Dell Latitude & FC3

[jim lawrence]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:54:40 +0200, Scott Ryan <scott at staff.telkomsa.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 January 2005 15:06, Ryan D'Baisse shaped the electrons to say:
> > Morning, all!
> >
> > I was just handed a new laptop.  I am trying to determine if it will be
> > a good candidate for FC3.  Based on the specs, does anyone see any
> > areas that might be tricky for a newbie like me? Here are the specs,
> > directly from Dell:
> >
> > System Type: Latitude C840
> >
> > 1 0120C INSERT, BLANK, PC MEMORY CARD INTL. ASSOC., CP/CPX
> > 1 433MR ASSEMBLY, COVER, HINGE, PLASTIC, LONSDALE
> > 1 6G141 PIPE, HEIGHT, THIN, FINS, COMANECI AND AVANTI (SHARED PARTS),
> > PONG ADDS/COHIBA
> > 1 8P514 PROCESSOR, 80532, 1.8GHZ, 512K, PENTIUM 4, MICRO FLIP CHIP PIN
> > GRID ALIGNMENT
> > 1 8T993 BATTERY, MALAYSIA DIRECT SHIP, 14.8V, 8C, LITHIUM, SONY
> > 1 5C671 ASSEMBLY, FLOPPY DRIVE, 1.44M, 3.5" FORM FACTOR, CONTROLLER/NO
> > CABLE, SONY, NOTEBOOK
> > 1 6G356 ADAPTER, ALTERNATING CURRENT, EXTERNAL, 20V, 90W, 3W, POWER
> > FACTOR CORRECTION
> > 1 146CM ASSEMBLY, CABLE, FLEXTRONICS, 15, SXGA+-UXGA, LONSDALE/LAVACA
> > 1 3J010 ASSEMBLY, BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP), BOTTOM, C840, COMPAL, PCTEL
> > 1 3J076 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, SXGA+SPWG, BURST
> > MODE INVERTER, 15, SAMSUNG
> > 1 4C895 ASSEMBLY, BEZEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 15.0, LONSDALE, ULTRA
> > EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
> > 1 7R055 ASSEMBLY, COVER, TOP, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 15, C840/M50
> > 1 3J247 KEYBOARD, 87, UNITED STATES, COMANECI AND AVANTI (SHARED
> > PARTS), UNITED STATES
> > 1 4P608 MOUSE, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, 2BTN, WHEEL, OPTICAL, LOGITECH
> > 1 7N242 KEYBOARD, 104, UNITED STATES, SILITEK, LOW COST, MIDNIGHT GRAY
> > 1 4K174 KIT, ADVANCED PORT REPLICATOR, CPORT2, V.3, 90W, DELL AMERICAS
> > ORGANIZATION
> > 1 0F452 CASE, CARRYING, LEATHER, NOTEBOOK, CLASSIC
> > 2 0K963 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 512, 266, 64X64, 8K, 200
> > 1 4K085 BATTERY, SECOND, 14.8V, 8C, LITHIUM, SANYO
> > 1 3R091 SUB-ASSEMBLY, COMPACT DISK DRIVE, 24X, I, SAMSUNG, SIDE, V4
> > 1 3H788 KIT, COMPACT DISKETTE, COMPACT DISK READ WRITE, ROXIO, V5.1
> > 1 6R175 ASSEMBLY, COMPACT DISK READ WRITE/DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE
> > COMBO, 24X, HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE, OMAHA
> > 1 1N010 KIT, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SWDVD, INTERVIDEO, 3.0.58.6
> > 1 5J149 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, VIDEO, 64MB, NV17, NVIDIA
> > 1 48CVX ASSEMBLY, CARRIER, HARD DRIVE, LONSDALE/LAVACA
> > 1 8267R CONNECTOR, HEADER, 2X22, FEMALE, 2, S, G, 35K, THIRD HEIGHT,
> > CHIP SET
> > 1 9N251 HARD DRIVE, 60GB, I, 2.5" FORM FACTOR, 12.5MM, IBM-CASCADE, V2
> > 1 1J666 FILLER, PLASTIC, AIRBAY
> > 1 1R596 KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL, COMPACT
> > DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, A02
> > 1 8U082 CARD (CIRCUIT), WIRELESS, MINI PCI CARD, INTERNAL, AGERE
> > SYSTEMS, 2.4GHZ
> >
> 
> I have a d600 and it works great, all hardware works except the smartcard
> reader.
> 
> > Thanks, in advance.
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Ryan

1 5J149 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, VIDEO, 64MB, NV17, NVIDIA

i would only say to read up on the Nvidia video before you start,
others on the list are more intune with the nvidia drivers than i am,
so ask many questions pertaining to that particular device, other than
that, Go for it!
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jim lawrence

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