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Technical Specifications: Dell Latitude C600/C500 User's Guide

Technical Specifications: Dell™ Latitude™ C600/C500 User's Guide

	Processor		Battery
	PC Cards		AC Adapter
	Memory		Physical
	Connectors		Environmental (Computer)
	Audio		Touch Pad
	Video		Track Stick
	Display		Modem
	Keyboard		Supported CD/DVD Formats

Processor

C600 microprocessor

Intel® Mobile Pentium® III microprocessor with Intel SpeedStep™ technology

C500 microprocessor

Intel Celeron microprocessor

System chip set

Intel Mobile 440BX AGPset

L2 cache for C600

256 KB

L2 cache for C500

128 KB

External bus

100 MHz front side bus

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 1420 CardBus controller

PC Card connectors

two Type II cards in any combination;
one Type III card used only in the lower connector

The lower connector supports zoomed video (ZV) cards on computers running the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Windows 98 operating system. The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system does not support ZV.

Cards supported

3.3-V and 5-V

Type II and Type III PC Cards (including memory cards)
ATA cards that emulate IDE hard-disk drives
I/O cards such as modems, LAN cards, wireless LAN cards, and SCSI cards

PC Card connector size

68 pins

Data width (maximum):

PCMCIA

16 bits

CardBus

32 bits

Memory

Architecture

SDRAM

Memory module sockets

two user accessible SODIMM sockets

Memory module capacities and type

64-, 128-, and 256-MB
3.3-V SDRAM SODIMMS¹

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)

16,550-compatible, 16-byte buffer connector

Parallel

unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP connector

Video

VGA connector

PS/2

mini-DIN connector

Infrared

port compatible with both IrDA Standard 1.1
(Fast IR) and IrDA Standard 1.0 (Slow IR)

Audio

microphone jack;
headphones/speakers jack

USB

USB-compliant connector

Docking

connector for the C/Port Family Advanced Port
Replicator or C/Dock Family Expansion Station

S-Video

7-pin mini-DIN connector (an S-Video to composite video Adapter is also included with the computer)

Mini-PCI

Type IIIA mini-PCI card slot

Modem

Optional factory-configurable RJ11 port for mini-PCI modem

Modem/Ethernet LAN

Optional factory-configurable RJ11/RJ45 combination port for mini-PCI modem/NIC

Audio

Audio type

Sound Blaster (software emulation-capable)

Audio controller

ESS Maestro 3I

Stereo conversion

16 bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog)

Interfaces:

Internal

PCI bus/AC97

External

microphone-in minijack;
headphones/speakers minijack

Speakers

two 4-ohm speakers

Internal speaker amplifier

1-W (minimum) to 1.5-W (maximum) channel into 4-ohms stereo

Controls

volume can be controlled through key combinations, application program menus, or the Speaker window in the Dell Control Center (Windows 95 only)

Video

Video type

128-bit hardware-accelerated video support

Data bus

2X AGP

Video controller

ATI Mobility M3

Video memory

8.0 MB

Table 1. Display Resolution, Colors, and Refresh Rates

Resolution	Color Depth	External Monitor Available Refresh	TV as Secondary Display Available Refresh
640 x 480 (VGA)	256 (8-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
640 x 480 (VGA)	65 K (16-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
640 x 480 (VGA)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
800 x 600 (SVGA)	256 (8-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
800 x 600 (SVGA)	65 K (16-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
800 x 600 (SVGA)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1024 x 768 (XGA)	256 (8-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1024 x 768 (XGA)	65 K (16-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1024 x 768 (XGA)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)	256 (8-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)	65 K (16-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1280 x 1024 (SXGA)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)	256 (8-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)	65 K (16-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60, 70, 75, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1600 x 1200 (UGA)	256 (8-bit)	60 Hz, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1600 x 1200 (UGA)	65 K (16-bit)	60 Hz, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL
1600 x 1200 (UGA)	4.2 B (32-bit)	60 Hz, 85 Hz	60 Hz NTSC, 50 Hz PAL

NOTE: Color depth is based on 256 colors for 8-bit, 65,536 colors for 16-bit, and 4,294,967,296 colors for 32-bit displays.

Table 2. Display Resolution and Color Depth Without DVD and 3D Running

Primary/Secondary	Maximum Color Depth Possible (in bits)
Primary/Secondary	640 x 480	800 x 600	1024 x 768	1280 x 1024	1400 x 1050	1600 x 1200
640 x 480 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
800 x 600 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1024 x 768 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1280 x 1024 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1400 x 1050 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1600 x 1200 (8 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
640 x 480 (16 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
800 x 600 (16 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1024 x 768 (16 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	32
1280 x 1024 (16 bit)	32	32	32	32	16	16
1400 x 1050 (16 bit)	32	32	32	32	16	16
1600 x 1200 (16 bit)	32	32	16	16	16	16
640 x 480 (32 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	16
800 x 600 (32 bit)	32	32	32	32	32	16
1024 x 768 (32 bit)	32	32	32	24	16	16
1280 x 1024 (32 bit)	32	32	24	16	16	8
1400 x 1050 (32 bit)	32	32	16	8	8	8
1600 x 1200 (32 bit)	8	8	--	--	--	--

Display

Type for C600 computers

14.1-inch XGA, active-matrix color (TFT);
14.1-inch SXGA+ active-matrix color (TFT)

Type for C500 computers

14.1-inch XGA, active-matrix color (TFT);
12.1-inch SVGA 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 768/16-bit color (XGA);
1400 x 1050/16-bit color (SXGA+);
800 x 600/16-bit color (SVGA)

Response time (typical)

50.0 ms (20 ms rise, 30 ms fall)

Operating angle

0° (closed) to 180°

Viewing angles:

Horizontal

± 40°

Vertical

+15°/–30°

Dot pitch

0.28 mm (14.1-inch XGA);
0.20 mm (14.1-inch SXGA+);
0.31 mm (12.1-inch SVGA)

Power consumption:

Panel (typical)

1.0 W (XGA);
1.3 W (SXGA+)

Backlight

3.4 W (XGA);
3.4 W using battery, 4.9 W using AC adapter (SXGA+)

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

2.7 mm + 0.3 mm/– 0.4 mm
(0.11 inch ± 0.016 inch)

Key spacing

19.05 mm ± 0.3 mm (0.75 inch ± 0.012 inch)

Battery

Type

4-cell or 8-cell lithium ion (dual battery support is available via the modular bay)

Dimensions:

Height

21.5 mm (0.83 inch)

Depth

88.5 mm (3.48 inches)

Width

139.0 mm (5.47 inches)

Weight

8-cell: 0.39 kg (0.87 lb)
4-cell: 0.22 kg (0.49 lb)

Voltage

14.8 VDC

Capacity

8-cell: 59.0 WH
4-cell: 26.5 WH

Charge time (approximate)²:

Computer on

2.5 hours

Computer off

1 hour

Battery life

3 hours minimum with 8-cell standard battery;

1-2 hours minimum with 4-cell optional battery

Life span (approximate)²

400 discharge/charge cycles

Temperature range:

Operating

0° to 45°C (32° to 113°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

–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)

Physical

Height

38.7 mm (1.52 inches)

Width

319.5 mm (12.58 inches)

Depth

253.6 mm (9.98 inches)

Weight ³

14.1-inch XGA or SXGA+ with 4-cell battery

2.2 kg (4.9 lb) with travel module installed in modular bay
2.4 kg (5.4 lb) with standard diskette drive installed in modular bay
2.5 kg (5.7 lb) with CD-ROM drive installed in modular bay

14.1-inch XGA or SXGA+ with 8-cell battery

2.4 kg (5.3 lb) with travel module installed in modular bay
2.5 kg (5.7 lb) with standard diskette drive installed in modular bay
2.7 kg (6.0 lb) with CD-ROM drive installed in modular bay

12.1-inch SVGA with 4-cell battery

2.2 kg (4.8 lb) with travel module installed in modular bay
2.4 kg (5.3 lb) with standard diskette drive installed in modular bay
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) with CD-ROM drive installed in modular bay

12.1-inch SVGA with 8-cell battery

2.4 kg (5.3 lb) with travel module installed in modular bay
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) with standard diskette drive installed in modular bay
2.7 kg (5.9 lb) with CD-ROM drive installed in modular bay

Environmental (Computer)

Temperature:

Operating

0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)

Storage

–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°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 shock⁴:

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

–15.2 m to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–15.2 m to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Touch Pad

Interface

PS/2-compatible

X/Y position resolution (graphics table mode)

240 cpi

Size:

Thickness

2.00 mm (0.08 inch) at highest component

Width (sensor-active area)

64.88 mm (2.55 inch)

Height

48.88 mm (1.92 inch) rectangle

Weight

6.5 g (0.23 oz)

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

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

Modem

Data/Fax Modem

Optional 3Com® 56K, V.90 Mini PCI Modem 556B. For more information, see the online documentation for the modem.

Data/Fax and NIC Combination Modem

Optional 3Com 10/100 LAN + 56K, V.90 Mini PCI Modem. For more information, see the online documentation for the modem.

Supported CD/DVD Formats

CD-ROM red-book audio discs (CD-DA)
CD-ROM yellow-book mode-1 and mode-2 data discs
CD-ROM XA (mode-2 form 1 and form 2; without Adaptive Differential Pulse Code modulation [ADPCM])
CD-I (mode-2 form 1 and form 2)
CD-I Ready
CD-Bridge
Photo CD, CD-recordable (CD-R) (single and multisession)
Video CD

CD-rewritable (CD-RW) (only the CD-RW drives can write to this type of disc; the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives can read, but not write to, CD-RWs)
DVD-5 (the DVD-ROM drive supports the DVD-5 format)

NOTES:

¹ Your computer does not support some memory modules from older models of Dell portable computers, such as the Latitude CP, XP, XPi CD, or LM. It only supports SDRAM modules and does not support EDO memory modules.

² Battery performance features such as charge time and life span can vary according to the conditions under which the computer and battery are used.

³ 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 modular bay. Your computer might weigh more or less, depending on its configuration.

⁴ Measured with the hard-disk drive in head-parked position.

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