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Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
Specifications
Physical and Environmental
Specification U.S. Metric
Height
Depth
Width
Weight
with 14.1-in. Display
with 15.0-in. Display
Battery Power Requirements
Nominal Operating
Maximum Average
Peak Operating
AC Power Requirements
Operating Voltage
Operating Current
Operating Frequency
Maximum Transient
Tem p era tur e*
Operating
Non-operating
Relative Humidity (noncondensing)
Operating
Non-Operating (wb = 38.7 C max)
Altitude
Operating
Non-operating
Shock
Operating
Non-operating
Vibration
Operating
Non-Operating
and XL390
1.63 in.
12.99 in.
11.02 in.
4.14 cm
33.00 cm
28.00 cm
7.8 lb 3.54 kg
Li-ion 3.2 AHr
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
Li-ion 3.6 AHr
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
100-240 V
0.8/0.4 A RMS
47-63 Hz (Meets IEC801-4 & -5)
1kV for 50 ns
41 - 131°F
-4 - 140°F
5 - 55 C
-20 - 60 C
8% - 90%
5% - 95%
-1000 - 10000 ft
-1000 - 40000 ft
-300 - 3000 m
-300 - 12000 m
150 G / 2 ms (half sine)
700 G / 1 ms (half sine)
1 G
5 G
*Applicable safety standards specify thermal limits for plastic surfaces.
Presario 1800XL Notebooks operate well within this temperature range.
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System Interrupts
Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
Hardware
IRQ
System Function
Hardware
IRQ
System Function
IRQ 0 System timer IRQ 10 Available
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-key or
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt
Controller
IRQ 11 Intel® Pro/100S Mobile LAN
on Motherboard
IRQ 11 Texas Instruments PCI-1410
CardBus Controller
IRQ 3 Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem IRQ 11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ
Steering
®
IRQ 3 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ
Steering
IRQ 11 Intel
USB Universal Host Controller
82371AB/EB PCI to
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) IRQ 11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ
Steering
IRQ 5 ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive IRQ 12 Synaptics PS/2 TouchPad
IRQ 5 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ
IRQ 13 Numeric Data Processor
Steering
IRQ 5 RAGE Mobility AGP (English) IRQ 14 Intel
®
82371AB/EB PCI Bus
Master IDE Controller
IRQ 6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller IRQ 14 Primary IDE Controller (Dual
FIFO)
®
IRQ 7 Printer Port (LPT1) IRQ 15 Intel
82371AB/EB PCI Bus
Master IDE Controller
IRQ 8 System CMOS/Real Time Clock IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Controller
(Dual FIFO)
IRQ 9 SCI IRQ used by ACPI Bus
System DMA
Hardware
DMA
DMA 1 ESS SOLO-1 DOS Emulation
DMA 2 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
DMA 4 Direct Memory Access Controller
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Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
System I/O Addresses
I/O Address System Function (Shipping Configuration)
0000h-000Fh Direct Memory Access Controller
0020h-0021h Programmable Interrupt Controller
0040h-0043h System Timer
0060h-0060h Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural
Keyboard
0061h-0061h System Speaker
0062h-0062h ACPI Embedded Controller
0064h-0064h Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural
Keyboard
0066h-0066h ACPI Embedded Controller
0070h-0071h System CMOS/Real Time Clock
0081h-008Fh Direct Memory Controller
00A0h-00A1h Programmable Interrupt Controller
00C0h-00DFh Direct Memory Access Controller
00F0h-00FEh Numeric Data Processor
0170h-0177h Intel® 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
