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Technical Specifications: Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference

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Technical Specifications: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3800 System Reference

Microprocessor Display
Chip Set and Bus Keyboard
PC Cards Batteries
Memory AC Adapter
Connectors Physical
Modem Environmental (Computer)
Audio Touch Pad
Video Track Stick

Microprocessor

Microprocessor type Intel® Mobile Pentium® II or III microprocessor
L1 cache 32 KB (internal)
L2 cache 128- or 256-KB (integrated) or 512-KB pipelined-burst SRAM (external)
External bus frequency 100 MHz
Math coprocessor internal to the 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 133 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 computers using the Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Windows 2000 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 SDRAM modules
Minimum RAM 32-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, or ECP
Video 15-hole connector
PS/2 6-pin mini-DIN connector
Infrared IrDA 1.1 lens
Audio microphone-in connector;
line-in connector;
line-out connector
USB 4-pin 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)

Modem

Modem type/speed internal 56K software modem
Modem cable minimum wire size of 26 American wire gauge (AWG) and FCC-compliant RJ-11 connector

Audio

Audio type DirectX/PCI Sound Blaster emulation
Audio controller ESS Maestro 3I
Stereo conversion 16 bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog)
Interfaces:

Internal

PCI bus/AC97

External

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

Video

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

Display

Type active-matrix color (TFT)
Maximum resolution

12.1-inch display

800 x 600 pixels

14.1-inch display

1024 x 768 pixels
Maximum colors 262,144-color display
Response time (typical) 30 ms rise/20 ms fall
Operating angle 0° to 180°
Dot pitch 0.30 mm
Power consumption:

Panel (typical)

0.7 W

Backlight

1.6 W maximum
Controls brightness 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) 
Key spacing 19.05 mm ± 0.3 mm (0.75 inch ± 0.012 inch)

Batteries

Type lithium ion or nickel-metal hydride
Dimensions:

Height

21.5 mm (0.83 inch)

Depth

88.5 mm (3.48 inches)

Width

139.0 mm (5.47 inches)

Weight

lithium ion—0.39 kg (0.87 lb)
nickel-metal hydride—0.46 kg (1.01 lb)
Voltage lithium ion—14.8 VDC
nickel-metal hydride—9.6 VDC
Capacity lithium ion—53 WH
nickel-metal hydride—32 WH
Charge time (approximate):1

Computer on

2.5 hours 

Computer off

lithium ion—1 hour
nickel-metal hydride—2.5 hours
Life span (approximate)1 400 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)
Output power 70 W
Rated output voltage 20.0 VDC
Dimensions:

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

Dimensions:

Height

38.6 mm (1.52 inches)

Width

306.0 mm (12.05 inches)

Depth

241.0 mm (9.49 inches)

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:2

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 to 3048 m (–59 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–18.0 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 Measured with the hard-disk drive in head-parked position.

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