Bearbeiten Dell Inspiron 4000

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"Light as a feather, strong as an Ox" - Dell, March 18, 2000. The Y2K Dell Inspiron was a handy Computer from its time, despite having all the features of a legacy machine, such as a serial and parallel port.

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== Basic Identification ==

The Dell Inspiron 4000 from March of 2000 is distinguished by the 2 external module bays located at the front, where the battery and any one of the compatible drives are located. The back side is more interesting, sporting a whole range of Legacy computer ports, including PS/2, serial, and parallel. The left and right are pretty standard, filling the rest of the necessary I/O.

Flipping it open we see the outlined power button above the keyboard arrangement, with the Dell-E support button to the left of that. Below the keyboard is the touch-based track pad, between 2 pairs of buttons that replicate mouse control (''left/right click, etc.''). The palm rests on both sides of the track pad assembly can be replaced with any of 4 colors Dell had available (this is purely cosmetic, the protection doesn't change).

Bottom and top only have a few distinguishable features. The bottom has a metal hatch which can be opened with a coin, revealing the RAM sticks, CMOS battery, and PCI card for Internet communication. The top has a large, semi-circle panel with a shimmery Dell logo in the middle, which can be replaced similarly to the palm rests (''Refer to Accessories list for more info'').

== Specifications ==

=== General ===

***Brand***: Dell

***Manufacturer***: Compal Electronics

***Model No.***: PP01L

***Weight***: 2.66kg with floppy drive, 2.8kg with CD ROM drive

***dimensions***: (WxHxD) 319.5 x 254.0 x 37.4mm

=== Internal Specs ===

***Processor***: Intel Pentium III 750 MHz with 'Intel SpeedStep'

* Caches: 32 KB L1, 256 KB L2
* External bus frequency: 100 MHz

***Other Processor Options***: Available to Official buyers from Dell at the time

* Pentium III 600, 700, 800, or 850 MHz
* Mobile Celeron 600 MHz

***Memory***: 128MB SDRAM (''upon first purchase'')

* expandable up to 512MB

***Graphics***: [link|https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/rage-mobility-m3.c2178|ATI RAGE Mobility M3]* (*graphics chip)

* Integrated 8MB RAM
* AGP 2x

***Internal Storage***: 12GB ATA-33 hard disk drive

* capacity options*: 6GB, 10GB, 20GB (*''for official Dell buyers'')

***Audio***:

* two built-in 4-ohm stereo speakers
* 16-bit stereo analog-digital/vice versa conversion (''ESS Maestro 3i'')
* Built-in microphone* (''*located on the right hand side of palm rest'')
* 20-voice 72-operator FM music synth

=== Software Specs ===

***Compatible OS***:

* Windows 3.11 to Millennium Edition* (*can be upgraded to XP SP 1-3)
* Linux Red Hat 7.0

***Software Disks***:

* [link|https://archive.org/details/dell-inspiron-4000-system-software|Re-installation disk for Dell Inspiron 4000 system software|new_window=true]
* [link|https://archive.org/details/dell-installed-programs-backup|Back-up disk for Dell's pre-installed programs|new_window=true]
** Dell-E Software for quick assistance and troubleshooting

=== External Specs ===

***Display***: 14.1" XGA TFT active color matrix

* Display modes: All use 32-16 bit colors
** 1024 x 768
** 800 x 600
** 640 x 480

***Supported Media***: (''these can be swapped around in the right side modular bay'')

* [link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/232929248476?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOopjEYdL1ZDZl_79FMbthI8O_uqxVyb44XCTUouyJqrsx15qC-4tv6c|8x DVD-ROM|new_window=true] with built-in software encoding
* [link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/225058578755?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOooP_6a20NkJyWJauFSCoCeJdqMNnkl0_SIFxUr5GMeryaXjyk_hhxk|24x CD drive|new_window=true]* (''*optional'')
* [link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/303073203439|20x CD Re-Writable drive|new_window=true]
* [link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/166018827911?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=166018827911&targetid=1529493963742&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9004365&poi=&campaignid=19851828444&mkgroupid=145880009014&rlsatarget=pla-1529493963742&abcId=9307249&merchantid=6296724&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0IGnBhDUARIsAMwFDLmydSTBXQq6096AJYlk6nrUK4qkPeGekmf_Bec_H8L1ygjElRvgUhMaAiCfEALw_wcB|3.5" floppy drive|new_window=true]
* [link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/394371861414|ZIP 100 drive|new_window=true]
** ''A second battery can be used in the bay to double battery life''
** ''A second hard drive can also be used in the bay for extra storage''

