Dell Precision 7730 Setup and specifications guide Regulatory Model: P34E Regulatory Type: P34E001 May 2020 Rev.
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Contents 1 Set up your computer................................................................................................................... 5 2 Chassis........................................................................................................................................7 Front open view..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Left view........................
Secure Boot....................................................................................................................................................................29 Intel Software Guard Extensions options................................................................................................................... 29 Performance...................................................................................................................................................................
1 Set up your computer 1. Connect the power cable. 2. Press the power button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish Windows setup: a. Connect to a network. b. Sign-in to your Microsoft account or create a new account. 4. Locate Dell apps. Table 1.
2 Chassis This chapter illustrates the multiple chassis views along with the ports and connectors and also explains the FN hot key combinations. Topics: • • • • • • Front open view Left view Right view Palmrest view Back view Bottom view Front open view 1. Microphone (Optional) 3. Camera-status light (Optional) 5. Battery status light 2. Camera-with shutter (Optional) 4. Microphone (Optional) 6.
Left view 1. Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port 3. SD Card reader 2. Thunderbolt 3 Type-C port 4. Smartcard reader Right view 1. Headset port 2. USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports with PowerShare 3. Security cable slot Palmrest view 1. Power button 3. Contactless Card Reader (optional) 8 Chassis 2. Fingerprint reader (optional) 4.
Back view 1. HDMI port 3. RJ45 Network port 5. Power connector port 2. Mini DisplayPort 4. USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare Bottom view 1. Service tag label 2. Battery door release latch 3.
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.
Table 3. System information(continued) Features Specifications DRAM bus width 64-bit per channel (total 128 bit) FLASH EPROM 48 kHz PCIe bus 8 Gbps External bus frequency DMI 3.0-8GT/s Processor NOTE: Processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor availability is subject to change and may vary by region/country. Table 4. Processor specifications Type UMA Graphics Intel Core Processor i5-8300H, 4 Core, 8M Cache, 2.30GHz up to 4.
Table 5. Memory specifications(continued) Feature Specifications • • • • • • • 16 GB - 2 x 8 GB 32 GB - 1 x 32 GB 32 GB - 2 x 16 GB 32 GB - 4 x 8 GB 64 GB - 4 x 16 GB 64 GB - 2 x 32 GB 128 GB - 4 x 32 GB Type DDR4 SDRAM ECC and Non-ECC memory Speed • • • 2400 MHz 2666 MHz 2933 MHz Table 6. Memory population rules DIMM Sku Implementation X1 B X2 B+D X3 A+B+C+D Location of channel A, B, C, D: 1. B and D under Keyboard– Slot B close to touchpad and Slot D close to LCD 2.
Table 7. Storage specifications(continued) Type Form factor One 2.5" Hard-Disk Drive Approximately (2.760 x (HHD) with 4 cell battery 3.959 x 0.374 inches) only Interface Security option Capacity SATA AHCI, Up to 6 Gbps SED FIPS Up to 2 TB NOTE: Slot 4: SATA; Slot 3, 5, 6: PCIe. Please note that the slots are marked against there respective slots in the system. System board connectors Table 8. System board connectors Features Specifications M.
Table 10. Audio specifications(continued) Features Specifications Internal speaker amplifier 2W (RMS) per channel Video Table 11.
Table 11. Video specifications(continued) Controller Type CPU Dependency Graphics memory type Capacity External display support Maximum resolution NVIDIA Quadro P4200 Discrete NA GDDR5 8 GB eDP/mDP/HDMI/ Type-C Max Digital: • • NVIDIA Quadro P5200 Discrete NA GDDR5 16 GB eDP/mDP/HDMI/ Type-C Single DisplayPort 1.4 7680 x 4320 (8k) @ 30 Hz (mDP/type-c to DP) Dual DisplayPort 1.4 - 7680 x 4320 (8k) @ 60 Hz (mDP/typec to DP) Max Digital: • • Single DisplayPort 1.
Ports and connectors Table 14. Ports and connectors Features Specifications Memory card reader SD 4.0 memory card reader Smart card reader Standard USB Three USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports with PowerShare Security Noble wedge lock slot Docking port Cable dock support Audio • • • Headset port Noise reduction array microphones Microphone (Optional) Video • • Mini DisplayPort 1.4 HDMI 2.0 Network adapter One RJ-45 connector Thunderbolt Two thunderbolt 3 Type-C ports Communications Table 15.
