DELL Inspiron 15 Inch 3000 Laptop User Manual

June 13, 2024
Dell

DELL Inspiron 15 Inch 3000 Laptop

Inspiron 15 3000 Setup and Specifications

  • Computer Model : Inspiron 15-3573
  • Regulatory Model : P63F
  • Regulatory Type : P63F004

Contents

  • Set up your computer

  • Create a USB recovery drive for

  • Windows

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Set up your computer

  1. Connect the power adapter and press the power button.

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.

NOTE: This process may take up to an hour to complete.

Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery drive
CAUTION: This process formats the hard drive and removes all data on your computer. Ensure that you back up data on your computer before beginning this task.

Specifications

Port Description
Power-adapter port Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer

and
charge the battery.
HDMI port| Connect a TV or another HDMI-in enabled device. Provides video
and audio output.
USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2)| Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and
printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.
SD-card slot| Reads from and writes to the SD card.
Headset port| Connect headphones or a headset (headphone and microphone
combo).
USB 2.0 port| Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and
printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 480 Mbps.
Optical drive (optional)| Reads from and writes to CDs and DVDs.
Optical-drive eject button| Press to open the optical drive tray.
Optical-drive emergency eject pinhole| Used to eject the optical-drive tray manually if the
optical-drive eject button fails. For more information about
manually ejecting optical-drive trays, see the knowledge base
article SLN301118 at www.dell.com/support.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

  • NOTE: NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.
  • CAUTION: CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
  • WARNING:   WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

Set up your computer

  1. Connect the power adapter and press the power button.DELL-Inspiron-15-Inch-3000-Laptop- \(1\)

  2. Finish operating system setup.

    • For Ubuntu
      Follow the instructions on the screen to finish setup.

    • For Windows
      Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. When setting up, Dell recommends that you

    • Connect to a network for Windows updates.
      NOTE: If connecting to a secured wireless network, enter the password for the wireless network access when prompted.

    • 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 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.
Dell Update
Updates your computer with critical fixes and important device drivers as they become available.
Dell Digital Delivery
Download software applications including software that is purchased but not pre-installed on your computer.

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.

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.

NOTE: This process may take up to an hour to complete.
NOTE: The following steps may vary depending on the version of Windows installed. Refer to the Microsoft support site for latest instructions.

  1. Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.

  2. In Windows search, type Recovery.

  3. In the search results, click Create a recovery drive.
    The User Account Control window is displayed.

  4. Click Yes to continue.
    The Recovery Drive window is displayed.

  5. Select Back up system files to the recovery drive and click Next.

  6. Select the USB flash drive and click Next.
    A message appears, indicating that all data in the USB flash drive will be deleted.

  7. Click Create.

  8. Click Finish.

  9. For more information about reinstalling Windows using the USB recovery drive, see the Troubleshooting section of your product’s Service Manual at www.dell.com/support/manuals.

Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery drive

CAUTION : This process formats the hard drive and removes all data on your computer. Ensure that you back up data on your computer before beginning this task.
NOTE : Before reinstalling Windows, ensure your computer has more than 2 GB of memory and more than 32 GB of storage space.
NOTE : This process may take up to an hour to complete and your computer will restart during the recovery process.

  1. Connect the USB recovery drive to your computer.
  2. Restart your computer.
  3. Press F12 after the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to access the boot menu. A Preparing one-time boot menu message appears.
  4. After the boot menu loads, select the USB recovery device under UEFI BOOT. The system reboots and a screen to Choose the keyboard layout is displayed.
  5. Choose your keyboard layout.
  6. In the Choose an option screen, click Troubleshoot.
  7. Click Recover from a drive.
  8. Choose one of the following options
    • Just remove my files to do a quick format.
    • – Fully clean the drive to do a complete format.
  9. Click Recover to start the recovery process.

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Front

DELL-Inspiron-15-Inch-3000-Laptop- \(7\) Power and battery-status light/hard-drive activity light Indicates the battery-charge status or the hard-drive activity.

NOTE: Press Fn+H to toggle between the power and battery-status light, and hard-drive activity light.

Hard-drive activity light
Turns on when the computer reads from or writes to the hard drive.

Power and battery-status light
Indicates the power and battery-charge status.

  • Solid white — Power adapter is connected and the battery has more than 10% charge.
  • Ambe r — Computer is running on battery and the battery has less than 10% charge.

Off

  • Power adapter is connected and the battery is fully charged.
  • Computer is running on battery and the battery has more than 10% charge.
  • Computer is in sleep state, hibernation, or turned off.

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Power-adapter port
Connect a power adapter to provide power to your computer and charge the battery.

HDMI port
Connect a TV or another HDMI-in enabled device. Provides video and audio output.

USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (2)
Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gbps.

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  1. SD-card slot
    Reads from and writes to the SD card.

  2. Headset port
    Connect headphones or a headset (headphone and microphone combo).

  3. USB 2.0 port
    Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 480 Mbps.

  4. Optical drive (optional)
    Reads from and writes to CDs and DVDs.

  5. Optical-drive eject button
    Press to open the optical drive tray.

  6. Optical-drive emergency eject pinhole
    Used to eject the optical-drive tray manually if the optical-drive eject button fails.
    NOTE: For more information about manually ejecting optical-drive trays, see the knowledge base article SLN301118 at www.dell.com/support.

  7. Security-cable slot (for Kensington locks)
    Connect a security cable to prevent unauthorized movement of your computer.

Base

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  1. Left-click area

    • Press to left-click.
  2. Touchpad

    • Move your finger on the touchpad to move the mouse pointer. Tap to left-click and two finger tap to right-click.
  3. Right-click area
    Press to right-click.

