Dell Inspiron 3700 Troubleshooting Guide

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The most complete specifications for your computer are available on Dell’s World 
Wide Web support site at 
http://support.dell.com. Enter your service tag sequence 
(or, if you have one, your Express Ser vice Code) and click 
Submit. The service tag 
and Express Service Code are shown on the bottom of the computer.
You can also access the same support information by clicking 
Inspiron and selecting 
your system by name, but...

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PCI controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Instruments PCI 1225 CardBus controller
PC Card connectors  . . . . . . . . .  two (supports Type I and Type II cards in any                  
combination; Type III cards can be used only in the 
lower connector; the lower connector supports 
zoomed video cards on computers using the Microsoft 
Windows 98 operating system)
Cards supported  . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.3 V and 5 V
PC...

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Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one microphone-in connector; one line-in/audio-in   
connector; one headphones/speakers connector
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-pin connector
Docking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240-pin connector
TV-out S-video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-pin mini-DIN connector (an S-video to composite   
video adapter is also included with the computer)


Audio type . ....

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Power consumption
Panel (typical) . . . . . . . . . . .  .7 W
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 W
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  brightness can be controlled through a key 
combination
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Number of keys . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87 (U.S., Canada, Korea, Thailand, and locations that 
use traditional Chinese); 88 (Europe); 90 (Japan)
Key travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3.0 mm...

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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
Dimensions:
Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.94 mm (1.1 inches)
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.42 mm (2.3...

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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 sim-
ulates air/truck shipment
Maximum shock:
1
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  152.4 cm/sec (60.0 inches/sec)  
(equal to a half-sine pulse width of 2 ms)
Storage. . . . . . ....

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Interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PS/2-compatible
X/Y position resolution . . . . . . . . 250 counts/sec.@100gf
Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protrudes .5 mm higher than surrounding keycaps
Powe r :
Supply voltage  . . . . . . . . . . 5 V ± .5 VDC
Supply current  . . . . . . . . . . 25 mA (maximum operating for track stick and touch 
pad combined)
ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In accordance with...

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This appendix describes the System Setup program, which you can use to configure 
your computer as well as enable and disable your computer’s password features.
Your computer retains system configuration information in the nonvolatile                
random-access memory (NVRAM) maintained by your computer’s reserve battery. 
Each time you turn on your computer, it compares the installed hardware with the 
system...

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Enter and use the System Setup program as follows:

Press  at any time on the keyboard (or  on an   
external keyboard if the External Hot Key option is enabled). If you press 
 (or  on an external keyboard if the External Hot 
Key option is enabled), the System Setup program opens directly to the Battery 
Status screen.

To enter the System Setup program while your computer is booting, press  
when the Dell...