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Table 17. Supported cards(continued) Manufacturer Card Supported SCE6.0 FIPS 80K Dual+ 1 K Mifare SCE6.0 nonFIPS 80K Dual+ 1 K Mifare SCE6.0 FIPS 144K Dual + 1K Mifare SCE6.0 nonFIPS 144K Dual + 1 K Mifare SCE7.0 FIPS 144K Oberthur idOnDemand - OCS5.2 80K Yes ID-One Cosmo 64 RSA D V5.4 T=0 card Display Table 18. Display specifications Type • • • • • • • • 17.3-inch HD+ TN 1600x900 AG non-touch, No Mic, 60% color gamut 17.3-inch HD+ TN 1600x900 AG non-touch, Mic, 60% color gamut 17.
Table 18. Display specifications(continued) • • FHD - 127 UHD - 255 Contrast ratio • • • HD+ - 500:1 FHD - 700:1 UHD - 1000:1 Refresh rate 60 Hz Horizontal viewing angle (min) • • • HD+ - 40/40 degrees FHD - 80/80 degrees UHD - 80/80 degrees Vertical viewing angle (min) • • • HD+ - 10/30 degrees FHD - 80/80 degrees UHD - 80/80 degrees Pixel pitch • • • HD+ - 0.2388 mm FHD - 0.1989 mm UHD - 0.0995 mm Power consumption (max) • • • 4.
Table 20. Touchpad specifications(continued) Features Specifications Multi-touch Configurable single finger and multi-finger gestures NOTE: For more information about touchpad gestures for Windows 10, see the knowledge base article 4027871 Operating system Table 21. Operating system Features Specifications Operating systems supported • • • • • Windows 10 Home (64 bit) Windows 10 Professional (64 bit) Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (64 bit) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64bit) Red Hat Linux Enterprise 8.
Table 22. Battery(continued) Coin-cell battery ML1220 Power adapter Table 23. Power adapter specifications Features Specifications Type 240 W adapter Input Voltage 100 to 240 VAC Input current (maximum) 240 W - 3.5 A Input frequency 50 Hz to 60 Hz Output current 240 W - 12.31 A (continuous) Rated output voltage 19.5 VDC Temperature range (Operating) 0º to 40º C (32º to 104º F) Temperature range (Non-Operating) 40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F) Dimensions and weight Table 24.
4 System setup System setup enables you to manage your notebook hardware and specify BIOS level options.
Navigation keys NOTE: For most of the System Setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system. Keys Navigation Up arrow Moves to the previous field. Down arrow Moves to the next field. 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.
Table 26. General(continued) Option Description Boot Sequence Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an operating system. The options are: • • UEFI Boot Path Security Windows Boot Manager Boot List Option-UEFI is the enabled by default. Allows you to control whether the system prompts the user to enter the Admin password when booting to a UEFI boot path.
Table 27. System Configuration(continued) Option Description USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the internal/integrated USB configuration. The options are: • • Enable USB Boot Support Enable External USB Ports All the options are set by default. NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings. Dell Type-C Dock Configuration Always allow Dell docks. This setting affects only the Type-C ports connected to a Dell WD or TB dock.
Table 27. System Configuration(continued) Option Description • • • • • • • • Keyboard Backlight Tmeout on Battery 5 seconds 10 seconds—Default 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes Never Allows to define the timeout value for the keyboard backlight when the system is running only on battery power. The Keyboard Backlight tiemout value is only in effect when the backlight is enabled.
Table 28. Video(continued) Option Description Switchable Graphics This option enables or disables switchable graphics technologies such as NVIDIA Optimus and SMD PowerExpress. It should only be enabled for Windows 7 and later versions of Windows or the Ubuntu OS. This feature is not applicable to other operating systems. Security Table 29. Security Option Description Admin Password Allows you to set, change, or delete the administrator(admin) password.
Table 29. Security(continued) Option Description Non-Admin Setup Changes Allows you to determine whether changes to the setup options are allowed when an Administrator Password is set. If disabled the setup options are locked by the admin password. • Allow Wireless Switch Changes This option is not set by default. UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates Allows you to update the system BIOS via UEFI capsule update packages. • Enable UEFI Capsule Firmware Updates This option is set by default. TPM 2.
Secure Boot Table 30. Secure Boot Option Description Secure Boot Enable Allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Feature. • Secure Boot Mode Secure Boot Enable—Default Changes to the Secure Boot operation mode modifies the behaviour of Secure Boot to allow evaluation of UEFI driver signatures. Choose one of the option: • • Expert Key Management Deployed Mode—Default Audit Mode Allows you to enable or disable Expert Key Management. • Enable Custom Mode This option is not set by default.
Table 32. Performance(continued) Option Description • • • • Intel SpeedStep All—Default 1 2 3 Allows you to enable or disable the Intel SpeedStep mode of processor. • Enable Intel SpeedStep This option is set by default. C-States Control Allows you to enable or disable the additional processor sleep states. • C states This option is set by default. Intel TurboBoost Allows you to enable or disable the Intel TurboBoost mode of the processor. • Enable Intel TurboBoost This option is set by default.
Table 33. Power Management(continued) Option Description This option is not set by default. Wireless Radio Control This option if enabled, will sense the connection of the system to a wired network and subsequently disable the selected wireless radios (WLAN and/or WWAN). Upon disconnection from the wired network the selected wireless radio will ne enabled. • • Control WLAN radio Control WWAN radio This option is not set by default.
Table 34. POST Behavior(continued) Option Description • Fn Lock—Default Click one of the following options: • • Fastboot Lock Mode Disable/Standard Lock Mode Enable/Secondary—Default Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps. Click one of the following options: • • • Extended BIOS POST Time Allows you to create an additional preboot delay.
Wireless options Table 36. Wireless Option Description Wireless Switch Allows to set the wireless devices that can be controlled by the wireless switch. The options are: • • • • WWAN GPS (on WWAN Module) WLAN Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Wireless Device Enable Allows you to enable or disable the internal wireless devices. The options are: • • • WWAN/GPS WLAN Bluetooth All the options are enabled by default. Maintenance Table 37.
System logs Table 38. System Logs Option Description BIOS events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (BIOS) POST events. Thermal Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Thermal) events. Power Events Allows you to view and clear the System Setup (Power) events. 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 available.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Copy the file e.g. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB flash drive. Insert the USB flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update. Restart the system and press F12 when the Dell splash logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu. Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and click Enter. The system will boot to a Diag C:\> prompt. Run the file by typing the full filename, for example, O9010A12.exe and press Enter. The BIOS Update Utility will load.
2. Power on the system and press the F12 key to access the One-Time Boot Menu, Highlight BIOS Update using the mouse or arrow keys then press Enter. 3. The Bios flash menu will open then click the Flash from file. 4.
5. Once the file is selected, Double click the flash target file, then press submit . 6. Click the Update BIOS then system will reboot to flash the BIOS.
7. Once complete, the system will reboot and the BIOS update process is completed. System and setup password Table 39. 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.
The computer reboots. Deleting or changing an existing system setup password Ensure that the Password Status is Unlocked (in the System Setup) before attempting to delete or change the existing System and Setup password. You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password, if the Password Status is Locked. To enter the System Setup, press F2 immediately after a power-on or reboot. 1. In the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security and press Enter.
5 Software This chapter details the supported operating systems along with instructions on how to install the drivers. Topics: • • • • • • • • • • Operating system Downloading Windows drivers Network adapter drivers Audio drivers Display adapter Security drivers Storage controller System device drivers Other device drivers Identifying Windows 10 OS version Operating system Table 40.
Audio drivers Verify if the audio drivers are already installed in the computer. Display adapter Verify if the display adapter drivers are already installed in the system. Security drivers Verify if the security drivers are already installed in the system. Storage controller Verify if the storage control drivers are already installed in the system. System device drivers Verify if the system device drivers are already installed in the system.
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NOTE: Serial IO driver needs to be installed before the Touchpad driver. If the touchpad driver is installed first, it will give an error that the touchpad is not supported. Other device drivers Verify if the following drivers are already installed in the system.
Memory technology devices Firmware Identifying Windows 10 OS version Run dialog box with the Windows Key + R keyboard shortcut. Once that box shows up, enter winver (it stands for Windows version). Table 41.
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. 2. 3. 4. Go to Dell.com/support.