***Input/Output***:

* USB: 1 4-pin (USB 1.1)
* Serial: 1 9-pin
* Parallel: 1 25-pin
* Video connector: 1 15-pin
** Supported resolutions: ''UGA, SXGA, XGA, SVGA, VGA''
** ''there's also an S-video out port on the right side''
* Remote control: 1 IR reciever
** Speeds: ''Slow 115 Kbps, fast 4 Mbps'' 
* Microphone-in*: 3.5 mm mini jack (*mono only)
* Headphone-out: 3.5 mm mini stereo jack
* External mouse/keyboard: 6-pin mini-DIN PS/2 port (uses both mouse and keyboard)
* Docking Station: Bespoke 200-pin* (''*see below for compatible docks'')
** [link|https://harddiskdirect.com/7345u-dell-docking-station-for-inspiron-4000-8000.html|Family Advanced Port Replicator|new_window=true]
** C-Dock Expansion Station
* dial-up & local internet:
** ''internal RJ-11 V.90 56K data/fax modem* (*''a standard telephone/line cable and port'')''
** ''10 or 100Mbps RJ-45 LAN jacks* (*''A standard Ethernet cable for local networking'')''
* *The above 2 ports were optional when buying an official product, covering one or both with a door if they aren't wanted by the buyer* (***See bonuses and Accessories for more details***)

***PC card slots***:

* Bottom slot: Compatible with Windows OS 95, 98, 2000
* Top and bottom:
** two 32-bit Type-II
** one Type-III
** Card bus-compatible
** Zoom video support

***Keyboard & pointing devices***:

* 19 mm keys, 3 mm spacing, 101/102 functionality, 87 visible keys
* IBM analog pointer joystick and touch-sensitive track pad

***Power requirements***:

* Cable: Bespoke [link|https://www.laptopchargerfactory.com/dell-inspiron-laptop-charger/inspiron-4000-a|AC adapter]
* Battery: removable 8-cell 'smart' Li-ion with 53.0 WHr capacity
** ''Located in the left side modular bay, which is only for the battery''
* Charge time: 1/1.5 hours charging if the computer is off
* Battery life: 3.5 hours per full charge* (''*according to manufacturer's claim'')

=== Bonuses and Accessories ===

***Swappable LCD back plate and palm rests***

* Colors: ''Tahoe Blue, Storm Gray, Royal Purple, Golden Yellow''

[link|https://www.ebay.com/itm/363584670648?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoql3RX_Rb5Wct9VcO3SizDxVZ-RiMOLDhY8RCDYuh8yLzZwf_91DPg|Carrying case|new_window=true] with internal straps and pockets for serious businessmen

***If your unit has no internal modem***:

* V.90 56K modem+fax PC card (any brands that makes these at the time will work)

== Extra information ==

[link|https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/inspiron-4000/docs|Official Inspiron 4000 support from Dell|new_window=true]

[link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMdT20hWrH4|Inspiron 4000 Set-up video from Youtube|new_window=true] (*Have some water when watching this, it's very dry lol*)

[link|https://bytemyvdu.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/dell-inspiron-4000-retro-gaming-and-how-to-on-internal-wifi/|Byte my VDU's blog post|new_window=true] on modding and retro gaming for this machine

Reviews:

[link|https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/laptop-month-dells-inspiron-4000#close-modal|ITPro's Laptop of 'that' month: Dell Inspiron 4000|new_window=true]

[link|https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/articles/view.php?id=180&cid=14&pg=1|HardwareZone's precise specs and testing of the Inspiron 4000|new_window=true] (archived review)

[link|https://thevooner.com/2001/07/26/dell-inspiron-4000-review/|First impressions from TheVooner|new_window=true] (Images here are broken from the site's age)

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