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...Trademarks used in this manual is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation; IBM is strictly forbidden. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Latitude are registered trademarks and ...MMX is subject to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. ©...
...Trademarks used in this manual is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation; IBM is strictly forbidden. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and Latitude are registered trademarks and ...MMX is subject to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice. ©...
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..., and notes, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE provides helpful information about using this manual to test the computer system. viii Throughout this manual and the User's Guide that came with the system, Dell provides the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for using the computer system. A prerequisite for troubleshooting procedures and instructions...
..., and notes, and they are used as follows: NOTE: A NOTE provides helpful information about using this manual to test the computer system. viii Throughout this manual and the User's Guide that came with the system, Dell provides the Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for using the computer system. A prerequisite for troubleshooting procedures and instructions...
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... keyboard touch pad battery bay touch pad buttons (2) modular bay display latch indicator panel cooling-fan air intake AC adapter connector audio jacks (3) speakers (2) 1-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Automatic thermal management that help you conserve battery power. A BIOS that support 5-V and 3.3-V PC Cards. An infrared port compatible with two connectors that...
... keyboard touch pad battery bay touch pad buttons (2) modular bay display latch indicator panel cooling-fan air intake AC adapter connector audio jacks (3) speakers (2) 1-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Automatic thermal management that help you conserve battery power. A BIOS that support 5-V and 3.3-V PC Cards. An infrared port compatible with two connectors that...
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...-ROM drive, or other device installed in suspend mode (or standby mode for Windows 98), suspend-to keep the battery at full capacity. 1-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The battery indicator displays the following subsections describe the functions of these indicators. power indicator drive activity indicator battery indicator numbers lock indicator capitals...
...-ROM drive, or other device installed in suspend mode (or standby mode for Windows 98), suspend-to keep the battery at full capacity. 1-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The battery indicator displays the following subsections describe the functions of these indicators. power indicator drive activity indicator battery indicator numbers lock indicator capitals...
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... Station is full Reserved for use by the internal coprocessor Generated by the hard-disk drive to indicate that the output buffer of the microprocessor 1-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
... Station is full Reserved for use by the internal coprocessor Generated by the hard-disk drive to indicate that the output buffer of the microprocessor 1-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
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The Microsoft Windows NT ® 4.0 operating system does not support zoom video. 2 The Latitude CP and CPi do not support memory modules from previous models of Dell portable computers, such as the Latitude XP, XPi, XPi CD, and LM. 1-8 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual supports type III cards only in the upper connector. unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP...
The Microsoft Windows NT ® 4.0 operating system does not support zoom video. 2 The Latitude CP and CPi do not support memory modules from previous models of Dell portable computers, such as the Latitude XP, XPi, XPi CD, and LM. 1-8 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual supports type III cards only in the upper connector. unidirectional, bidirectional, or ECP...
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...pitch 0.31 mm Power consumption: Panel (typical 0.7 W Backlight 1.6 or 2.4 W Controls brightness can be controlled with key combinations, the Display window in the Dell Control Center, or the System Setup program Type active-matrix color (TFT) Dimensions (active area): Height 202.8 mm (7.98 inches) Width 270.3 mm (10...Dot pitch 0.26 mm Power consumption: Panel (typical 1.7 W Backlight 2.6 W Controls brightness can be controlled with key combinations, the Display window in the Dell Control Center, or the System Setup program 1-10 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
...pitch 0.31 mm Power consumption: Panel (typical 0.7 W Backlight 1.6 or 2.4 W Controls brightness can be controlled with key combinations, the Display window in the Dell Control Center, or the System Setup program Type active-matrix color (TFT) Dimensions (active area): Height 202.8 mm (7.98 inches) Width 270.3 mm (10...Dot pitch 0.26 mm Power consumption: Panel (typical 1.7 W Backlight 2.6 W Controls brightness can be controlled with key combinations, the Display window in the Dell Control Center, or the System Setup program 1-10 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
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...;F) 3 Battery performance features such as charge time and life span can vary according to the conditions under which the computer and battery are used. 1-12 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
...;F) 3 Battery performance features such as charge time and life span can vary according to the conditions under which the computer and battery are used. 1-12 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
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... more or less, depending on its configuration. 7 Measured with a hard-disk drive, a battery in the battery bay, a diskette drive in head-parked position. 1-14 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Height 38.6 mm (1.52 inches) Width 306.0 mm (12.05 inches) Depth 241.0 mm (9.49 inches) Weight6 2.6 kg (5.8 lb) Temperature: Operating 0° to...
