Dell Inspiron 5160
The Inspiron 5160 is a Pentium 4-based laptop, released around September 2004 and discontinued in February 2005.
Specifications
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Socket 478 Mobile Intel Pentium 4 @2.8, 3.06, or 3.2GHz |
| Chipset | Unknown |
| RAM | