Dell PP01S User Manual

Dell™ Latitude™ LS Family Portable Computers User's Guide

Preface

Introduction

Setup and Operation

Powering Your Computer

Traveling With Your Computer

Drivers

Customizing Your Computer

Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive

Troubleshooting Your Computer

Technical Specifications

Getting Help

Model PP01S

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Initial Release: 12 October 1999 Last Revised: 22 March 2000

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Preface: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

About This Guide Notational Conventions

Warranty and Return Policy Information Typographical Conventions

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Warranty and Return Policy Information

Dell Computer Corporation ("Dell") manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices.

For information about the Dell warranty and return policy, see your Dell Latitude System Information guide.

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Keyboard

NOTICE: To avoid overheating the computer, do not place the external media bay close to the air inlet or fan intake/exhaust vents (see Figure 2).

NOTICE: Do not confuse the modem and NIC connectors on your computer. Do not plug a telephone line into the NIC connector (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Back/Left View of the Computer

USB connector

Speakers and headphones (line-out/speaker-out) jack

Microphone (MIC IN) jack

Fan intake/exhaust vents

Air inlet

PS/2 connector

AC adapter connector

External media bay connector

Parallel connector

Video connector

Modem connector

NIC connector

External media bay

Figure 3. Bottom View of the Computer

Docking connector

Reset switch access

hole

Microphone (MIC IN) jack

Speakers and headphones (line-out/speaker-out) jack

USB connector

Speaker

Battery latch

Battery charge gauge

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Battery

Hard-disk drive bay

Features

Your Dell computer provides the following features:

Full multimedia capability through the following standard features:

A 12.1-inch super video graphics array (SVGA), 800 x 600 thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix color display

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An external media bay that supports storage devices such as a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, diskette, or SuperDisk LS-120 drive

NOTE: For information on installing devices in the external media bay, see "External Media Bay."

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256-bit hardware-accelerated video support, with 2.5 megabytes (MB) of video memory❍

Accelerated graphics port (AGP) architecture that increases the computer's video performance❍

Support for a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card in the PC Card slot❍

Two audio jacks for connecting a microphone and external stereo speakers or headphones❍

Integrated microphone and speaker❍

Software wavetable support and Sound Blaster software-emulation capability❍

System memory consisting of 64 or 128 MB of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) small outline, dual-inline memory modules (SODIMMs).

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Two power conservation modes—suspend (or standby) mode and suspend-to-disk (S2D) mode—that help you conserve battery power. If the batteries run out of power, S2D mode prevents data loss by copying all system data to the hard-disk drive and turning off the computer.

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Connector for one 3.3-volt (V) or 5-V PC Card. The PC Card slot supports type II PC Cards, including ZV PC Cards.

NOTE: The PC Card controller supports the CardBus standard for 32-bit data transfer on the PC Card.

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Hardware and software support for the Dell Latitude LS Advanced Port Replicator (APR).●

A touch-pad pointing device positioned for both left- and right-handed users. The left and right touch-pad buttons mimic mouse buttons; you can also perform many pointing functions by tapping the touch pad itself. Click-and-drag buttonless functions are supported.

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A lithium ion battery in the battery bay. A 4-cell battery is standard, with a 6-cell battery optional at the time of purchase, or as post-sale customer kit.

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NOTICE: The batteries are designed to work only with Dell Latitude LS portable computers. Do not use the Latitude LS batteries with other computers, and do not use batteries from other computers with the Dell Latitude LS.

CAUTION: Do not puncture or incinerate the battery. When your battery no longer holds a charge, call your local waste disposal agency or environmental agency for advice on disposing of the computer's lithium ion battery.

A high-performance parallel port and a multipurpose Personal System/2 (PS/2) connector for attaching external devices, a monitor connector for attaching an external monitor to your computer, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector that supports stand-alone and hub devices.

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An integrated 56-kilobits per second (Kbps) v.90 controllerless modem with support for telephone hardware worldwide.●

An integrated 3Com® 10/100-BASETX PCI bus master Ethernet network interface controller (NIC).●

A reset switch (accessible though the reset switch access hole on the bottom of the computer) for restarting the computer without turning the power off and on.

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NOTE: To restart the computer using the reset switch, straighten a paper clip and press it into the reset switch

access hole for about one second.

