Chapter 1: Views of Precision 5490............................................................................................... 7
Right........................................................................................................................................................................................7
Left..........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Top.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Front......................................................................................................................................................................................10
Bottom...................................................................................................................................................................................11
Service Tag...........................................................................................................................................................................11
Battery charge and status light .....................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 2: Set up your Precision 5490......................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3: Specifications of Precision 5490................................................................................ 16
Dimensions and weight..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Processor............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Chipset..................................................................................................................................................................................17
Operating system............................................................................................................................................................... 17
Memory.................................................................................................................................................................................17
External ports......................................................................................................................................................................18
Internal slots........................................................................................................................................................................18
Wireless module..................................................................................................................................................................18
Audio..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Storage................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Media-card reader.............................................................................................................................................................20
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Keyboard shortcuts of Precision 5490........................................................................................................................ 20
Camera.................................................................................................................................................................................22
Touchpad.............................................................................................................................................................................23
Power adapter....................................................................................................................................................................23
Battery................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Display..................................................................................................................................................................................25
Fingerprint reader..............................................................................................................................................................26
Sensor ................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
GPU—Integrated.............................................................................................................................................................. 27
GPU—Discrete.................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Multiple display support matrix...................................................................................................................................... 27
Hardware security............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Smart-card reader.............................................................................................................................................................28
Contactless smart-card reader................................................................................................................................ 28
Contacted smart-card reader................................................................................................................................... 31
Operating and storage environment..............................................................................................................................31
Dell support policy.............................................................................................................................................................32
ComfortView...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Dell Optimizer.....................................................................................................................................................................32
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