Dell Latitude 5420 Sleeker 14-inch Laptop Owner's Manual

DELL Latitude 5420 Sleeker 14-inch Laptop

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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

Set up your Latitude 5420

NOTE: The images in this document may differ from your computer depending on the configuration you ordered.

1. Connect the power adapter and press the power button.
   
   NOTE: The battery may go into power-saving mode during shipment to conserve charge on the battery. Ensure that the power adapter is connected to your computer when it is turned on for the first time.
2. Finish Windows setup.
   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

Resources	Description
	SupportAssist Proactively checks the health of your computer’s hardware and software. The SupportAssist OS Recovery tool troubleshoots issues with the operating system. For more information, see the SupportAssist documentation at www.dell.com/support. NOTE: In SupportAssist, click the warranty expiry date to renew or upgrade your warranty.

Table 1. Locate Dell apps (continued)

Resources	Description
	Dell Update Updates your computer with critical fixes and latest device drivers as they become available. For more information about using Dell Update, see the knowledge base article SLN305843 at www.dell.com/support.
	Dell Digital Delivery Download software applications, which are purchased but not pre-installed on your computer. For more information about using Dell Digital Delivery, see the knowledge base article 153764 at www.dell.com/support.

Views of Latitude 5420

Topics:

• Right
• Left
• Palm rest
• Front
• Bottom
• System board layout
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Battery charge and status LED

Right

1. microSD-card slot
2. Universal audio port
3. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
5. HDMI 2.0 port
6. RJ45 Ethernet port
7. Wedge-shaped lock slot

Left

1. Thunderbolt 4 port with DisplayPort Alt Mode/USB4/Power Delivery
2. Thunderbolt 4 port with DisplayPort Alt Mode/USB4/Power Delivery
3. Air vents
4. Smart card reader slot (optional)

Palm rest

Front

1. Dual-array microphones
2. IR emitter/Ambient Light Sensor (ALS)—(optional)
3. Camera (FHD RGB IR/HD RGB IR/HD RGB)
4. Camera status LED
5. Dual-array microphones
6. Display panel
7. Battery diagnostic LED

Bottom

1. Speakers
2. Service tag label
3. Air vent

System board layout

1. Fingerprint reader connector
2. WWAN connector
3. Camera/IR cable connector
4. eDP/display cable connector
5. Touch and sensor cable connector
6. System fan connector
7. Battery cable connector
8. Memory modules
9. Clickpad cable connector
10. USH board connector
11. WLAN connector
12. Solid-state drive slot
13. Coin-cell battery cable connector
14. Speaker cable connector
15. Battery LED cable connector

Keyboard shortcuts

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

Table 2. List of keyboard shortcuts

Battery charge and status LED 

Table 3. Battery charge and status LED Indicator

• S0 (ON) – Computer is turned on.
• S4 (Hibernate) – The computer consumes the least power compared to all other sleep states. The computer is almost at an OFF state, expect for a trickle power. The context data is written to hard drive.
• S5 (OFF) – The computer is in a shutdown state.

Specifications of Latitude 5420

Topics:

• Dimensions and weight
• Processors
• Chipset
• Operating system
• Memory
• Ports and connectors
• Communications
• Audio
• Storage
• Media-card reader
• Keyboard
• Camera
• Clickpad
• Power adapter
• Battery
• Display
• Fingerprint reader (optional)
• Video
• Multiple display support matrix
• Hardware security
• Operating and storage environment
• Sensor and control

Dimensions and weight

Table 4. Dimensions and weight

Processors

NOTE: Processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor availability subject to change and may vary by region/country.

Table 5. Processors

Chipset

The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Latitude 5320.