An automatic thermal management system that uses a fan and microprocessor speed changes to keep the computer running at an optimum temperature.

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CAUTION: Do not allow your portable computer to operate with the base resting directly on your body. With extended operation, heat can potentially build up in the base. Allowing sustained contact with the skin could cause discomfort or, eventually, a burn.

The following software is included with your Dell computer:

The Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows NT® 4.0 or later operating system installed on your hard-disk drive. For more information, see your operating system documentation.

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The system setup program that lets you view and change the system configuration.●

The Dell System Software CD that allows you to run the Dell Diagnostics and reinstall, if necessary, the device drivers that Dell installed on your computer's hard-disk drive.

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Dell Diagnostics for evaluating the computer's components and devices.●

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NOTE: If Dell did not install an operating system on your hard-disk drive, the drivers, system utilities, and diagnostics are available separately from Dell. To order them, see "Getting Help" for the appropriate telephone number in your

location.

Available Options

Dell offers the following devices and upgrade options:

Latitude LS APR

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Additional batteries●

External keyboards and keypads●

External monitors●

External pointing devices●

External speakers, headphones, and microphones●

Printers●

Dell Latitude storage devices such as hard-disk drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM drives, and SuperDisk LS-120 drives

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AC adapter●

PC Cards●

Carrying cases●

Instructions for connecting or installing these options are included in the upgrade kit you receive from Dell. For more information on options available for your computer, visit the Dell World Wide Web site at http://www.dell.com.

Getting Help

If at any time you don't understand a procedure described in this guide, or if your computer does not perform as expected, Dell provides a number of tools to help you. For more information on these help tools, see "Getting Help."

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Setup and Operation: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

AC Adapter

Batteries

Display

Media Options

Keyboard

PC Cards

Touch Pad

Securing Your Computer

Connecting External Devices

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Powering Your Computer: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

AC Adapter

Power Management Settings

Batteries

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Traveling With Your Computer: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Identifying Your Computer

Preparing Your Computer for Travel

Travel Tips

Identifying Your Computer

As an antitheft measure, assign a primary password and a hard-disk drive password to prohibit unauthorized access to the computer.

Dell recommends that you follow these precautions before you travel with your computer:

Write down your service tag and put it in a safe place separate from the computer or carrying case. If the computer is lost or stolen, use the service tag number when reporting

to law enforcement officials and to Dell.

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Use a text editor (such as Microsoft® Windows® Notepad) to create a file called if_found in your root directory. Place information such as your name, address, and telephone number in this file. (For instructions on using the appropriate text editor, see the documentation that came with your operating system.)

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Attach your business card or other name tag to the computer.●

Contact your credit-card company and ask if it offers coded identification tags that allow your property to be returned to you without the risk of revealing your name, address, or telephone number.

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Use a permanent marking or stenciling device to write your driver’s license number or some other unique identifying mark on the computer. If a lost or stolen computer is recovered, such marking identifies the computer as your property.

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Service Tag

The service tag is an alphanumeric sequence on a bar code label located on the bottom of the computer. The service tag is unique to your computer and allows Dell technical assistance

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personnel to identify the computer and its configuration quickly if you call for assistance.

If Your Computer Is Lost or Stolen

If your computer is lost or stolen, Dell suggests that you perform the following steps:

Call a law enforcement agency to report the lost or stolen computer.1. Include the service tag in your description of the computer. Ask that a case number

be assigned, and write it down. Also write down the name, address, and telephone number of the law enforcement agency. If possible, obtain the name of the investigating officer.

If you know where the computer was lost or stolen, call a law enforcement agency in that area. If you do not know, call a law enforcement agency where you live.

If the computer belongs to a company, notify the security office of the firm.2.

Call Dell technical assistance to report the missing computer.3. Provide the computer’s service tag, the case number, and the name, address, and

telephone number of the law enforcement agency to which you reported the missing computer. If possible, give the name of the investigating officer.

The Dell support technician will log your report under the computer’s service tag and flag the computer as missing or stolen. If someone calls Dell for technical assistance and gives your service tag, the computer is identified automatically as missing or stolen. The technician will attempt to get the phone number and address of the caller. Dell will then contact the law enforcement agency to which you made the report of the missing or stolen computer.

