Dell INSPIRON 7000 user manual

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____________________ Information in this manual is subject to change without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are registered trademarks and Inspiron is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation; MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; Intel and Pentium are registered trademark

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&RQWHQWV &KDSWHU 6\VWHP2YHUYLHZ 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 Batt

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Table 1-1. Interrupt Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 7DEOHV 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 Location Te

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5HDG7KLV)LUVW 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. :DUQLQJV&DXWLRQVDQG1RWHV Th

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&+$37(5 6\VWHP2YHUYLHZ ® ™ 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 display. ‡

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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 connected and disconnected wh

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infrared port air exhaust parallel connector speaker serial connector monitor connector PC Card slots S-video TV connector docking connector audio jacks (3) USB connector AC adapter PS/2 connector connector )LJXUH%DFN9LHZ 6WDWXV'LVSOD\ Three status lights are located in the indicator panel directly above the key- board (see Figure 1-3): ‡ Num Lock: Solid green light when Num Lock is on. Press to turn this feature on or off. ‡ Caps Lock: Solid green light when Caps Lock is

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‡ Hard-disk drive activity: Blinking green light as the drive is being accessed. ‡ Battery status: — Solid green light when the battery is fully charged. — Blinking green light when the battery is charging. — No light when the battery is discharging. — Solid amber light when the battery charge is low (7 percent life remaining). — Blinking amber light when the battery charge is critically low (1.5 per- cent life remaining). The system beeps when this level is first reached. ‡ Floppy disk drive

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‡ Select Maximum Performance to conserve power but allow greatest sys- tem performance. When this setting is selected, the StandbyTime-Out option is set automatically to 4 minutes, and theSuspend Time-Out option is disabled. The Smart CPU Mode option is set automatically to Off. ‡ Select Maximum Power Savings to conserve the greatest amount of sys- tem power. When this setting is selected, the StandbyTime-Out option is set automatically to 1 minute, and theSuspend Time-Out option is set

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6XVSHQG0RGH The Save-to-disk option under Suspend Mode copies all system data to a reserved area on the hard-disk drive and then turns off all power to the com- puter. When you resume normal operation, the same programs will be running and the same files will be open that were loaded before you activated this mode. Use Save-to-disk suspend mode to conserve battery power or to pre- serve system data by quickly saving it to the hard-disk drive if you are about to run out of battery power. ,Q

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7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV Table 1-2 lists the technical specifications for the Inspiron 7000. 7DEOH7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV  0LFURSURFHVVRU Microprocessor type . . . . . . . Intel Mobile Pentium II microprocessor with MMX technology Microprocessor speed. . . . . . Inspiron 7000 D266XT or D266GT: 266 MHz Inspiron 7000 D300GT: 300 MHz Internal cache . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 KB External cache . . . . . . . . . . . . 512-KB pipelined-burst SRAM Math coprocessor . . . . . . . . . inter

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7DEOH7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQVFRQWLQXHG  &RQQHFWRUV Serial (DTE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 9-pin connector; 16550-compatible, 16-byte buffer Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 25-hole connector; normal (unidirectional), bidirectional, EPP 1.9, or ECP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one 15-hole connector PS/2 keyboard/mouse . . . . . one 6-pin mini-DIN connector Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one IrDA 1.1 port Expansion connector . . . . . . 240 p

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7DEOH7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQVFRQWLQXHG  9LGHR Video type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AGP 2X with sideband signals, hardware 3D accelerator, DVD motion compensation, ImpacTV-2 quality TV output Video controller . . . . . . . . . . . ATI 3D Rage LT Pro AGP 2X Video memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 or 8 MB 100 MHz SGRAM LCD interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 MHz LVDS TV support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NTSC or PAL in S-video and composite modes ,QFK'LVSOD\ Type . .

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7DEOH7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQVFRQWLQXHG  .H\ERDUG Number of keys . . . . . . . . . . 87 (U.S. and Canada); 88 (Europe); 88 (Japan) Key travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 ± 0.5 mm (0.12 ± 0.02 inch) Key spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.1 mm (0.75 inch) Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji 7RXFK3DG Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PS/2-compatible X/Y position resolutions (graphics table mode) . . . . . 20 points/mm (500 points/inch) Size: Th

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7DEOH7HFKQLFDO6SHFLILFDWLRQVFRQWLQXHG  0DLQDQG6HFRQGDU\%DWWHU\FRQWLQXHG 1 Charge time (approximate): Computer on . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 hours Computer off . . . . . . . . . . 3 hours Operating time 1 2.5 to 3.5 hours with one battery; (approximate) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 7 hours with two batteries 1 500 discharge/charge cycles Life span (approximate) . . . . Ambient temperature range: Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) Discharge. . . . .