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Technical Specifications: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3700 System Reference

Microprocessor 14.1-Inch Display

Chip Set and Bus

Keyboard
PC Cards Battery
Memory AC Adapter
Connectors Physical
Audio Environmental (Computer)
Video Touch Pad
12.1-Inch Display Track Stick



Microprocessor

Microprocessor type Intel� Mobile Celeron™ or Pentium® II or III microprocessor

Chip Set and Bus

System chip set Intel Mobile 440BX AGP set
Microprocessor data bus width 64 bits
DRAM bus width 64 bits
Address bus width 32 bits
Flash EPROM 4 Mb
AGP bus 66 MHz
PCI bus 33 MHz

PC Cards

CardBus controller Texas Instruments PCI 1225 CardBus controller
PC Card connectors two (supports Type I and Type II cards in any combination; Type III cards can be used only in the lower connector; the lower connector supports zoomed video cards on systems using the Microsoft� Windows� 98 operating system)
Cards supported 3.3-V and 5-V cards
PC Card connector size 68 pins
Data width (maximum):

PCMCIA

16 bits

CardBus

32 bits

Memory

Architecture SDRAM 
Memory module sockets two
Memory module capacities and type 32-, 64-, 128-, 192-, and 256-MB 3.3-V SDRAM1 modules
Standard RAM 64-MB memory module
Maximum RAM 512 MB
Memory clock speed 100 MHz
Memory access time CL2 or CL3

NOTE: CL3 indicates a CAS latency of 3 clocks.
BIOS address F000:0000-F000:FFFF

Connectors

Serial (DTE) 9-pin connector; 16,550-compatible, 16-byte buffer
Parallel 25-hole connector; unidirectional, bidirectional, EPP 1.9, or ECP
Video 15-hole connector
PS/2 6-pin mini-DIN connector
Infrared IrDA 1.1 connector
Audio microphone-in connector;
line-in connector;
line-out connector
USB 4-pin USB-compliant connector
Docking 240-pin connector
TV-out S-video 7-pin mini-DIN connector (an S-video to composite video adapter is also included with the computer)

Audio

Audio type Sound Blaster (software emulation-capable)
Audio controller ESS Maestro 2E
Stereo conversion 16 bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog)
Interfaces:

Internal

PCI bus/AC97

External

microphone (minijack); line-in; headphone
Speakers two 8-ohm speakers
Internal speaker amplifier 1-W channel into 8-ohms stereo
Controls (volume) key combinations and application program menus

Video

Video type 256-bit hardware-accelerated
Data bus 2X AGP
Video controller ATI Mobility M1
Video memory 8.0 MB

12.1-Inch Display

Type SVGA, active-matrix color (TFT)
Dimensions (active area):

Height

184.5 mm (7.3 inches)

Width

246 mm (9.7 inches)

Diagonal

307.5 mm  (12.1 inches)
Maximum resolution/colors 800 x 600 pixels; 18-bit (262,144-color) display
Response time (typical) 30-ms rise/20-ms fall
Operating angle 0� to 180�
Viewing angles:

Horizontal

� 45� from center

Vertical

+10� and -30� from center
Dot pitch 0.308 mm (horizontal and vertical)
Power consumption:

Panel (typical)

0.85 W

Backlight

1.89-W minimum to 3.78-W maximum
Controls brightness can be controlled through a key combination

14.1-Inch Display

Type XGA, active-matrix color (TFT)
Dimensions (active area):

Height

214.3 mm (8.4 inches)

Width

285.7 mm (11.3 inches)

Diagonal

357.1 mm (14.1 inches)
Maximum resolution/colors 1024 x 768; 24-bit color
Response time (typical) 20-ms rise (maximum)/50-ms fall (maximum)
Operating angle 0� (closed) to 180�
Viewing angles:

Horizontal

� 45�

Vertical

+15�/–30�
Dot pitch 0.28 mm
Power consumption:

Panel (typical)