Preparing Your Computer for Travel

To prepare your computer for travel, perform the following steps:

Detach any external devices attached to the computer, and store them in a safe place. Remove any cables attached to installed PC Cards (you do not have to remove the PC Card itself).

To maximize battery life, check the charge on your battery. Then fully charge the battery and any spares you plan to carry with you. For more information, see "Batteries."

For systems running Windows 95, turn off the computer or press <Fn><a> to enter

suspend-to-disk (S2D) mode. (On a French keyboard, press <Fn><q>.) For systems

running Windows 98, turn off the computer.

NOTICE: When you disconnect the AC adapter from the computer, grasp the adapter cable's connector, not the cable itself, and pull gently but firmly to avoid damaging the

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cable.

Disconnect the AC adapter.4.

NOTICE: When the display is closed, items left on the keyboard could damage the display.

Make sure that there is nothing on the keyboard and palmrest that can damage the display when you close it. Then close the display.

Pack all your computing accessories.6. With an optional Dell carrying case, you can pack the computer and its accessories

together. A lightweight portfolio travel case without storage space is also available.

NOTE: Follow the travel tips and take special precautions if you are planning to travel by air.

Accessories

You may want to take some of the following accessories with you when you travel:

Spare batteries

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Cables for PC Cards (if necessary)●

AC adapter and AC power cable●

Power adapters for foreign electrical outlets and modem cable adapters for foreign telephone networks

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Appropriate printer driver files if you will be using a printer●

External media bay and its cable●

Additional storage devices such as the CD-ROM and diskette drives●

Backup diskettes●

Dell System Software CD●

Traveling by Air

You may want to take the following precautions when you are traveling by air with your computer:

Notify airport security in advance that you are bringing a portable computer.

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Be sure to have a charged battery or the AC adapter and power cable available in case you are asked to turn on the computer.

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Do not check the computer as baggage.●

NOTICE: Have airport security personnel check the computer by hand. If the computer passes through a metal detector, data loss may occur. If you must pass the computer through a metal detector, first remove the hard-disk drive.

Do not put the computer through a metal detector. (The computer can safely go through an airport X-ray security machine.)

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Before you use the computer on an airplane, check the in-flight magazine or ask the flight crew to verify that such use is permitted. Some airlines forbid the use of electronic devices during the flight. All airlines forbid the use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing.

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Use a carrying case (available from Dell) to protect the computer and accessories during travel.

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If you pack the computer in a suitcase, do not pack so tightly that the computer display breaks or so loosely that the computer slides around.

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Avoid packing the computer with items such as shaving cream, colognes, perfumes, or food.

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Protect the computer, the battery, and the hard-disk drive from hazards such as extreme temperatures; overexposure to sunlight; and exposure to dirt, dust, or liquids.

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Pack the computer so that it does not slide around in the trunk of your car or in an overhead storage compartment.

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If you are carrying a hard-disk drive separately from your computer, protect the drive from exposure to static electricity by placing it in the case you received it in or in an antistatic bag, or wrapping it in a nonconductive fabric.

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NOTICE: Carefully handle the hard-disk drive only by its carrier; do not touch the drive itself. The drive comes in a metal carrier for protection and easy installation. The drive is vulnerable to static electricity and scratches when outside the computer because the drive carrier protects only the sides of the drive, leaving the top and bottom of the drive exposed.

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Travel Tips

Consider changing the settings of your power management options to maximize battery life if you will be using battery power for extended periods.

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If you are traveling internationally, carry proof of ownership to speed your passage through customs. If the computer is provided by your employer, carry documentation of your right to use the computer. Investigate the customs regulations of the countries you plan to visit, and consider acquiring an international carnet from your government if you

travel through many different countries.

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Power interruptions can occur frequently in some countries. Always have a charged battery available if traveling abroad.

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Credit card holders should check with their credit card companies for information about the kinds of emergency travel assistance they offer to users of portable computers. Many companies provide services that help you solve problems, such as quickly locating

3.5-inch diskettes or providing a direct-dial telephone line for your modem connection.

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NOTICE: Do not use a device in the external media bay while the computer is in motion. Doing so could interrupt the flow of data between the device and the hard-disk drive.