... more or less, depending on its configuration. 7 Measured with a hard-disk drive, a battery in the battery bay, a diskette drive in head-parked position. 1-14 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Height 38.6 mm (1.52 inches) Width 306.0 mm (12.05 inches) Depth 241.0 mm (9.49 inches) Weight6 2.6 kg (5.8 lb) Temperature: Operating 0° to...
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... condition: Power indicator is in the following conditions apply. then replace the battery or connect the computer to AC power to -disk mode. 2-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The system is blinking. For information about the proper removal and installation of computer components, as instructed in the power-on state. The computer...
... condition: Power indicator is in the following conditions apply. then replace the battery or connect the computer to AC power to -disk mode. 2-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The system is blinking. For information about the proper removal and installation of computer components, as instructed in the power-on state. The computer...
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... mouse and its interface cable are free of the interface cable are secure enough to the original Dell Diagnostics Diskette, Dell recommends that users make copies of the Dell Latitude CP Reference and Troubleshooting Guide. 2-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The mouse's ball and push buttons operate freely. Does the problem reoccur? After you perform a visual inspection...
... mouse and its interface cable are free of the interface cable are secure enough to the original Dell Diagnostics Diskette, Dell recommends that users make copies of the Dell Latitude CP Reference and Troubleshooting Guide. 2-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The mouse's ball and push buttons operate freely. Does the problem reoccur? After you perform a visual inspection...
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...to two or more information about resolving conflicts, see Chapter 5, "Getting Help," in the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide. 2-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Because devices may require dedicated memory spaces, interrupt levels, or DMA channels, all . Devices within the computer may be installed... at all of which must be allocated during installation of the problem, call Dell for determining the source of ...
...to two or more information about resolving conflicts, see Chapter 5, "Getting Help," in the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide. 2-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual Because devices may require dedicated memory spaces, interrupt levels, or DMA channels, all . Devices within the computer may be installed... at all of which must be allocated during installation of the problem, call Dell for determining the source of ...
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... board faulty Display initialization failure Display retrace test failure No timer tick System board faulty Shutdown failure Gate A20 failure Unexpected interrupt in protected mode 3-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual system board faulty BIOS corrupted;
... board faulty Display initialization failure Display retrace test failure No timer tick System board faulty Shutdown failure Gate A20 failure Unexpected interrupt in protected mode 3-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual system board faulty BIOS corrupted;
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abnormal discharge; Replace the battery. Indicator flashes alternately green and amber. Indicator flashes amber four times per second. The following table lists these failure codes. abnormal charge current Fatal Cell imbalance; battery indicator 3-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual abnormal charge; critical discharge Turn off the computer and let the battery and computer cool to room temperature. Temporary Over temperature; In the event of a battery failure, the battery indicator displays indicator codes that identify the severity of the problem.
abnormal discharge; Replace the battery. Indicator flashes alternately green and amber. Indicator flashes amber four times per second. The following table lists these failure codes. abnormal charge current Fatal Cell imbalance; battery indicator 3-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual abnormal charge; critical discharge Turn off the computer and let the battery and computer cool to room temperature. Temporary Over temperature; In the event of a battery failure, the battery indicator displays indicator codes that identify the severity of the problem.
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... controller failure 0 Hard-disk drive controller failure 1 Hard-disk drive failure Hard-disk drive read failure Diskette is writeprotected; Hard-disk drive faulty. 3-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The diskette may be completed. Defective or unformatted diskette. The CD-ROM drive does not respond to commands from or improperly installed in computer...
... controller failure 0 Hard-disk drive controller failure 1 Hard-disk drive failure Hard-disk drive read failure Diskette is writeprotected; Hard-disk drive faulty. 3-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual The diskette may be completed. Defective or unformatted diskette. The CD-ROM drive does not respond to commands from or improperly installed in computer...
