Dell Inspiron 7000 Service Guide

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System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-1
Physical Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-2
Status Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-3
Battery Charge Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Factory Repair Parts and Assemblies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-15
Hard-Disk Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-28
Combo Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-29
General Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-31
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Figure 4-6. PC Card Removal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-5
Figure 4-7. Hard-Disk Drive Removal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-6
Figure 4-8. Memory Module and Video Card Cover Removal . . . . . . . . .  4-6
Figure 4-9. Memory Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-7
Figure 4-10. Video Card Removal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-7
Figure 4-11. Combo Module or Secondary...

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7DEOHVTable 1-1. Interrupt Assignments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-7
Table 1-2. Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-8
Table 3-1. POST Beep Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-2
Table 3-2. System Error Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-2
Table 4-1. Factory Repair Parts and Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-15
Table 4-2. Screw...

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A prerequisite for using this manual to service Dell computer systems is a basic 
knowledge of IBM®-compatible PCs and prior training in IBM-compatible PC 
troubleshooting techniques.  In addition to information provided in this manual 
and the 
User’s Guide that came with the system, Dell provides the Diagnostics 
and Troubleshooting Guide
 for troubleshooting procedures and instructions on 
using the Dell diagnostics to test the computer system.
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System Overview 1-1
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The Dell® Inspiron™ 7000 is an expandable, multimedia portable computer 
that uses the Intel® Pentium® II microprocessors with MMX™ technology. 
This chapter provides an overview of the components and subsystems of this 
computer. 
Model names for the Inspiron 7000 indicate the operating frequency of the 
microprocessor (266 for 266 MHz or 300 for 300 MHz), the size (X for 13.3-inch 
LCD or G for 14.1-inch LCD) of the display, and the type (T for TFT) of...

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‡A media bay that accepts a combination CD-ROM/diskette drive, combina-
tion DVD-ROM and diskette drive, or secondary lithium ion battery. 
‡Built-in serial IrDA 1.1-compliant infrared communications port, effective to 
1 m (3.3 ft).
‡Universal Serial Bus (USB), which provides a single connection point for 
multiple USB-compliant devices such as mice, printers, keyboards, joy-
sticks, and computer speakers. USB devices are hot-pluggable, meaning 
that they can be...