Carnet

A carnet is an international customs document (also known as a merchandise passport) that facilitates temporary imports into foreign countries and is valid for up to 1 year.

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Drivers: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Installing Microsoft® Windows® 95 and Windows 98 Drivers

Installing Microsoft® Windows NT® Drivers

NOTE: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell, see the operating system user's guide that came with your computer.

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Customizing Your Computer: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Using the System Setup Program

System Setup Options

Power Management Settings

Suspend-to-Disk Utility

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Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Read the following notices carefully before attempting to replace your hard-disk drive:

NOTICE: To prevent data loss, turn off your computer before you remove the hard-disk drive. Do not remove the hard-disk drive if the computer is in suspend (or standby)

mode or if the drive access indicator is lit. Removing the drive under these conditions will lead to loss of data.

NOTICE: Hard-disk drives are extremely fragile and must be handled carefully to avoid damage. Follow these guidelines:

Handle the hard-disk drive only by its carrier; do not touch the drive itself. The drive comes in a metal carrier for protection and easy installation. The drive is vulnerable to static electricity and scratches when outside the computer because the drive carrier protects only the sides of the drive, leaving the top and bottom of the drive exposed.

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Never press down on the top of the drive.

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Do not drop the drive. Even a slight jar or bump can damage the drive heads and spinning plates, thus rendering the drive inoperable.

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CAUTION: The hard-disk drive may be hot to the touch under extreme environmental conditions. If the drive is hot, allow it to cool before you replace it.

To replace a hard-disk drive, perform the following steps:

Save any open files, turn off the computer, and remove the system battery (see step 3 in "Replacing the Battery").

NOTICE: To avoid scratching the top of the computer, make sure that your work surface is clean. You may want to put down a protective mat before turning over the computer.

NOTICE: When the hard-disk drive is not in the computer, protect the drive by following the guidelines at the beginning of this section.

Remove the old hard-disk drive carrier assembly from the drive bay.2. Close the display and turn the computer over. Using a #0 (very small) Phillips-head

screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the drive carrier assembly (see Figure 1). Save the screws for use later in this procedure.

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With the computer still upside-down, press down on the drive carrier assembly's three grip lines and pull the assembly straight out to the side to remove it.

Figure 1. Removing a Hard-Disk Drive

Remove the new hard-disk drive carrier assembly from its packaging.3. Save the original packaging to use when you store or ship the hard-disk drive.

NOTICE: If the hard-disk drive carrier assembly does not slide in easily, pull it out and try again. To avoid damage, do not force the drive carrier assembly into the bay.

Install the new hard-disk drive in the computer.4. Insert the hard-disk drive carrier assembly into the drive bay, connector first and label

facing down (toward the top of the computer). Push the assembly straight in until it snaps into place, with the assembly flush with the computer case.

Replace the screws you removed in step 2. Be careful not to overtighten the screws.5.

If you have installed a new hard-disk drive, follow the directions that came with the drive to partition and logically format the drive and to create a suspend-to-disk (S2D) file.

Preparing a New Primary Drive

Every primary hard-disk drive must be physically formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted before it can be used to store data. Every primary hard-disk drive from Dell is physically formatted before it is sent to you. Use the program(s) provided by your operating system to

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Troubleshooting Your Computer: Dell™ Latitude™ LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Dell Diagnostics

Error Messages, IRQs, and Memory Assignments

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Chip Set and Bus Integrated Modem

PC Cards Keyboard

Memory Battery

Connectors AC Adapter

Audio Physical

Video Environmental (Computer)

Display Touch Pad

Network Interface Controller

Chip Set and Bus

System chip set Intel® Mobile Pentium® III with 443BX/PIIX4m Microprocessor data bus width 64 bits DRAM bus width 64 bits Address bus width 32 bits Flash EPROM 4 megabits (Mb) AGP bus 66 MHz PCI bus 33 MHz

PC Cards

CardBus controller Texas Instruments PCI 1211 CardBus controller

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PC Card slots one (supports type I and type II cards, including ZV cards

on computers running the Microsoft® Windows® 95 or

Windows 98 operating system) Cards supported 3.3-V and 5-V PC Card connector size 68 pins Data width (maximum):

