Service manual

Introduction: Dell Latitude CP
● A modular bay that supports a CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, or second battery. 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 CD-ROM drive,
battery, or travel bay in the modular bay, see the topic titled "Modular Bay" in
the online System User's Guide.
● A 16- or 32-megabyte (MB) extended-data out (EDO) memory module standard on the
system board. Memory can be increased up to 128 MB by installing combinations of 16-,
32-, and 64-MB 3.3-volt (V) EDO small-outline, dual-inline memory modules (SoDIMMs)
in the two memory module sockets on the system board.
● A 256-kilobyte (KB) static random-access memory (SRAM) external cache (also called
level 2, or L2, cache) on the Latitude CP M133ST and Latitude CP M166ST. The
Latitude CP M233ST and Latitude CP M233XT have a 512-KB SRAM external cache.
Cache memory enhances the speed of many microprocessor operations by storing the
most recently accessed contents of system memory.
● Two power conservation modes - suspend mode and suspend-to-disk mode - which
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.
● Connectors for two 3.3-volt (V) or 5-V PC Cards. The upper PC Card connector
supports zoomed video PC Cards.
NOTE: The PC Card controller supports the CardBus standard for 32-bit data
transfer on the PC Card.
● Hardware and software support for the Dell Latitude C/Port Advanced Port Replicator (C/
Port APR) and the Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion Station.
● 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
functions by tapping the touch pad itself. "Click and drag" buttonless functions are also
supported.
● A lithium ion battery standard in the battery bay, with support for a second battery in the
modular bay. ExpressCharge technology charges a single battery in 1 hour (when the
computer is off or in suspend mode).
NOTE: The batteries are designed to work only with Dell Latitude CP portable
computers. Do not use the batteries with other computers, and do not use
batteries from other computers with the Dell Latitude CP.
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