled. Dell Auto OS Recovery The Auto OS Recovery threshold setup options control the automatic flow for SupportAssist System Threshold Resolution Console and for Dell OS Recovery Tool. The options are: • •...

  • Page 33: Keyboard

    Keyboard Table 37. 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.

  • Page 34: Pre-Boot Behavior

    Pre-boot behavior Table 38. Pre-boot behavior Option Description Adapter Warnings This option displays warning messages during boot when adapters with little power capacity are detected. • Enable Adapter Warnings—enabled by default Warnings and Errors This option causes the boot process to only pause when warnings and errors are detected rather than stop, prompt, and wait for user input.

  • Page 35: Performance

    Performance Table 40. Performance Option Description Multi Core Support This field specifies whether the process has one or all cores enabled. The default value is set to the maximum number of cores. • All Cores — This option is enabled by default. •...

  • Page 36: Updating The Bios In Windows

    If the recovery key is not known, this can result in data loss or an unnecessary operating system reinstall. For more information about this subject, see Knowledge Article: Updating the BIOS on Dell Systems With BitLocker Enabled...

  • Page 37: Updating The Dell Bios In Linux And Ubuntu Environments

    Most Dell systems built after 2012 have this capability and you can confirm by booting your system to the F12 One-Time Boot Menu to see if BIOS UPDATE is listed as a boot option for your system. If the option is listed, then the BIOS supports this BIOS update option.
  • Page 38 5. Select external USB device. 6. Once the file is selected, double-click the flash target file and click Submit. System setup...
  • Page 39 7. Click Update BIOS for the system to reboot and flash the BIOS. 8. Once complete, the system reboots and the BIOS update process is completed. System setup...

  • Page 40: System And Setup Password

    System and setup password Table 42. 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.

  • Page 41: Getting Help

    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.

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