Table 6. Chipset

Operating system

Your Latitude 5420 supports the following operating systems:

• Windows 11 Home, 64-bit
• Windows 11 Home National Academic, 64-bit
• Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit
• Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Pro Education, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Enterprise, 64-bit
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-b

Memory

The following table lists the memory specifications of your Latitude 5420:

Table 7. Memory specifications

Ports and connectors

Table 8. External ports and connectors

Table 9. Internal ports and connectors

Communications

Ethernet

Table 10. Ethernet specifications

Wireless module

Table 11. Wireless module specifications

WWAN module

Table 12. Wireless module specifications

Table 12. Wireless module specifications (continued)

NOTE: For instructions on how to find your computer’s IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) number, see the knowledge base article 000143678 at www.dell.com/support.

Audio

Table 13. Audio specifications

Storage

Your computer supports one of the following configurations:

• One M.2 2230, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, Class 35 SSD (slot 1)
• One M.2 2280, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, Classs 40 SSD (slot 1)
• One M.2 2280, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, Class 40 SSD, Self-encrypting drive (slot 1)

The primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration.

Table 14. Storage specifications

Table 14. Storage specifications (continued)

Media-card reader

Table 15. Media-card reader specifications

Keyboard

Table 16. Keyboard specifications

Camera

The following table lists the camera specifications of your Latitude 5420.

Table 17. Camera specifications

Clickpad

The following table lists the clickpad specifications of your Precision 3560.

Table 18. Clickpad specifications

Power adapter

Table 19. Power adapter specifications

Table 19. Power adapter specifications (continued)

Battery

The following table lists the battery specifications of your Latitude 5420.

Table 20. Battery specifications

Table 20. Battery specifications (continued)

Display

The following table lists the display specifications of your Latitude 5420.

Table 21. Display specifications

Fingerprint reader (optional)

Table 22. Fingerprint reader specifications

Video

Table 23. Integrated graphics specifications

Multiple display support matrix

The following table lists the multiple display support matrix of your Latitude 5420.

Table 24. Multiple display support matrix for 11th Generation Intel Core

Table 25. Multiple display support matrix for 10th Generation Intel Core

Hardware security

The following table lists the hardware security options supported by your .

Table 26. Hardware security

Table 26. Hardware security (continued)

Operating and storage environment

This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Latitude 5420. Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

Table 27. Computer environment

Description	Operating
Temperature range	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Relative humidity (maximum)	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Vibration (maximum)*	0.66 GRMS
Shock (maximum)	140 G†
Altitude range	-15.2 m to 3048 m (-50 ft to 10000 ft)
CAUTION: Operating and storage temperature ranges may differ among components, so operating or storing the device outside these ranges may impact the performance of specific components.

* Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.
† Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse.

Sensor and control

The following table lists the location of the sensor and control available in your .

Table 28. Sensor and control

Dell low blue light display

WARNING: Prolonged exposure to blue light from the display may lead to long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes.
Blue light is a color in the light spectrum which has a short wavelength and high energy. Chronic exposure to blue light, particularly from digital sources, may disrupt sleep patterns and cause long-term effects such as eye strain, eye fatigue, or damage to the eyes.
The display on this computer is designed to minimize blue light and complies with TÜV Rheinland’s requirement for low blue light displays.
Low blue light mode is enabled at the factory, so no further configuration is necessary.
To reduce the risk of eye strain, it is also recommended that you:

• Position the display at a comfortable viewing distance between 20 and 28 inches (50 and 70 cm) from your eyes.
• Blink frequently to moisten your eyes, wet your eyes with water, or apply suitable eye drops.
• Look away from your display, and gaze at a distant object at 20 ft (609.60 cm) away for at least 20 seconds during each break.
• Take an extended break for 20 minutes every two hours.

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 29. Self-help resources

Self-help resources	Resource location
Information about Dell products and services	www.dell.com
Tips
Contact Support	In Windows search, type Contact Support, and press Enter.
Online help for operating system	www.dell.com/support/windows www.dell.com/support/linux
Troubleshooting information, user manuals, setup instructions, product specifications, technical help blogs, drivers, software updates, and so on.	www.dell.com/support
Dell knowledge base articles for a variety of computer concerns.	Go to https://www.dell.com/support/home/? app=knowledgebase. Type the subject or keyword in the Search box. Click Search to retrieve the related articles.

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.