0170h-0177h Secondary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
01F0h-01F7h Intel® 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
01F0h-01F7h Primary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
0200h-0203h Gameport Joystick
0220h-022Fh ESS SOLO-1 DOS Emulation
0330h-0331h ESS SOLO-1 DOS Emulation
0376h-0376h Secondary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
0376h-0376h Intel® 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
0378h-037Fh Printer Port (LPT1)
0388h-038Bh ESS SOLO-1 DOS Emulation
03B0h-03BBh RAGE Mobility AGP (English)
03C0h-03DFh RAGE Mobilty AGP (English)
03F0h-03F5h Standard Floppy Disk Controller
03F6h-03F6h Intel® 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
and XL390
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Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
I/O Address System Function (Shipping Configuration)
03F6h-03F6h Primary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
03F7h-03F7h Standard Floppy Disk Controller
03F8h-03FFh Communications Port (COM1)
04D0h-04D1h Motherboard Resources
0CF8h-0CFFh PCI Bus
1000h-10FFh Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem
1400h-143Fh ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive
1440h-147Fh Intel® PRO/100 S Mobile LAN on Motherboard
1480h-149Fh Intel
14A0h-14A7h Primary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
14A0h-14AFh Intel
14A8h-14AFh Secondary IDE Controller (Dual FIFO)
14B0h-14BFh ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive
14C0h-14CFh ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive
14D0h-14D7h Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem
14D8h-14DBh ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive
14DCh-14DFh ESS SOLO-1 PCI AudioDrive
2180h-218Fh Motherboard Resources
8000h-803Fh Motherboard Resources
9000h-9FFFh Intel® 82443BX Pentium® II Processor to AGP
9000h-90FFh RAGE Mobility AGP (English)
®
82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host
Controller
®
82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Controller
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Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
System Memory Catalog
Memory Address System Function
000A0000h-000AFFFFh RAGE Mobility-M1 AGP (English)
000B0000h-000BFFFFh RAGE Mobility-M1 AGP (English)
000C0000h-000CFFFFh RAGE Mobility-M1 AGP (English)
04000000h-04000FFFh Texas Instruments PCI-1410 CardBus Controller
04001000h-04001FFFh Intel
04100000h-F041FFFFh Intel® PRO/100 S Mobile LAN on Motherboard
F4101000h-F41010FFh Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem
F4200000h-F4200FFFh RAGE Mobility-M3 AGP (English)
F4200000h-F5FFFFFFh Intel
F4220000h-F423FFFFh RAGE Mobility AGP (English)
F5000000h-F5FFFFFFh RAGE Mobility AGP (English)
F8000000h-FBFFFFFFh Intel® 82443BX Pentium® ll Processor to PCI bridge
FFF80000h-FFFFFFFFh Motherboard Resources
and XL390
®
PRO/100 S Mobile LAN on Motherboard
®
82443BX Pentium® ll Processor to AGP Controller
Memory Expansion
System
Memory
64 MB None 64 MB
64 MB 32 MB 96 MB
64 MB 64 MB 128 MB
64 MB 128 MB 192 MB
64 MB 256 MB 320 MB
Expansion
Board Memory
Total
Memory
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Display
Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
Specification
Unit Height
Unit Width
Display Height
Display Width
Weight 24.36 oz (690 g) 24.36 oz (690 g) 19.94 oz (565 g)
Contrast Ratio 150:1 150:1
Brightness 120 cd/mm
Response Time 50 ms or less 50 ms or less
Refresh Rate 60 Hz or better 60 Hz or better 60 Hz or better
Power 4.5 mA or less 4.5 mA or less 4.5 mA or less
Diskette Drive
Specification
Capacity per Diskette (High/Low) 1.44 MB/720 KB
Diskette Size 3.5 in.
