XPS 8930 Setup and Specifications

1 XPS 8930 Setup and SpecificationsRegulatory Model: D24 MRegulatory Type: D24M002 September 2020 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. 2017-2020 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 1: Set up your 4 Chapter 2: Create a USB recovery drive for 7 Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery 7 Chapter 3: Setting up the Virtual Reality (VR) headset 4: 11 Chapter 5: 13 Computer 13 System 13 Dimensions and Optane and 15 Wireless 16 Power 17 Computer 6: Intel Optane 18 Enabling Intel Optane Intel Optane 18 Chapter 7: Getting help and contacting up your the keyboard and to your network using a cable, or connect to a wireless the : If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI and the display ports on the back panel ofyour computer are covered.

2 Connect the display to the discrete graphics the power up your the power Windows 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 ResourcesDescriptionMy DellCentralized location for key Dell applications, help articles, and other important information aboutyour computer. It also notifies you about the warranty status, recommended accessories, andsoftware updates if checks the health of your computer s hardware and software.

3 The SupportAssist OSRecovery tool troubleshoots issues with the operating system. For more information, see theSupportAssist documentation at : In SupportAssist, click the warranty expiry date to renew or upgrade your UpdateSet up your computer5 Table 1. Locate Dell apps (continued)ResourcesDescriptionUpdates your computer with critical fixes and latest device drivers as they become available. Formore information about using Dell Update, see the knowledge base article SLN305843 Digital DeliveryDownload software applications, which are purchased but not pre-installed on your computer. Formore information about using Dell Digital Delivery, see the knowledge base article 153764 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 computerCreate a USB recovery drive for WindowsCreate a recovery drive to troubleshoot and fix problems that may occur with Windows.

4 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. 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 : Reinstall Windows using a USB recovery driveReinstall Windows using a USB recovery driveCAUTION: This process formats the hard drive and removes all data on your computer.

5 Ensure that you back updata on your computer before beginning this : Before reinstalling Windows, ensure your computer has more than 2 GB of memory and more than 32 GB of : This process may take up to an hour to complete and your computer will restart during the recovery the USB recovery drive to your your F12 after the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to access the boot Preparing one-time boot menu message the boot menu loads, select the USB recovery device under UEFI system reboots and a screen to Choose the keyboard layout is your keyboard the Choose an option screen, click Recover from a one of the following options: Just remove my files to do a quick format. Fully clean the drive to do a complete Recover to start the recovery a USB recovery drive for Windows7 Setting up the Virtual Reality (VR) headset and run the Setup tools for your VR headset at the VR headset to the designated USB Gen 1 ports on the back of your computer and HDMI port on thegraphics card on your computer, when : If you connect the VR headset to the HDMI port on your computer, the performance will be the instructions on the screen to complete the up the Virtual Reality (VR) headset optionalViewsTopics: Front Back Back buttonPress to turn on the computer if it is turned off, in sleep state, or in hibernate to put the computer in sleep state if it is turned and hold for 4 seconds to force shut-down the.

6 You can customize the power-button behavior in Power Options. For more information, see Me and My Dell slotReads from and writes to the SD portConnect headphones or port4 Views9 Connect an external microphone to provide sound Gen 1 (Type-C) portConnect to external storage devices. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 : This port does not support video/audio Gen 1 ports (3)Connect peripheral such as storage devices and printers. provides data transfer speeds up to 5 driveReads from and writes to CDs and eject buttonPress to open the optical drive panelConnect USB, audio, video, and other X16 graphics slotConnect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your : The port on the graphics card may vary depending on the graphics card X1 slots (2)

7 Connect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your X4 slotConnect a PCI-Express card such as graphics, audio, or network card to enhance the capabilities of your Tag label10 ViewsThe Service Tag is a unique alphanumeric identifier that enables Dell service technicians to identify the hardwarecomponents in your computer and access warranty power-supply cage release-latchRelease to rotate the power supply, once the side panel is power-supply cage release-latchRelease to rotate the power supply, once the side panel is diagnostics buttonPress to check the power supply lightIndicates the power-supply and hold the power-supply diagnostics button. The power-supply light changes to green if the power-supply unit isworking portConnect a power cable to provide power to your slot (for Kensington locks)Connect a security cable to prevent unauthorized movement of your panel release latchPull to release and open the side port - 10/100/1000 Mbps (with lights)Connect an Ethernet (RJ45) cable from a router or a broadband modem for network or Internet two lights next to the connector indicate the connectivity status and network ports (2)Views11 Connect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers.

8 Provides data transfer speeds up to 480 an external display or a : If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the DisplayPort on the back panel of your computeris covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card of your portConnect a TV or another HDMI-in enabled device. Provides video and audio : If you ordered your computer with a discrete graphics card, the HDMI port on the back panel of your computeris covered. Connect the display to the discrete graphics card of your Gen 1 ports (3)Connect peripherals such as storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 5 Gen 2 Type-C portConnect peripherals such as external storage devices and printers. Provides data transfer speeds up to 10 Gen 2 portConnect peripherals, such as storage devices and printers.

9 Provides data transfer speeds up to 10 L/R surround line-out portConnect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a speaker channel Setup , connect the left and rightspeakers. In a or a speaker channel Setup , connect the front-left and front-right L/R surround portConnect audio-output devices such as speakers and amplifiers. In a speaker channel Setup , connect the rear-left andrear-right LFE surround portConnect the : For more information about the speaker Setup , refer to the documentation that shipped with the : Computer model System information Operating system Dimensions and weight Memory Intel Optane memory Ports and connectors Communications Audio Storage Video Power ratings Computer EnvironmentComputer modelTable 2. Computer model Computer modelXPS 8930 System informationTable 3.

10 System information Processor8th generation Intel Core i3/i5/i5k//i7/i7kChipsetIntel Z370 Operating systemTable 4. Operating system Operating systems supported Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Windows 10 Home 64-bitDimensions and weightTable 5. Dimensions and weight Height389 mm ( in)Width180 mm ( in)Depth356 mm ( in)5 Specifications13 Table 5. Dimensions and weight (continued)Weight (maximum)10 kg (22 lbs)NOTE: The weight of your computer varies depending on theconfiguration ordered and the manufacturing 6. Memory Specifications SlotsFour UDIMM slotsTypeDDR4 Speed Up to 2400 MHz: i3 processor Up to 2666 MHz: i5/i7/i7k processorsConfigurations supported:Per memory module slot4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GBTotal memory8 GB, 16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GBThe following table lists the available memory configuration matrix:Table 7.