Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual page 11

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The Dell Inspiron 3500 is an expandable, multimedia portable computer
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that uses the Intel Pentium
ogy. This chapter provides an overview of the components and subsystems of
this computer.
Model names for the Inspiron 3500 computer indicate the operating frequency
of the microprocessor (233 for 233 MHz, 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.
The Inspiron 3500 D233XT contains a 233-MHz Pentium II Mobile micro-
processor with MMX technology and a 13.3-inch XGA active-matrix TFT
LCD.
The Inspiron 3500 D266XT contains a 266-MHz Pentium II Mobile micro-
processor with MMX technology and a 13.3-inch XGA active-matrix TFT
LCD.
The Inspiron 3500 D266GT contains a 266-MHz Pentium II Mobile micro-
processor with MMX technology and a 14.1-inch XGA active-matrix TFT
LCD.
The Inspiron 3500 D300GT contains a 300-MHz Pentium II Mobile micro-
processor with MMX technology and a 14.1-inch XGA active-matrix TFT
LCD.
The following features of the Inspiron 3500 computer contribute to its high
performance:
Intel Pentium II Mobile Module microprocessor running at 233, 266, or
300 MHz with MMX technology with 32 KB of internal cache.
512 KB of pipelined-burst SRAM external cache.
Hardware-accelerated PCI and AGP bus architecture that increases system
performance, particularly video and hard-disk drive performance.
A minimum of 32 MB of SDRAM system memory, with support for a max-
imum of 128 MB.
Ultra DMA/33 data transfer protocol for ATA/IDE hard-disk drive interface.
Ultra DMA/33 allows data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec.
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II Mobile microprocessors with MMX
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