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Dell XPS 15 (9530)

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Note This page refers to the 2023 release of the XPS 15.
Hardware PCI/USB ID Working?
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Yes
GPU (Intel) 8086:a7a0 Yes
GPU (Nvidia) 10de:xxxx Yes
Webcam Untested
Bluetooth 8087:0033 Untested
SD-card reader Yes
Audio 8086:51ca Yes
Wi-Fi 8086:51f1 Yes
Fingerprint reader 27c6:63ac Untested
TPM Untested

Accessibility

The firmware is GUI-based. It supports keyboard navigation as well as mouse navigation. To access firmware settings, press F2 while the computer is starting. The firmware does not provide an audio cue to indicate that it has entered the settings menu. There are no accessibility-specific options or modes available.

Note Blind users may need to request the help of a sighted person to change firmware settings.

OCR assistive tools can read the text well, but struggle with presenting the UI's layout in a useful way for navigation.

The default text size is average. The background color is white, and the selected menu option is highlighted with a thin blue colored rectangle box.

This device has a diagnostic LED which may visualize beep codes in some cases. See the "Troubleshooting/System diagnostic lights" section in the service manual for more details. The service manual also contains shortcuts which are needed to trigger certain features, such as the boot menu and settings (F12).

Firmware

Note This device does not have a BIOS speaker and uses the built-in speakers instead. Beeps can be louder than expected.

fwupd does not support this device yet.

Function keys

Here is a summary table about function keys you can use with this model:

Key Visible?1 Marked?2 Effect
Fn+Esc No Yes Enables Fn lock
Fn+F1 Yes Yes XF86AudioMute
Fn+F2 Yes Yes XF86AudioLowerVolume
Fn+F3 Yes Yes XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Fn+F4 Yes Yes XF86AudioPlay
Fn+F5 No Yes Switch keyboard backlight intensity
Fn+F6 Yes Yes XF86MonBrightnessDown
Fn+F7 Yes Yes XF86MonBrightnessUp
Fn+F8 Yes Yes Super (Left) + P
Fn+F10 Yes Yes Print
Fn+F11 Yes Yes Home
Fn+F12 Yes Yes End
Fn+Super (Left) Yes No Super (Right)
Fn+Ctrl (Right) Yes Yes Menu
Fn+Left Yes No Home
Fn+Up Yes Yes Page Up
Fn+Down Yes Yes Page Down
Fn+Right Yes No End
Fn+B Yes No Pause
Fn+R Yes No Print
Fn+S Yes No Scroll Lock
Fn+Q / W / E / T / A / D / F / G Yes No XF86Launch3
  1. The key is visible to xev and similar tools.
  2. The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function.


See also