Number of LED Indicators
(Read/Write)
Number of Drives Supported 1
Drive Rotation (rpm) 300
Transfer Rate (Kbps) 500
Bytes per Sector 512
Sectors per Track (High/Low) 18/9
Tracks per Side (High/Low) 80
15.0-in. TFT
with LVDS
9.48 in. (24.05 cm)
12.43 in. (31.55 cm)
8.99 in. (22.81 cm)
11.98 in. (30.41 cm)
3
0
15.0-in. TFT/SXGA
with LVDS
9.48 in. (24.05 cm)
12.43 in. (31.55 cm)
8.99 in. (22.81 cm)
11.98 in. (30.41 cm)
120 cd/mm
3
Value
14.1-in. TFT
with LVDS
8.92 in. (22.65 cm)
11.76 in. (29.85 cm)
8.44 in. (21.43 cm)
11.26 in. (28.57 cm)
120 cd/mm
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Hard Drive
Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
Specification
6.0 GB 10.0 GB 12.0 GB
Drive Type Ultra DMA Ultra DMA Ultra DMA
Height
Width*
Depth
Weight*
9.5 mm
69.85-70.0 mm
100.0 mm
92-98 g
9.5 mm
69.85-70.0 mm
100.0 mm
94-98 g
9.5 mm
70.0 mm
100.0 mm
92-98 g
Seek Times* (typical):
Read/Write (incl. settling)
Single Track
Full Stroke
13 ms
3 ms
24 ms
13 ms
1.5-3 ms
23-24 ms
13 ms
3 ms
24 ms
Transfer Rate at Interface
Ultra DMA mode (max)
66.6 MB/s 66.6 MB/s 66.6 MB/s
Rotational Speed 4200 rpm 4200 rpm 4200 rpm
Interface* ATA-2/3/4/5 ATA-2/3/4/5 ATA-2/3/4/5
Buffer Size* 256-512 KB 512-1024 KB 512 KB
Specification
15.0 GB 20.0 GB 32.0 GB
Drive Type Ultra DMA Ultra DMA Ultra DMA
Height
Width*
Depth
Weight*
9.5 mm
70.0 mm
100.0 mm
92-98 g
9.5 mm
69.85-70.0 mm
100.0 mm
99.0 g
9.5 mm
70.0 mm
100.0 mm
99.0 g
Seek Times* (typical):
Read/Write (incl. settling)
Single Track
Full Stroke
13 ms
3.0 ms
24 ms
12.0-13.0 ms
2.5-3.0 ms
23.0-24.0 ms
12.0 ms
2.5 ms
23.0 ms
Transfer Rate at Interface
Ultra DMA mode (max)
66.6 MB/s 66.6 MB/s 66.6 MB/s
Rotational Speed 4200 rpm 4200 rpm 5411
Interface* ATA-2/3/4/5 ATA-2/3/4/5 ATA-5
Buffer* 512 KB 1024-2048 KB 2048 KB
*Specifications vary by vendor/brand.
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Battery Pack
Specification 3.2 AHr Li-ion 3.6 AHr Li-ion
Type Lithium Ion Enhanced Lithium Ion Enhanced
Height
Length
Width
Weight 0.90 lb (408.2 g) 0.90 lb (408.2 g)
Operating Lifetime >3 hr* >3 hr*
Nominal Open Circuit
Voltage Capacity
Power
Temperature Requirements
Operating
Non-operating
Charging
Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
0.8 in. (20.3 mm)
5.7 in. (145 mm)
3.1 in. (78.7 mm)
14.4 V
3.2 Ahr
43.2 WH
0–50 C
-20–60 C
5–45 C
0.8 in. (20.3 mm)
5.7 in. (145 mm)
3.1 in. (78.7 mm)
14.4 V
3.6 Ahr
43.2 WH
0–50 C
-20–60 C
5–45 C
*The battery operating lifetime depends on your power management settings,
system components, options, and applications.
CD/CD-RW/DVD Drive
Specification
Dimensions 128 x 129 x
Weight 280 g 265-270 g 300 g 180-270 g
Rotational Speed Approx.* 1200-4670
Sustained Data Transfer
Rate (typical)*
Random Access Time (Avg.) 140 ms 90-100 ms 150 ms 90-180 ms
Spin Up time <15 s 2.0-2.5 s <10 s 2.7-2.8 s
Data Buffer Capacity 512 KB 128 KB 2 MB 128 KB
*Specifications vary by vendor/brand.
6X DVD 8X DVD CD-RW 24X CD-ROM
12.7 mm
128 x 126.1 x
12.7 mm
128 x 129 x
12.7 mm
4200 rpm
rpm
4463-10820
(CD)
2100 KB/s 1545-3600
KB/s
128 x 129 x
12.7 mm
4225-5200
rpm
KB/s
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