PCMCIA 16 bits CardBus 32 bits

Memory

Architecture SDRAM Memory module socket 144-pin industrial standard SODIMM socket Memory module capacities and

type

64 or 128 MB of 3.3-V SDRAM1 module

Standard RAM 64-MB memory module Maximum RAM 128 MB Memory clock speed 100 MHz

Connectors

Parallel unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP connector IDE IDE connector for external media bay Video SVGA connector PS/2 mini-DIN connector Audio microphone-in jack;

headphones/speakers jack USB USB-compliant connector Docking connector for the Dell Latitude LS Advanced Port

Replicator (APR) Modem RJ-45 connector

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NIC RJ-11 connector

Audio

Audio type Sound Blaster (software emulation-capable) Audio controller NeoMagic NMG5 + AC97 CODEC Stereo conversion 16 bit (analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog) Interfaces:

Internal PCI bus/AC97 External microphone-in minijack;

headphones/speakers-out minijack Speaker 2.5-ohm speaker Internal speaker amplifier 500 mW 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 256-bit hardware-accelerated Data bus AGP Video controller NeoMagic NM2200 Video memory 2.5 MB

Display

Type SVGA TFT Dimensions (active area):

Height 184.5 mm (7.26 inches) Width 246 mm (9.68 inches) Diagonal 307.3 mm (12.1 inches)

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Maximum resolution/colors 800 x 600; 262,144 colors Response time (typical) 50 ms Viewing angles:

Horizontal ± 45°

Vertical +10°/–30° Dot pitch 0.30 mm Power consumption:

Panel (typical) 825 mW

Backlight 2.9 W Controls brightness can be controlled through a key combination

Network Interface Controller

Integrated network interface chip

3Com® 3C920 10/100-BASETX PCI bus master Ethernet

Integrated Modem

DataFax Modem Worldwide 56-Kbps v.90 Lucent 1646 controllerless Data

Access Arrangement (DAA) modem. For more information, see the online documentation for the modem.

Keyboard

Number of keys 84, 85, and 87 keys for US, Europe, and Japan,

respectively Key travel 2.5 mm (.098 inch) ± .2mm (.008 inches) Key spacing 18 mm (.70 inch)

Battery

Type lithium ion

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Dimensions:

Height 12.7 mm (0.5 inch) Depth 57.25 mm (2.25 inches) Width 262.49 mm (10.33 inches) Weight 214 g (.47 lb) for 4-cell version; 288 g (0.63 lb) for 6-cell

version Voltage 14.8 for 4-cell version;11.10 VDC for 6-cell version Capacity 23 WH for 4-cell version; 34 WH for 6-cell version

Charge time (approximate):

Computer on About 1.5 hours Computer off About 1.5 hours

Life span (approximate)

350 discharge/charge cycles Temperature range:

Charge 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) Storage –20° to 50°C (–4° to 122°F)

AC Adapter

Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC Input current (maximum) 1.5 A Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Output current 2.64 A (maximum) Rated output voltage 19.0 VDC Height 29 mm (1.14 inches) Width 46.3 mm (1.82 inches) Depth 108 mm (4.25 inches) Weight (with cables) 355 g (0.78 lb) Temperature range:

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Operating 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F) Storage –20° to 60°C (–4° to 140°F)

Physical

Height 25.7 mm (1.01 inches) Width 272 mm (10.7 inches) Depth 220.0 mm (8.66 inches) Weight 1.665 kg (3.67 lb) with 6-cell battery

1.618 kg (3.57 lb) with 4-cell battery

Environmental (Computer)

Temperature:

Operating 5° to 35°C (41° to 95°F) Storage –20° to 60°C (–4° to 140°F)

Relative humidity (maximum):

Operating 20 % to 80% (noncondensing) Storage 8% to 90% (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:

Operating 152.4 cm/sec (60.0 inches/sec)

(equal to a half-sine pulse 2 ms in width)

Storage 203.2 cm/sec (80 inches/sec)

(equal to a half-sine pulse 2 ms in width) Altitude (maximum):

Operating –18 to 3048 m (–59 to 10,000 ft)

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Contents: Dell Latitude LS Family Portable Computers User's Guide

Preface: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Introduction: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Setup and Operation: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Drivers: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Replacing the Hard-Disk Drive: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Technical Specifications: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide