Vostro 3401 Setup and specifications guide

1 Vostro 3401 Setup and specifications guideRegulatory Model: P132 GRegulatory Type: P132G001 August 2021 Rev. A03 Notes, cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your : A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoidthe : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. 2020-2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its trademarks may be trademarks of their respective , cautions, and warningsNOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your : A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoidthe : A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

2 2020-2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or itssubsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective 1: Set up your 6 Chapter 2: Create a USB recovery drive for 8 Chapter 3: Chassis 9 Display 9 Left 10 Right 10 Palmrest 11 Bottom 12 Keyboard 12 Chapter 4: Technical 15 Ports and 19 Media-card 19 Power 20 Dimensions and 22 Computer 23 Chapter 5: 24 Downloading Windows 24 Chapter 6: System 25 Boot 26 Contents4 ContentsBoot 27 System 30 Secure 32 Expert Key 32 Power 35 System the 36 Updating the BIOS in the BIOS in Linux and 37 Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in 37 Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot 37 System and Setup a system Setup 38 Deleting or changing an existing system Setup 7.

3 Getting help and contacting 40 Contents5 Set up your the power adapter and press the power : To conserve battery power, the battery might enter power saving Windows system the on-screen instructions to complete the Setup . When setting up, Dell recommends that you: Connect to a network for Windows : If connecting to a secured wireless network, enter the password for the wireless network access whenprompted. If connected to the internet, sign-in with or create a Microsoft account. If not connected to the internet, create anoffline account. On the Support and Protection screen, enter your contact and use Dell apps from the Windows Start menu RecommendedTable 1. Locate Dell apps Dell appsDetailsDell Product RegistrationRegister your computer with Help & SupportAccess help and support for your up your computerTable 1.

4 Locate Dell apps (continued)Dell appsDetailsSupportAssistProactively checks the health of your computer s hardwareand : Renew or upgrade your warranty by clicking thewarranty expiry date in UpdateUpdates your computer with critical fixes and importantdevice drivers as they become Digital DeliveryDownload software applications including software that ispurchased but not preinstalled on your recovery drive for : It is recommended to create a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with more information, see Create a USB recovery drive for up your computer7 Create a USB recovery drive for WindowsCreate a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows. An empty USB flash drive with aminimum capacity of 16 GB is required to create the recovery : This process may take up to an hour to : The following steps may vary depending on the version of Windows installed.

5 Refer to the Microsoft support site forlatest the USB flash drive to your Windows search, type the search results, click Create a recovery User Account Control window is Yes to Recovery Drive window is Back up system files to the recovery drive and click the USB flash drive and click message appears, indicating that all data in the USB flash drive will be more information about reinstalling Windows using the USB recovery drive, see the Troubleshooting section of yourproduct's Service Manual at a USB recovery drive for WindowsChassis overviewDisplay Status Panel3 Chassis overview9 Left portNOTE: The maximum resolution supported by HDMI port is 1920x1080 @60Hz (24 bit) Gen 1 Gen 1 audio jack (Realtek audio) / Audio jack (Cirrus logic audio)Right card reader Type-A security slot10 Chassis overviewPalmrest button with optional finger print overview11 Bottom VentsKeyboard shortcutsNOTE: Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration.

6 Keys that are used for shortcutsremain the same across all language 2. List of keyboard shortcuts KeysPrimary behaviorFn + F1 Mute audioFn + F2 Decrease volumeFn + F3 Increase volumeFn + F4 Play/PauseFn + F5 Turn on/off keyboard backlightFn + F6 Decrease brightness12 Chassis overviewTable 2. List of keyboard shortcuts (continued)KeysPrimary behaviorFn + F7 Increase brightnessFn + F8 Switch to external displayFn + F10 Print screenFn + F11 HomeFn + 12 EndFn + CtrlOpen application menuChassis overview13 Technical specificationsNOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with yourcomputer. For more information about the configuration of your computer, go to Help and Support in your Windowsoperating system and select the option to view information about your 3.

