Dell G5 15 User Manual

Replacing the system board
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the
steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside
your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
NOTE: Your computer’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program
after you replace the system board.
NOTE: Replacing the system board removes any changes you have made to the BIOS using the BIOS setup program. You must
make the appropriate changes again after you replace the system board.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
• Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program
Procedure
1 Replace the heat-sink assembly.
2 Turn the system board over.
3 Slide the ports on the system board into the slots on the computer base and align the screw holes on the system board with the screw
holes on the computer base.
4 Replace the four screws (M2x3) that secure the fans to the system board.
5 Replace the three screws (M2.5x5) that secure the system board to the computer base.
6 Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
7 Align and place the USB Type-C port bracket on the system board.
8 Replace the two screws (M2.5x5) that secure the USB Type-C port bracket to the computer base.
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Dell G5 15 Specifications

General

Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	6
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor socket	BGA 1440
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Coffee Lake
Processor frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	35 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	4.5 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
On-board graphics card	Yes
On-board graphics card ID	0x3E9B
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Discrete graphics card memory	6 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR6
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	64 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1150 MHz
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe, PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Front camera HD type	HD
Front camera signal format	720p
Number of built-in speakers	2
Antenna type	2x2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
USB 2.0 ports quantity	-
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
Pointing device	Touchpad
Keyboard backlit color	Blue
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Battery capacity	60 Wh
Number of battery cells	4
Processor ARK ID	191045
Processor package size	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	273.4 mm
Width	364.3 mm
Height	23.7 mm
Weight	2680 g