Dell Inspiron 5000 Series - Technical Overview; New Features; Hardware Overview

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TechnicalOverview:Dell™Inspiron™5000Series
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New Features
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:
l A 3-spindle, 7.5-pound chassis (15-inch liquid crystal display [LCD]) with an internal diskette drive, removable hard-disk drive, and swappable media bay
device.
l An available Intel®Pentium®-III processor with Intel SpeedStep
TM
technology.
l An integrated MiniPCI socket for an optional internal modem.
l Microsoft®Windows®98 Second Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) automatically installs in Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) mode, without any setup switches.
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Hardware Overview
New Features
Back View
Hardware Overview
Left Side View
LCD Panels
Right Side View
Front View
Bottom View
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:
l 82443BX PCI AGP controller—Integrated with the processor on the MMC-2 mobile module
l 82371MB PIIX4E—Located on the system board