Most of the core technology implemented in the Inspiron 5000 series existed previously
on other Dell portable computers. The Inspiron 5000
series has the following new key features:
| Processors (Inspiron 5000) |
Intel Celeron™: 466 MHz, 450 MHz, and 500 MHz |
| Intel Pentium III: 450 MHz and 500 MHz |
| Intel Pentium III with SpeedStep technology: 600/500 MHz and 650/500
MHz |
| Processors (Inspiron 5000e) |
Intel Celeron: 600 MHz and 650 MHz
|
| Intel Pentium III with SpeedStep technology: 650 MHz, 700
MHz, and 750 MHz.
|
| System chip set |
Intel 82440BX AGP Set:
- 82443BX PCI AGP controller—Integrated with the processor on the MMC-2 mobile module
- 82371MB PIIX4E—Located on the system board
|
| Memory (Inspiron 5000) |
PC-100 compliant SODIMMs (SDRAM) running at:
- 66 MHz (Intel Celeron processor running at 466 MHz)
- 100 MHz (Intel Celeron processors running at 450 and 500 MHz, Intel Pentium III
processor, and Intel Pentium III processor with Intel SpeedStep technology)
|
| Memory (Inspiron 5000e) |
PC-100 compliant SODIMMs (SDRAM) running
at 100 MHz |
Hard-disk drive
(Inspiron 5000) |
Hard-disk drive carrier provides support for 9.5-mm
and 12.7-mm devices
System ships with 6-GB, 12-GB, and 18-GB options |
Hard-disk drive
(Inspiron 5000e) |
Hard-disk drive carrier provides support for 9.5-mm
and 12.7-mm devices
System ships with 6-GB, 10-GB, 20-GB, and 30-GB options |
| PC Card (CardBus) |
Texas Instruments PCI-1225 CardBus controller
(zoomed video supported in the lower PC Card connector) |
| Video (Inspiron 5000) |
ATI 3D Rage Mobility-P (video RAM: 4 MB or 8 MB) |
Video
(Inspiron 5000e) |
ATI M3 (video RAM: 8 MB or 16 MB) |
Audio |
ESS Maestro-2E |
Super
I/O controller |
SMSC FDC37C958FR |
| Optional modem |
Actiontec MP560L-MiniPCI LT WinModem
Lucent L56xMF chip set |
| Optional NIC (APR) |
Actiontec MP100I-MiniPCI 10/100 Ethernet
Intel 82559 chip set |