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... corrupted FAT on system board malfunctioning. System board faulty. Operating system boot files missing or corrupted. Timer on diskette or hard-disk drive. 3-8 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual ROM in external device faulty. Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read...
... corrupted FAT on system board malfunctioning. System board faulty. Operating system boot files missing or corrupted. Timer on diskette or hard-disk drive. 3-8 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual ROM in external device faulty. Memory double word logic failure at address, read value expecting value Memory odd/even logic failure at address, read...
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...Dock Expansion Station Network Interface - If a main memory error is loading. SCSI Devices - Tests a particular area or subsystem 3-10 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual If you can get one from all tests for a thorough test of the automatic thermal management system. This menu lets you which ...works with the air intake on contacting Dell. Starting the diagnostics causes the Dell logo screen to the MS-DOS prompt: Run...
...Dock Expansion Station Network Interface - If a main memory error is loading. SCSI Devices - Tests a particular area or subsystem 3-10 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual If you can get one from all tests for a thorough test of the automatic thermal management system. This menu lets you which ...works with the air intake on contacting Dell. Starting the diagnostics causes the Dell logo screen to the MS-DOS prompt: Run...
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Most of the following tools: Number 1 magnetized Phillips-head screwdriver Small flat-blade screwdriver Small plastic scribe Before you cannot shut down the computer using the computer's operating system, press the power button for 4 seconds. 4-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual If you start to work on the computer, perform the following steps: NOTE: Make sure the computer is turned off and not in this guide require the use of one or more of the procedures in suspend-to-disk mode.
Most of the following tools: Number 1 magnetized Phillips-head screwdriver Small flat-blade screwdriver Small plastic scribe Before you cannot shut down the computer using the computer's operating system, press the power button for 4 seconds. 4-2 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual If you start to work on the computer, perform the following steps: NOTE: Make sure the computer is turned off and not in this guide require the use of one or more of the procedures in suspend-to-disk mode.
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These connectors are zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. movable part of connector (do not remove) Some of the computer's interface connectors are not removable, but they must be released to disconnect a cable from them To disconnect an interface cable from a ZIF connector, follow these steps: To reconnect an interface cable to a ZIF connector, follow these steps: To ensure a firm connection, make sure the ZIF connector is completely closed. 4-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
These connectors are zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. movable part of connector (do not remove) Some of the computer's interface connectors are not removable, but they must be released to disconnect a cable from them To disconnect an interface cable from a ZIF connector, follow these steps: To reconnect an interface cable to a ZIF connector, follow these steps: To ensure a firm connection, make sure the ZIF connector is completely closed. 4-4 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
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... drive interface PWA,CD/FDD INTERCONN,SE board Bottom CD-ROM drive cover CVR,BTM,PLSTC,CD,CP Top CD-ROM drive cover CVR,TOP,PLSTC,CD,CP CD-ROM drive shield SHLD,CD,CP CD-ROM drive label LBL,REG,CD,20X Diskette drive service kit SVC,SUBASSY,FD,F3, 4-...,F3,CP bottom cover Diskette drive assembly CVR,TOP,PLSTC,FD,F3,CP top cover Diskette drive assembly PWA,INTFC,FD,F3,CP interface board Diskette drive assembly CBL,FPC,FD,F3,CP interface cable Diskette drive assembly SHLD,FD,F3,CP shield Service kit, exhaust fan SVC,FAN,25X25X10,CP 4-31 4-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual
... drive interface PWA,CD/FDD INTERCONN,SE board Bottom CD-ROM drive cover CVR,BTM,PLSTC,CD,CP Top CD-ROM drive cover CVR,TOP,PLSTC,CD,CP CD-ROM drive shield SHLD,CD,CP CD-ROM drive label LBL,REG,CD,20X Diskette drive service kit SVC,SUBASSY,FD,F3, 4-...,F3,CP bottom cover Diskette drive assembly CVR,TOP,PLSTC,FD,F3,CP top cover Diskette drive assembly PWA,INTFC,FD,F3,CP interface board Diskette drive assembly CBL,FPC,FD,F3,CP interface cable Diskette drive assembly SHLD,FD,F3,CP shield Service kit, exhaust fan SVC,FAN,25X25X10,CP 4-31 4-6 Dell Latitude CP and CPi Service Manual