Introduction: Dell Latitude CPi A-Series System User's Guide
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Full multimedia capability through the following standard features:
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A 12.1-inch super video graphics array (SVGA), thin film transistor
(TFT), 800 x 600 active-matrix color display or a 13.3-inch extended
graphics array (XGA), TFT 1024 x 768 active-matrix color display.
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A CD-ROM drive that can be used in the modular bay. When you
unpack your computer, look for the CD-ROM drive in the accessories
box of the shipping carton.
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256-bit hardware-accelerated video support, with 2.5 megabytes
(MB) of video memory.
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Support for a zoomed video (ZV) PC Card in the upper PC Card
connector.
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Software wavetable support, Sound Blaster emulation
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Three audio jacks for connecting external speakers or headphones,
a microphone, and a record/playback device to your computer.
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Built-in microphone and two stereo speakers.
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Accelerated graphics port (AGP) architecture that increases system
performance, particularly video performance.
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A modular bay that supports a CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, second battery or hard-
disk drive, or LS-120 drive module. To make the computer as light as possible when you
travel, use the special travel module in the modular bay.
NOTE: Your computer was shipped with a diskette drive in the modular bay. For
information on removing the diskette drive and installing a different device in the
bay, see
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A 64-MB synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) module is standard.
Memory can be increased up to 256 MB by installing combinations of 32-, 64-, or 128-
MB SDRAM modules in the two memory module sockets on the system board.
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Two power conservation modes—
suspend mode
and
suspend-to-disk mode
—that help
you conserve battery power. If the batteries run out of power, suspend-to-disk mode
prevents data loss by copying all system data to the hard-disk drive and turning off the
computer.
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Connectors for two 3.3-volt (V) or 5-V PC Cards. The upper PC Card connector
supports ZV PC Cards.
NOTE: The PC Card controller supports the CardBus standard for 32-bit data
transfer on the PC Card.
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Hardware and software support for the Dell Latitude C/Port Advanced Port Replicator (C/
Port APR) and the Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion Station.
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A touch-pad pointing device positioned for both left- and right-handed users. The left
and right touch-pad buttons mimic mouse buttons; you can also perform many pointing
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