Dell Inspiron 3000 Service Manual

System Overview 1-3
Physical Description
Figure 1-1.  Front View of the Portable Computer                          
 
Figure 1-2.  Back View of the Portable Computer             
display
speakers (2)
touch pad 
buttons (2)power/suspend 
indicator display latch
keyboard
touch pad
power button
options bay
main battery status display panel
display 
close/suspend button
microphone
PC Card slots (2) serial connector
monitor connector infrared port
expansion connectoraudio jacks (3)hard-disk drive
USB...

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Status Display
. 
Figure 1-3.  Status Display Panel
The status display panel is located directly above the keyboard. This panel 
shows icons that indicate as
pects of keyboard operation or save-to-RAM sus-
pend mode; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, hard-disk drive, diskette drive, and 
PC Card activit
y; and status of the power source (AC power or batteries). 
Keyboard Indicators
The following icons indicate the status of the keyboard and whether the com-
puter is in...

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Diskette-Drive Access Indicator
This indicator blinks when data is being transferred to or from the 
diskette drive in the options bay.
PC Card Indicator
This indicator blinks when the computer is accessing data from an 
installed PC Card or Cards.
AC Power Indicator
This indicator appears when the computer is receiving power through 
an AC power adapter. 
•If the icon is present but not blinking, the computer is on but the battery 
is not charging.
•If the icon is blinking, the...

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Battery Charge Gauge 
There is a battery charge gauge on the main and secondary battery. The charge 
gauge has four charge-level indicator lights that indicate how much battery 
charge remains. Each light indicates approximately 25 percent battery charge. 
Press the status button to the right of the lights to check the total battery charge. 
If none of the lights are on, the battery has no charge left.CAUTION: If only one or none of the charge-level indicator...

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Figure 1-4.  Battery Charge Gauge
NOTE: Figure 1-4 shows a main battery. For the secondary battery, the same 
button and lights are present, but are located on top of the battery and can be 
seen only when the secondary battery is out of the computer.
System Power
The power button controls power to the system. The computer receives power 
from either the AC ada
pter connected to an AC power source or from up to two 
batteries. If 
you use the AC adapter, constant power is available...

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•Save-to-disk suspend mode — To activate this feature, press  (or 
 on the French keyboard) or set the Suspend Time-Out option in 
the Power Menu of the Setup program. To resume using the computer, press 
the power button. The computer may take several seconds to return to nor-
mal operation. If you connect or remove devices while the computer is in 
save-to-disk suspend mode, the computer automatically recognizes the 
newly connected devices when it resumes...

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Technical Specifications 
Table 1-2.  Technical Specifications    
Microprocessor
Microprocessor type Inspiron 3000 M166ST, M200ST, M233ST, 
M233XT, and M266XT: Intel Pentium micro-
processor with MMX technology
Inspiron 3200 D233XT and D266XT: Intel 
Pentium II microprocessor with MMX 
technology
Microprocessor speed Inspiron 3000 M166ST, M200ST, M233ST, 
M233XT, and M266XT: 166, 200, 233, or 
266 MHz
Inspiron 3200 D233ST, D233XT, and 
D266XT: 233 or 266 MHz
Internal cache memory 32...

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PC Card (continued)
PC Card connector size 68 pins
Data width (maximum) 32 bits
Memory
Architecture SDRAM
Memory module 
capacities16-, 32-, and 64-MB SODIMMs
Standard  RAM 32 MB (16 MB of nonremovable memory on the 
main board and a 16-MB 3.3-V memory module 
in one of the two memory module sockets on the 
main board).
Maximum RAM 144 MB
Memory access time/
clock frequency 83 MHz
BIOS address F000:0000 
Connectors
Serial  (DTE) one 9-pin connector;...

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Audio
Audio type Sound Blaster Pro-compatible voice and 
music functions
Audio controller Crystal 4237B
Conversion 16 bit (stereo analog-to-digital and 
digital-to-analog)
FM music synthesizer 20-voice, 72-operator
Interfaces:
Internal ISA bus
External microphone (minijack, mono);
headphones/speaker (minijack); 
line-in
Internal speaker amplifier 1.5 W
Controls volume can be controlled through key combina-
tions and software application menus
Video
Video type 64-bit (128-bit hardware...

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12.1-Inch Display (continued)
Operating angle 0° (closed) to 180°
Dot pitch 0.264 mm
Power consumption 2.35 W 
Controls brightness can be controlled through key 
combinations
13.3-Inch Display
Type (M233XT, M266XT, 
D233XT, D266XT) active-matrix color (TFT)
Dimensions:
Height  203 mm (8.0 inches)
Width 271 mm (10.7 inches)
Diagonal 338 mm (13.3 inches)
Maximum resolution 1024 x 768 pixels; 64,000 colors
Response time (typical) 30 ms
Operating angle 0°...