1.0 W

Backlight

3.4 W
Controls brightness can be controlled through a key combination

Keyboard

Number of keys 87 (U.S., Canada, Korea, Thailand, and locations that use traditional Chinese);
88 (Europe);
90 (Japan)
Key travel 3.0 mm + 0.5 mm/–0.2 mm (0.12 inch + 0.02 inch/ –0.0008 inch) 
(0.11 inch � 0.016 inch)
Key spacing 19.05 mm � 0.3 mm (0.75 inch � 0.012 inch)

Battery

Type lithium ion
Dimensions:

Height

21.5 mm (0.83 inch)

Depth

88.5 mm (3.48 inches)

Width

139.0 mm (5.47 inches)

Weight

0.39 kg (0.87 lb)
Voltage 14.8 VDC
Capacity 53 WH
Charge time (approximate):1

Computer on

2.5 hours 

Computer off

1 hour
Life span (approximate)1 500 discharge/charge cycles
Temperature range:

Charge

0� to 40�C (32� to 104�F)

Storage

–20� to 60�C (–4� to 140�F) 

AC Adapter

Input voltage 90 to 135 VAC and 164 to 264 VAC 
Input current (maximum) 1.5 A
Input frequency 47 to 63 Hz
Output current 4.5 A (maximum at 4-second pulse);
3.51 A (continuous)
Rated output voltage 20.0 VDC
Height 27.94 mm (1.1 inches)
Width 58.42 mm (2.3 inches)
Depth 133.35 mm (5.25 inches)
Weight (with cables) 0.4 kg (0.9 LB)
Temperature range:

Operating

0� to 40�C (32� to 104�F)

Storage

–20� to 60�C (–4� to 140�F)

Physical

Height 38.6 mm (1.52 inches)
Width 306.0 mm (12.05 inches)
Depth 241.0 mm (9.49 inches)
Weight:2

With 12.1-inch display

2.60 kg (5.72 LB) with travel module installed in media bay
2.80 kg (6.16 LB) with diskette drive installed in media bay
2.92 kg (6.45 LB) with CD-ROM drive installed in media bay

With 14.1-inch display

2.73 kg (6.02 LB) with travel module installed in media bay
2.93 kg (6.46 LB) with diskette drive installed in media bay
3.06 kg (6.74 LB) with CD-ROM drive installed in media bay

 


Environmental (Computer)

Temperature:

Operating

0� to 40�C (32� to 104�F)

Storage

–20� to 60�C (–4� to 140�F)
Relative humidity (maximum):

Operating

10% to 90% (noncondensing)

Storage

5% to 95% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:

Operating

0.9 GRMS using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates user environment

Storage

1.3 GRMS using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates air/truck shipment
Maximum shock:3

Operating

152.4 cm/sec (60.0 inches/sec) 
(equal to a half-sine pulse width of 2 ms)

Storage

203.2 cm/sec (80 inches/sec)
(equal to a half-sine pulse width of 2 ms)
Altitude (maximum):

Operating

–18.0 m to 3048 m (–59 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–18.0 m to 10,668 m (–59 to 35,000 ft)

Touch Pad

Interface PS/2-compatible
X/Y position resolution (graphics table mode) 240 cpi
Size:

Thickness

2.8 mm (0.11 inch) at highest component

Width (sensor-active area)

55 mm (2.17 inch)

Height

39 mm (1.54-inch rectangle)

Weight

9.02 g (0.29 oz)
Power:

Supply voltage

5 V � 10%

Supply current

25 mA (maximum operating for track stick and touch pad combined)
ESD in accordance with IEC-801-2

Track Stick

Interface PS/2-compatible
X/Y position resolution 250 counts/sec.@100gf
Size protrudes .5 mm higher than surrounding keycaps
Power:

Supply voltage

5 V � .5 VDC

Supply current

25 ma (maximum operating for track stick and touch pad combined)
ESD in accordance with IEC-801-2

1 Battery performance features such as charge time and life span can vary according to the conditions under which the computer and battery are used.
2 Weights are shown with a hard-disk drive, a battery in the battery bay, and a travel module, diskette drive, or a CD-ROM drive in the media bay. Your computer might weigh more or less, depending on its configuration.
3 Measured with the hard-disk drive in head-parked position.


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