Mynabird Productions: June 2008

A brief history of my computer. Bought in the year 2002, and i have been using it since then.
From day one until now, i have upgraded it's ram from 256MB to 640MB and upgrade the HDD from 20GB to 80GB and also bought a new replacement Battery Pack, as the old one died.

May consider replacing it's 128MB ram module to 512MB so that the system has 1GB ram.

And may also consider dismantling the machine apart and clean it up then assemble it back.
Here are some links to DELL's documentation, in case anyone else need to dismantle the machine.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins8200/en/sm_en/specs.htm#1103762
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins8200/en/sm_en/remove.htm#1084976
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins8200/en/
http://www.mediusrete.org/solid/dai8200.html

System Information
System chip set	Intel® 845MP
Data bus width	64 bits
Microprocessor address bus width	32 bits
Graphics bus	32-bit AGP 4X
PCI bus	33 MHz

PC Card
CardBus controller	Texas Instruments PCI 4450/4451 CardBus controller
PC Card connector	two (supports two Type I or Type II cards or one Type III card)
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	PC2100 DDR
Memory module connector	two user-accessible SODIMM sockets
Memory module capacities	128, 256, and 512 MB
Memory type	DDR SDRAM
Standard memory	128 MB
Maximum memory	1024 MB
Memory access time: clock speed	266 MHz

Ports and Connectors
Serial	9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible, 16-byte buffer connector
Parallel	25-hole connector; unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP
Video	15-hole VGA connector
Audio	stereo (line-in) mini connector; microphone mini connector, stereo headphone/speakers (line-out) mini connector
PS/2 keyboard/mouse	6-pin mini-DIN connector
USB	two 4-pin USB-compliant connector
Infrared	sensor compatible with IrDA Standard 1.1 (Fast IR) and IrDA Standard 1.0 (Slow IR)
Docking	200-pin connector for a Dell™ docking device
S-video TV-out	7-pin mini-DIN connector for S-video, composite video, and S/PDIF (TV/digital audio adapter cable supports composite video and S/PDIF)
Modem	RJ-11 port
Network adapter	RJ-45 port
IEEE 1394	4-pin serial connector

Communications
Modem:
Type	integrated v.92 56K
Controller	softmodem
Interface	internal AC 97 bus
Network adapter	10/100 Ethernet LAN on system board
Wireless	internal Mini PCI Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless support

Video
Video type	128-bit hardware accelerated
Data bus	4X AGP
Video controller	NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go™ ATI Mobility™ RADEON™ 9000
Video memory	NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go™ ATI Mobility™ RADEON™ 9000
LCD interface	LVDS
TV support	NTSC or PAL in S-video and composite modes

Audio
Audio type	AC97 (Soft Audio)
Audio controller	Cirrus Logic/Crystal CS4205
Stereo conversion	18-bit analog-to-digital 20-bit digital-to-analog
Interfaces:
Internal	AC 97
External	microphone-in connector, stereo headphones/speakers connector, and stereo line-in connector
Speaker	two 4-ohm speakers
Internal speaker amplifier	1.9 W per channel into 4 ohms
Volume controls	keyboard shortcuts, program menus

Display
Type (active-matrix TFT)	SXGA+, UXGA, or Enhanced UXGA
Dimensions:
Height	228.1 mm (9 inches)
Width	304.1 mm (12 inches)
Diagonal	380.1 mm (15 inches)
Maximum resolutions	1400 x 1050 at 16.8 million colors (SXGA+) 1600 x 1200 at 16.8 million colors (UXGA and Enhanced UXGA)
Response time (typical)	20-ms rise (maximum) (SXGA+ and UXGA) 30-ms fall (maximum) (SXGA+ and UXGA) 9-ms rise (maximum) (Enhanced UXGA) 16-ms fall (maximum) (Enhanced UXGA)
Refresh rate	60 Hz
Operating angle	0º (closed) to 180º
Pixel pitch	0.20 x 0.20 mm (SXGA+) 0.19 x 0.19 mm (UXGA and Enhanced UXGA)
Controls	brightness can be controlled through keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard
Number of keys	87 (U.S. and Canada); 88 (Europe); 90 (Japan)
Key travel	2.7 mm ± 0.3 (0.11 inch ± 0.016 inch)
Key spacing	19.05 mm ± 0.3 mm (0.75 inch ± 0.012 inch)
Layout	QWERTY/AZERTY/Kanji

Touch Pad
X/Y position resolution (graphics table mode)	240 cpi
Size:
Width	64.88-mm (2.55-inch) sensor-active area
Height	48.88-mm (1.92-inch) rectangle

Track Stick
X/Y position resolution (graphics table mode)	250 count/sec @ 100 gf
Size	protrudes 0.5 mm higher than surrounding keycaps

Battery
Type	66-WHr "smart" lithium ion (4460 mAh)
Dimensions:
Depth	88.5 mm (3.48 inches)
Height	21.5 mm (0.83 inch)
Width	139.0 mm (5.47 inches)
Weight	0.40 kg (0.88 lb)
Voltage	14.8 VDC
Charge time (approximate):
Computer on	2.5 hours
Computer off	1.5 hours
Operating life	approximately 2 to 4 hours, depending on usage and configuration
Life span (approximate)	400 discharge/charge cycles
Temperature range:
Operating	0º to 35ºC (32º to 95ºF)
Storage	–40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)

AC Adapter
Input voltage	90–135 VAC and 164–264 VAC
Input current (maximum)	1.5 A
Input frequency	47–63 Hz
Output current	5.5 A (maximum at 4-second pulse); 4.5 A (continuous)
Output power	90 W
Rated output voltage	20 VDC
Dimensions:
Height	27.94 mm (1.1 inches)
Width	58.42 mm (2.3 inches)
Depth	133.85 mm (5.25 inches)
Weight (with cables)	0.4 kg (0.9 lb)
Temperature range:
Operating	0º to 40ºC (32º to 95ºF)
Storage	–40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)

Physical
Height	44.5 mm (1.75 inches)
Width	331.0 mm (13.03 inches)
Depth	276.0 mm (10.87 inches)
Weight (average, depending on configuration)	3.46 kg (7.64 lb)

Environmental
Temperature range:
Operating	0º to 35ºC (32º to 95ºF)
Storage	–40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)
Relative humidity (maximum):
Operating	10% to 90% (noncondensing)
Storage	5% to 95% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration (using a random-vibration spectrum that simulates a user environment):
Operating	0.9 GRMS
Storage	1.3 GRMS
Maximum shock (measured with the hard drive in head-parked position and with a 2-ms half-sine pulse):
Operating	122 G
Storage	163 G
Altitude (maximum):
Operating	–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage	–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Introducing these ultimate HDD based multimedia player with HDMI output,
for all couch potatoes out there.

Basically these players has built in HDD,
plays at aleast some of these formats:
- MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
- MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
- MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
- VOB
- AVI, ASF, WMV
- Matroska (MKV)
- MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4

and files of various codecs, such as XVID , MPEG , MP3 ,etc..
Some of these boxes had WIFI built in, and able to surf youtube,etcs...
Other boxes also has ethernet connection.

Plus the most important of all for couch potatoes, a remote
control controller for the box.

These are the boxes:
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