Dell Latitude 3420 Setup and Specifications

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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Chapter 1: Set up your Latitude 3420

About this task

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

Steps

1. Connect the power adapter and press the power button.
2. Finish operating system setup.

For Ubuntu: Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup. For more information about installing and configuring Ubuntu, see the knowledge base articles SLN151664 and SLN151748 at www.dell.com/support.

For Windows: 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

Chapter 2: Views of Latitude 3420

Right

1. Micro-SIM card slot (Optional)

2. MicroSD-card slot

3. Universal audio port

4. USB 2.0 port

5. USB 3.2 Gen 1 port

6. Network port

7. Network activity LED

8. Wedge-shaped lock slot

Left

1. DC-in port

2. Power LED

3. HDMI 1.4a port

4. USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare

Top

1. Power button with optional fingerprint reader

2. Keyboard

3. Touchpad

Front

1. Privacy shutter (Optional)

2. Camera

3. Camera status light

4. Microphone

5. LCD Panel

Bottom

1. Speakers

2. Service tag location

3. Air vent

LED Indicators and Characteristics

Battery Charge and Status LED

Table 2. Battery Charge and Status LED Indicator

• SO (ON) - System is turned on.
• S4 (Hibernate) - The system consumes the least power compared to all other sleep states. The system is almost at an OFF state, except for a trickle power. The context data is written to hard drive.
• S5 (OFF) - The system is in a shutdown state.

Chapter 3: Specifications of Latitude 3420

Dimensions and weight

The following table lists the height, width, depth, and weight of your Latitude 3420.

Table 3. Dimensions and weight

NOTE: The weight of your computer depends on the configuration ordered and manufacturing variability.

Processor

The following table lists the details of the processors supported by your Latitude 3420.

Table 4. Processor

Chipset

The following table lists the details of the chipset supported by your Latitude 3420.

Table 5. Chipset

Operating system

Your Latitude 3420 supports the following operating systems:

• Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
• Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
• Kylin Linux version 10

Memory

The following table lists the memory specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 6. Memory specifications

Intel Optane Memory with solid-state storage (optional)

Intel Optane Memory technology utilizes 3D XPoint memory technology and functions as a non-volatile storage cache/accelerator and/or storage device depending on the Intel Optane Memory installed in your computer.

Intel Optane Memory with solid-state storage functions as both a non-volatile storage cache/accelerator (enabling enhanced read/write speeds for hard-drive storage) and a solid-state storage solution. It neither replaces nor adds to the memory (RAM) installed on your computer.

Table 7. Intel Optane Memory with solid-state storage specifications

NOTE: Intel Optane Memory with solid-state storage is supported on computers that meet the following requirements:

• 11th Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors
• Windows 10 64-bit version or higher (Anniversary Update)
• Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version 15.9.1.1018 or higher

External ports

The following table lists the external ports of your Latitude 3420.

Table 8. External ports

Internal slots

The following table lists the internal slots of your Latitude 3420.

Table 9. Internal slots

Ethernet

The following table lists the wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 10. Ethernet specifications

Wireless module

The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) modules supported on your Latitude 3420.

Table 11. Wireless module specifications

Table 12. WWAN module

Audio

The following table lists the audio specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 13. Audio specifications

Storage

This section lists the storage options on your Latitude 3420.

Your computer supports one of the following configurations:

• One 2.5-inch SATA hard-drive
• One M.2 2230/2280 for solid-state drive (Class 35 or Class 40)
• One 2.5-inch SATA hard-drive and One M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive

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

• 2.5-inch 5400/7200 RPM, SATA hard drive
• M.2 2230/2280 for solid-state drive (Class 35 or Class 40)

Table 14. Storage specifications

Media-card reader

The following table lists the media cards supported by your Latitude 3420.

Table 15. Media-card reader specifications

NOTE: The maximum capacity supported by the media-card reader varies depending on the standard of the media card installed in your computer.

Keyboard

The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 16. Keyboard specifications

Camera

Table 17. Camera specifications

Table 18. IR Webcam specifications

Touchpad

The following table lists the touchpad specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 19. Touchpad specifications

Power adapter

The following table lists the power adapter specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 20. Power adapter specifications

Battery

The following table lists the battery specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 21. Battery specifications

NOTE: Control the charging time, duration, start and end time, and so on using the Dell Power Manager application. For more information on the Dell Power Manager see, Me and My Dell on www.dell.com.

• Coin-cell battery: CR2032

Display

The following table lists the display specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Table 22. Display specifications

Fingerprint reader

The following table lists the fingerprint-reader specifications of your Latitude 3420.

NOTE: The fingerprint reader is located on the power button.

NOTE: The fingerprint reader is an optional offering.

Table 23. Fingerprint reader specifications

GPU—Integrated

The following table lists the specifications of the integrated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Latitude 3420.

Table 24. GPU—Integrated

GPU—Discrete

The following table lists the specifications of the discrete Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) supported by your Latitude 3420.

Table 25. GPU—Discrete

Operating and storage environment

This table lists the operating and storage specifications of your Latitude 3420.

Airborne contaminant level: G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

Table 26. Computer environment

* Measured using a random vibration spectrum that simulates user environment.

† Measured using a 2 ms half-sine pulse when the hard drive is in use.

Chapter 4: Keyboard shortcuts

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

Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them. These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to perform secondary functions. The symbol shown on the lower part of the key refers to the character that is typed out when the key is pressed. If you press Shift and the key, the symbol shown on the upper part of the key is typed out. For example, if you press 2, 2 is typed out; if you press Shift + 2, @ is typed out.

The keys F1-F12 at the top row of the keyboard are function keys for multi-media control, as indicated by the icon at the bottom of the key. Press the function key to invoke the task represented by the icon. For example, pressing F1 mutes the audio (refer to the table below).

However, if the function keys F1-F12 are needed for specific software applications, multi-media functionality can be disabled by pressing Fn + Esc. Subsequently, multi-media control can be invoked by pressing Fn and the respective function key. For example, mute audio by pressing Fn + F1.

NOTE: You can also define the primary behavior of the function keys (F1-F12) by changing Function Key Behavior in BIOS setup program.

Table 27. List of keyboard shortcuts

The Fn key is also used with selected keys on the keyboard to invoke other secondary functions.

Table 28. Secondary behavior

Chapter 5: 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

Contacting Dell

To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell.

NOTE: Availability varies by country/region and product, and some services may not be available in your country/region.

NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.