Troubleshooting

If you are having issues with your Dell Inspiron 14-5415 and need additional assistance, here is the Troubleshooting Page

Background

The Dell Inspiron series was first introduced nearly before 1999. Its purpose was to be a light powerful mobile device in the laptop industry. Fast forward to 2021, Dell has continued to pursue a powerful laptop with the help of Intels i3 core integrated with a Radeon RX Vega 6 GPU. Additionally, it has a 1080p IPS display, Wi-Fi 6, backlit keyboard, and up to 1TB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage.

Through these innovations created Dell has accomplished new features that have not been added before such as a newly introduced fingerprint reader that allows users to access their laptop device with just their finger. This has been a common trend of newly made laptops for quicker access.

Although a very potent laptop device, many users have experience issues with its battery life, overheating, wi-fi connection, audio, and startup problems. The main reasons for these issues are heavy usage of unnecessary tabs and programs, poor ventilations, weak router connection, and viruses.

Identification

The Dell Inspiron 14-5415 is identified by the name Inspiron written in a light grey font on the back cover of the device. There is a sticker on the laptop that contains its model number. This sticker can be placed on the bottom cover, base, screen, keyboard trim, or palm rest.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions and Weight

Height:

  • Front height: 17.02 mm (0.67 in.)
  • Rear height: 17.99 mm (0.71 in.)

Width: 321.27 mm (12.65 in.)

Depth: 212.80 mm (8.37 in.)

Weight (maximum): 1.44 kg (3.17 lb)

Display

Display type: 14-inch, Full High Definition (FHD)

Height: 173.99 mm (6.85 in.)

Width: 309.35 mm (12.18 in.)

Diagonal: 354.93 mm (13.97 in.)

Display-panel native resolution: 1920 x 1080

Luminance (typical): 250 nits

Pixels Per Inch (PPI): 157

Megapixels: 2.0736

Refresh rate: 60Hz

Pixel pitch: 0.16mm

Color gamut: 45% (NTSC)

Battery

Battery type: 3-cell polymer, 41 Wh

Battery voltage: 11.25 VDC

Battery weight (maximum): 0.18 kg (0.40 lb)

Height: 206.40 mm (8.13 in.)

Width: 82 mm (3.23 in.)

Depth: 5.75 mm (0.23 in.)

Battery charging time (approximate): 4 hours (when the computer is off)

Coin-cell battery: CR2032

Audio

Audio controller: Realtek

Stereo conversion: Supported

Internal audio interface: High-definition audio

External audio interface: Global headset jack

Number of speakers: Two

Internal-speaker amplifier: Supported (audio codec integrated)

External volume controls: Keyboard shortcut controls

Speaker output:

  • Average speaker output: 2 W
  • Peak speaker output: 2.5 W

Subwoofer output: Not supported

Microphone: Dual-array microphones

Memory

Memory slots: Two-SODIMM slots

Memory type: DDR4

Memory speed: 3200 MHz

Maximum memory configuration: 32 GB

Minimum memory configuration: 4 GB

Memory configurations supported:

  • 4 GB, 1 x 4 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz
  • 8 GB, 2 x 4 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel
  • 12 GB, 1 x 4 GB + 1 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz
  • 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel
  • 16 GB, 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz
  • 24 GB, 1 x 8 GB + 1 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz
  • 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz, dual-channel

Operating System

The Dell Inspiron 14 5415 supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home in S-mode, 64-bit
  • Windows 11 Home, 64-bit
  • Windows 11 Home in S-mode, 64-bit
  • Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit
  • Windows 11 Pro National Academic, 64-bit

Source: Dell technologies Inspiron 14-5415 specifications

Additional Information

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Video of Dell Inspiron 14-5415 disassembly

Dell Inspiron 14-5415 service manual