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Technical Specifications: Dell Dimension 8100 System Reference

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Technical Specifications: Dell™ Dimension™ 8100 System Reference

Microprocessor Power
System Information Controls and Lights
Expansion Bus Physical
Memory Environmental
Drives Regulatory Notices
Ports and Connectors IRQ Assignments
Video Default Dell-Installed Card Placements
NIC DMA Channel Assignments


Microprocessor

Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor that runs at either 1.30, 1.40, 1.50, 1.70, 1.80, or 2.0 GHz. 
Internal cache 8 KB first-level
L2 cache integrated 256-KB at full microprocessor speed
Math coprocessor internal to Pentium 4 microprocessor

System Information

System chip set Intel 850
Data bus width 64 bits
Address bus width 32 bits
DMA channels eight 
Interrupt levels 15
System BIOS chip 4 Mb
System clock 100 MHz; 400 MHz data rate

Expansion Bus

Bus types PCI and AGP
Bus speed PCI: 33 MHz; AGP 66 MHz
AGP connector one
AGP connector size 172 pins
AGP connector data width (maximum) 32 bits
AGP bus protocols 4x/2x modes at 1.5 V
PCI connectors five
PCI connector size 120 pins
PCI connector data width (maximum) 32 bits

Memory

Architecture RDRAM
RIMM sockets four
RIMM capacities 64-, 128-, 256-, and 512-MB RDRAM
Standard RAM 128 MB (minimum)
Maximum RAM 2 GB
BIOS address F8000h

Drives

Externally accessible three 5.25-inch bays for floppy, tape, or CD drives; one 3.5-inch bay for a floppy drive
Internally accessible two 3.5-inch bays: one for a 1-inch–high hard drive and one for a 1.6-inch–high hard drive

Ports and Connectors

Externally accessible:

Serial (DTE)

one 9-pin connector; 16550-compatible

Parallel

one 25-hole connector (bi-directional)

Video

one 15-inch hole connector (on video card)

Integrated NIC

RJ45 connector

PS/2-style keyboard

6-pin mini-DIN

PS/2-compatible mouse

6-pin mini-DIN

USB

four USB-compliant connectors
Internally accessible:

Primary EIDE hard drive

40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Secondary EIDE hard drive

40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Floppy drive

34-pin connector

CD drive audio interface

4-pin connector

Remote wakeup

3-pin connector

Fan

3-pin connector

Telephony

4-pin connector

Video

Video type AGP 4X or PCI devices (see manufacturer's specifications)

NIC*

NIC RJ45 connector
* For systems with built-in network capabilities.

Power

DC power supply:

Wattage

250 W

Heat dissipation

913 BTUs (fully loaded computer without monitor)

Voltage (auto-sensing)

90 to 135 V at 60 Hz;
180 to 265 V at 50 Hz;
100 V at 50 to 60 Hz for Japanese computers
Backup battery 3-V CR2032 coin cell

Controls and Lights

E-Support push button
Power control push button
Power lights green LED; blinking green in sleep state; dual-color LED on front panel—green for power, yellow for diagnostics
Hard-drive access light green LED
Link integrity and speed indicator* green LED for 10-Mb operation; orange LED for 100-Mb operation
Activity light* yellow LED
* For systems with built-in network capabilities.

Physical

Height x width x depth 44.53 x 20.57 x 43.75 cm (17.532 x 8.1 x 17.225 inches)
Weight 15 kg (33.0 lbs) or more, depending on options installed

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating

10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)

Storage

–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:

Operating

0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min

Storage

0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min
Maximum shock:

Operating

bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec)

Storage

27-G faired-square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec (508 cm/sec)
Altitude:

Operating

–16  to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–16 to 10,600 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Regulatory Notices

FCC (U.S. only)  Class B
IC Notice (Canada only) Class B
CE Notice Class B
VCCI Notice (Japan only) Class B
NOM 024 Information (Mexico only)

IRQ Assignments

IRQ Line System Resource IRQ Line System Resource
IRQ0 System timer IRQ8 RTC
IRQ1 Keyboard buffer IRQ9 ACPI
IRQ2 Enables IRQ8 through IRQ15 IRQ10 Available
IRQ3 Available1 IRQ11 USB
IRQ4 Serial port IRQ12 Mouse port
IRQ5 Available IRQ13 Math coprocessor
IRQ6 Floppy/tape drive controller IRQ14 Primary EIDE channel
IRQ7 Parallel port IRQ15 Secondary EIDE channel
HINT: The Glossary defines abbreviations and acronyms.


Default Dell-Installed Card Placements

The following table provides the default Dell-installed card placements.

Card Slot Card
AGP Port AGP video
PCI Slot 1 NIC
PCI Slot 2 DVD
PCI Slot 3 Wireless network/HPNA/PCMCIA
PCI Slot 4 Audio
PCI Slot 5 PCI modem
HINT: The Glossary defines abbreviations and acronyms.

DMA Channel Assignments

DREQ Line Used By/Available
DREQ0 Default audio DMA channel assignment
DREQ1 Default audio DMA channel assignment
DREQ2 Generated by I/O controller to enable DMA cycle for attached floppy drive
DREQ3 Parallel port (ECP)
DREQ4 Reserved
DREQ5 Available
DREQ6 Available
DREQ7 Available
HINT: The Glossary defines abbreviations and acronyms.

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