7 Processors DescriptionValuesProcessors10th Generation Intel Core i3-1005G1 Wattage15 WCore count2 Thread count4 SpeedUp to GHzCache4 MBIntegrated graphicsIntel UHD GraphicsChipsetTable 4. Chipset DescriptionValuesProcessorIce lake U (ICL U) PCH-LPChipsetIntel Core i3 DRAM bus width64-bitPCIe busGen 3 Operating systemYour Vostro 3401 supports the following operating systems: Windows 11 Home, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit Windows 11 Home National Academic, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit414 Technical specificationsMemoryTable 5. Memory specifications DescriptionValuesSlotsTwo SODIMM slotsTypeDDR4 Speed2666 MHzMaximum memory16 GBMinimum memory4 GBConfigurations supported 4 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (1x4 GB) 8 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (2 x 4 GB) 8 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (1 x 8 GB) 12 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (1 x 8 GB + 1 x 4 GB) 16 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (1 x 16 GB) 16 GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz (2 x 8 GB)StorageYour computer supports one of the following configurations: in.

8 5400 RPM, SATA hard drive 2230/2280 for solid-state driveThe primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration. For computers: in. 5400 RPM, SATA hard drive 2230/2280 for solid-state driveTable 6. Storage specifications Form factorInterface in. 5400 rpm, hard driveSATA upto 2 2230 solid-state drivePCIe NVMe 3x4upto 512 2280 solid-state drivePCIe NVMe 3x4upto 1 TBPorts and connectorsTable 7. External ports and connectors DescriptionValuesExternal:NetworkOne Flip-down RJ 45 10/100/1000 MbpsUSB Two USB Gen 1 Type-A port One USB Type-A portAudio One Universal audio port (Computers with Realtek audioconfiguration)Technical specifications15 Table 7. External ports and connectors (continued)DescriptionValues One Audio jack (Computers with Cirrus logic audioconfiguration)VideoOne HDMI portNOTE: The maximum resolution supported by HDMI portis 1920x1080 @60Hz (24 bit)Power adapter mm barrel-typeSecurityOne Wedge shaped lock slotCard slotOne SD card slotTable 8.

9 Internal ports and connectors DescriptionValuesInternal:One Key-M (2280 or 2230) for solid-state driveOne 2230 Key-E for WLAN One 2230 slot for Wi-Fi One slot for 2230/2280 solid-state driveNOTE: To learn more about the features of differenttypes of cards, see the knowledge base cardNot SupportedAudioTable 9. Audio specifications DescriptionValuesControllerRealtek ALC3204 Cirrus CS8409 (CS42L42 + TISN005825)Stereo conversionSupportedSupportedInternal interfaceHigh definition audioHDA bridge + CS42L42 audiocodecExternal interfaceUniversal Audio JackHeadset jackNOTE: headset jackfunctionality varies by modelconfiguration. For best results,use Dell recommended audioaccessoriesSpeakersTwoTwoInternal-s peaker amplifierSupportedSupportedExternal volume controlsKeyboard shortcut controlsKeyboard shortcut controlsSpeaker Output Average2 W2 W16 Technical specificationsTable 9.

10 Audio specifications (continued)DescriptionValuesSpeaker Output WSubwoofer outputNot supportedNot supportedMicrophoneSingle digital microphoneSingle digital microphoneVideoTable 10. Integrated graphics specifications Integrated graphicsControllerExternal display supportMemory sizeProcessorIntel UHD Graphics One HDMI : The maximum resolutionsupported by HDMI port is 1920x1080@60Hz (24 bit)Shared system memory Intel 10thGeneration Corei3 processorsCameraTable 11. Camera specifications Standard WebcamDescriptionValuesNumber of camerasOneTypeHD RGB cameraLocationFront CameraSensor typeCMOS sensor technologyResolution:Still megapixelVideo1280 x 720 (HD) at 30 fpsDiagonal viewing degreesCommunicationsEthernetTable 12. Ethernet specifications DescriptionValuesModel numberIntegrated Realtek RTL8111 HTransfer 10/100/1000 MbpsTechnical specifications17 Wireless moduleTable 13.