Dell Precision 3431 User Manual

1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................ 6
Safety instructions.................................................................................................................................................................6
Turning off your computer — Windows 10....................................................................................................................... 6
Before working inside your computer................................................................................................................................. 7
After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................... 7
2 Technology and components......................................................................................................... 8
Processor................................................................................................................................................................................8
DDR4....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
USB features........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
USB Type-C...........................................................................................................................................................................11
HDMI 2.0............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Advantages of DisplayPort over USB Type-C..................................................................................................................14
3 Major components of your system ............................................................................................... 15
4 Removing and Installing components............................................................................................ 17
Recommended tools............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Screw size list....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Motherboard layout............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Removing the side cover...............................................................................................................................................19
Installing the side cover................................................................................................................................................ 20
Expansion card......................................................................................................................................................................21
Removing expansion card............................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing the expansion card........................................................................................................................................ 22
Coin cell battery...................................................................................................................................................................23
Removing coin cell battery........................................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the coin cell battery.......................................................................................................................................24
Hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................................................25
Removing the hard drive assembly............................................................................................................................. 25
Installing the hard drive assembly................................................................................................................................ 27
Front Bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Removing front bezel....................................................................................................................................................28
Installing front bezel...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Hard drive and optical drive module..................................................................................................................................30
Removing the hard drive and optical drive module...................................................................................................30
Installing the hard drive and optical drive module......................................................................................................32
Optical drive......................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the optical drive...........................................................................................................................................35
Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................. 38
Memory module....................................................................................................................................................................41
Removing memory module............................................................................................................................................41
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................... 42
Contents
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Dell Precision 3431 Specifications

General

Display included	No
Mouse included on selected markets only	Yes
Tcase	69.3 °C
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor codename	Coffee Lake
Processor frequency	3.4 GHz
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	4.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 W
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB
CUDA cores	640
On-board graphics card	-
Discrete graphics card model	NVIDIA® Quadro® P1000
On-board graphics card model	Not available
Discrete graphics card memory	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR5
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe, PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Operating system installed	Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Memory slots	4x DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
Power supply	260 W
80 PLUS certification	80 PLUS Platinum
Power supply input voltage	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Audio chip	Realtek ALC3234
Audio system	High Definition Audio
Product type	Workstation
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Number of USB ports with PowerShare support	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
Volume	7.8 L
Chassis type	SFF
Product color	Black
Placement supported	Horizontal/Vertical
Scalability	1S
Processor ARK ID	191036
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	292 mm
Width	92.6 mm
Height	290 mm
Weight	5117 g