  4. Power button

    • Press to turn on the computer if it is turned off, in sleep state, or in hibernate state.
    • Press to put the computer in sleep state if it is turned on.
    • Press and hold for 4 seconds to force shut-down the computer.

NOTE: You can customize the power-button behavior in Power Options. For more information, see Me and My Dell at www.dell.com/support/manuals.

Display

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Camera
Enables you to video chat, capture photos, and record videos. Camera-status light Turns on when the camera is in use.

Microphone
Provides digital sound input for audio recording, voice calls, and so on.

Back

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  1. Battery
    • Supplies power to the computer. It enables the computer to work without connecting to an electrical outlet for a limited time.
  2. Regulatory label (in battery bay)
    • Contains regulatory information of your computer.
  3. Service Tag label
    • The Service Tag is a unique alphanumeric identifier that enables Dell service technicians to identify the hardware components in your computer and access warranty information.
  4. Battery-release latch
    • Lock/unlock the battery in the battery bay. Slide the latch to the unlock position, to release the battery.

Specifications

System information
Table 2. System information

  • Processor
  • Intel Pentium Silver N5000
  • Intel Celeron N4000
  • Chipset Integrated in the processor

Computer model
Table 3. Computer model

  • Computer model Inspiron 15-3573

Dimensions and weight
Table 4. Dimensions and weight

  • Height 23.65 mm (0.93 in)
  • Width 380 mm (14.96 in)
  • Depth 260.30 mm (10.25 in)
  • Weight (approximate) 2.30 kg (5.07 lb)

NOTE: The weight of your computer varies depending on the configuration ordered and the manufacturing variability.

Operating system
Table 5. Operating system

  • Operating systems supported Ubuntu
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

Memory
Table 6. Memory specifications

  • Slots One SODIMM slot
  • Type DDR4
  • Speed 2400 MHz
  • Configurations supported
  • Per memory module slot 4 GB and 8 GB
  • Total memory 4 GB and 8 GB

Ports and connectors
Table 7. Ports and connectors

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Communications
Table 9. Communication specifications

Wireless

  • Wi-Fi 802.11ac
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • Up to Bluetooth 4.1
  • Wi-Fi Display Support (optional)

Wireless module
Table 10. Wireless module specifications

  • Transfer rate
  • Up to 433 Mbps
  • Up to 867 Mbps
  • Frequency bands supported Encryption
  • Frequency bands supported Encryption
  • 64-bit and 128-bit WEP
  • TKIP
  • AES-CCMP

Audio
Table 11. Audio specifications

  • Controller ALC 3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Speakers Two
  • Speaker output
  • Average : 2 W
  • Peak : 2.5 W
  • Microphone Single digital microphone in the camera assembly

Storage
Table 12. Storage specifications

  • Interface
  • SATA 6 Gbps for hard drive
  • SATA 1.5 Gbps for optical drive
  • Hard drive One 2.5-inch drive (SATA)
  • Optical-drive (optional) One 9.5 mm DVD+/-RW drive
  • Capacity
  • Hard drive Up to 2 TB

Media-card reader
Table 13. Media-card reader specifications

  • Type One SD-card slot
  • Cards supported
  • Secure Digital (SD)
  • Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
  • SD Extended Capacity (SDXC)

Keyboard
Table 14. Keyboard specifications

Type Standard keyboard (without backlight)
Shortcut keys Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character, press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary functions, press Fn and the desired key.

NOTE: Press Fn+Esc to switch the primary behavior of the function keys (F1–F12) between two modes – multimedia key mode and function key mode.
NOTE: You can define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1–F12) by changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program.

Keyboard shortcuts

Camera
Table 15. Camera specifications

  • Resolution
  • Still image : 0.9 megapixel
  • Video : 1280×720 (HD) at 30 fps
  • Diagonal viewing angle 74 degrees

Touchpad
Table 16. Touchpad

  • Resolution
  • Horizontal: 3200
  • Vertical : 1943
  • Dimensions
  • Width : 105 mm (4.13 in)
  • Height : 65 mm (2.56 in)

Touchpad gestures
For more information about touchpad gestures for Windows 10, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 4027871 at support.microsoft.com.

Power adapter
Table 17. Power adapter specifications

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Table 18. Battery specifications

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Display
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Table 20. Video specifications

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Computer environment

  • Airborne contaminant level : G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

Table 21. Computer environment

Temperature range| 0°C to 35°C (32°F to

95°F)

| –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)
---|---|---
Relative humidity| 10% to 90% (non-| 0% to 95% (non-
(maximum)| condensing)| condensing)
Vibration (maximum)*| 0.66 GRMS| 1.30 GRMS
Shock (maximum)| 140 G†| 160 G‡
Altitude (maximum)| 0 m to 3048 m (0 ft to

10,000 ft)

| 0 m to 10,668 m (0 ft to

35,000 ft)

  • Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.
  • Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use.
  • Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard-drive head is in parked position.

Keyboard shortcuts

NOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys used for shortcuts remain the same across all language configurations.

Table 22. List of keyboard shortcuts

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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 23. Self-help resources

Dell knowledge base articles for a variety of computer concerns.

  1. Go to www.dell.com/support.
  2. Type the subject or keyword in the Search box.
  3. Click Search to retrieve the related articles.

Learn and know the following information about your product

  • Product specifications
  • Operating system

See Me and My Dell at www.dell.com/support/manuals.

  • Setting up and using your product
  • Data backup
  • Troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Factory and system restore
  • BIOS information

To locate the Me and My Dell relevant to your product, identify your product through one of the following

  • Select Detect Product.
  • Locate your product through the drop-down menu under View Products.
  • Enter the Service Tag number or Product ID in the search bar.

Contacting Dell
To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell.

NOTE: Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your country.
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.

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