Solo 2550 Specifications
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System Solo 2550

Processor and core logic

Processor options

Intel® Mobile Pentium® III 450, 500, 600, 650, and 700-megahertz (MHz)
Intel® Mobile Celeron™ 450, 500, and 550-MHz
Pentium II 333 and 366 MHz

Processor packaging

Intel Mobile Module (iMM/MMC-2)

External cache

On Intel Mobile Module; 256 kilobytes (KB) integrated SRAM Level 2 cache

Core logic

Intel 440BX chipset with PIIX4E; PCI bus version 2.1

Bus speed

100-MHz front side bus with Pentium III

BIOS

Phoenix Plug and Play Note BIOS 4.0 with SMBIOS 2.3 support; 512 KB Flash ROM

Computer memory

RAM type

Synchronous DRAM system memory

Onboard RAM

32 megabytes (MB) onboard RAM (PC 100)

Memory expansion options

Two SO-DIMM sockets accept 32, 64, or 128 MB Synchronous DRAM modules in any combination for a maximum capacity of 288 MB

LCD display panel

Panel size

13.3-inch

Panel type

Active matrix thin filament transfer (TFT) LCD color display

Maximum panel resolution

13.3-inch - (XGA) 1024 x 768

Maximum colors displayed

18-bit; 262,000 colors

Video

Graphics controller

SMI Lynx EM4 Video Graphics Accelerator (Silicon Motion Inc.)

Video interface

Accelerated graphics port (AGP) 1X

Video memory

4 MB SGRAM

External video

Supports simultaneous LCD, external monitor. Supports VGA (640 x 480), SVGA (800 x 600) and XGA (1024 x 768) panel.

Internal LCD resolutions and maximum color depth

1024 x 768, 800 x 600, and 640 x 480 with up to 16.7 million colors

Zoomed video

Zoomed video card may be used in lower PC card slot only

Audio

Audio chipset

ESS Maestro 2E-1978 with PCI interface

Audio codec

ESS 1921, 20-bit stereo/mono digital, full duplex

MIDI playback

64-voice Wavetable synthesis with digital effects and 3D sound; 4-operator FM music synthesis

MIDI In/Out support

MIDI In/Out supported via mini dock

Volume control

Volume up and down dial provides full-analog volume control

Internal microphone

Omni-directional, low-impedance microphone located below keyboard

Internal speakers

Stereo speakers built into palm rest

Audio connectors

Mono Microphone Input, Stereo Line Input, Headphone Output

Communications

Optional internal modem

V.90 56 KB data/fax modem (Lucent chipset); RJ11 connector

DVD option

DVD option bundle

DVD option bundle includes 4X DVD-ROM drive and PC card DVD decoder

Input/Output (I/O)

Keyboard

Full-sized 88-key keyboard with 19 x 19 millimeter key pitch and 3-millimeter travel

Pointing device

EZ-Pad™ Touchpad

I/O ports and connectors

2 USB ports (version 1.0)
Fast I/R
High speed serial (16550A-compatible)
Parallel (bi-directional, EPP, ECP)
RJ11 (internal modem)
PS/2 keyboard or mouse
DC input
Docking connector
One Type III or two Type I or II 32-bit PC card sockets
XGA/SVGA/VGA external monitor

Storage

Hard disk

User-removable; accepts 2.5-inch 12.7-millimeter hard disk; several capacities available between 4 gigabyte (GB) to 18 GB.

Bays

Four bays:
1 battery bay for 50Whr NiMH or 70Whr 12-cell Li Ion battery
1 (fixed) option bay for DVD or CD-ROM drive
1 (fixed) option bay for floppy disk drive or LS-120 SuperDisk 1 hard disk bay for 2.5-inch, 12.7-millimeter hard disk

Hard disk controller

2 independent bus-mastering Enhanced IDE channels, on PCI bus. Supports Ultra DMA (Windows 98 only), DMA Mode 2, PIO Mode 4

Floppy disk drive option

3.5-inch, 1.44-megabyte

120 megabyte SuperDisk drive option

Reads/writes 120-megabyte SuperDisk and 1.44-MB floppy disk drive

CD-ROM option

CD-ROM; 10X minimum/24X maximum

DVD-ROM option

DVD-ROM; 4X maximum speed DVD mode; 20X maximum speed CD-ROM mode; reads DVD's, CD's

DVD decoder

Hardware DVD decoder through PC card

Power

AC adapter

19 volts DC, 50 watts output; automatic voltage adjustment between 100 and 240 volts AC; 50/60 hertz

Primary battery

Removable 70WHr, 12-cell intelligent Li Ion battery

Secondary battery (optional)

Removable 50WHr 9-cell intelligent NiMH battery

Bridge battery

Internal bridge battery allows main battery swapping when Solo 2550 is in standby mode

Power management

ACPI version 1.0 support

Docking

Available options

Solo Port Replicator

Solo Mini-Docking Station

Security

Passwords

Passwords
Power-on password (2-level password support)
HDD access password

Physical

Main system memory screws.
Cable lock slot.

System software

Operating system options

Windows® 98, Windows® 95, Windows NT®

Physical specifications

Dimensions

13.3-inch LCD:
11.5 (width) x 9.3 (depth) x 1.9 (height) inches

Computer weight

7.41 pounds, 3.1 kilograms (includes 13.3-inch LCD, 12-cell battery, CD-ROM, floppy disk drive, internal modem, memory, hard disk)

AC adapter weight

14.6 ounces (415 grams)

Standards

Safety

UL1950, CUL (or CSA C22.2 No. 950), CE Mark EN60950, CB Scheme IEC 950, AS/NSZ 3260

Environmental specifications

Operating temperature

5 to 35 degrees Centigrade

Storage temperature

-25–60 degrees Centigrade

Operating humidity

20–80% relative humidity, no condensation

Storage humidity

15–98% relative humidity, no condensation

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