Dell Precision 3540 Setup And Specifications Guide

Table 28. General (continued)
Option Description
Date/Time Allows you to set the date and time settings. Changes to the system date and time take effect
immediately.
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System information
Table 29. System Configuration
Option Description
Integrated NIC Allows you to configure the on-board LAN controller.
• Disabled = The internal LAN is off and not visible to the operating system.
• Enabled = The internal LAN is enabled.
• Enabled w/PXE = The internal LAN is enabled (with PXE boot) (selected by default)
SATA Operation Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
• Disabled = The SATA controllers are hidden
• AHCI = SATA is configured for AHCI mode
• RAID ON = SATA is configured to support RAID mode (selected by default)
Drives Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on-board:
• SATA-2 (enabled by default)
• M.2 PCIe SSD-0 (enabled by default)
Smart Reporting This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system
startup. The Enable Smart Reporting option is disabled by default.
USB Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller for:
• Enable USB Boot Support
• Enable External USB Port
All the options are enabled by default.
Thunderbolt Adapter
Configuration
This section allows Thunderbolt Adapter Configuration.
• Thunderbolt-is enabled by default
• Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support-is disabled
• No security-is disabled
• User configuration-enabled by default
• Secure connect-is disabled
• Display port and USB Only-is disabled
USB PowerShare
This option configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior.
• Enable USB PowerShare - disabled by default
This feature is intended to allow users to power or charge external devices, such as phones and
portable music players, using the stored system battery power through the USN PowerShare port
on the notebook, while the notebook is in a sleep state.
Audio Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller. The option Enable Audio is selected
by default.
• Enable Microphone
• Enable Internal Speaker
Both the options are selected by default.
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Dell Precision 3540 Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows 10 Pro
Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100
Display	15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080)
RAM	DDR4
Storage	SSD
Battery	4-cell 68Whr
Ports	HDMI, RJ-45, SD card reader
Wireless	Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 9560
Processor	8th Generation Intel Core i5/i7/i9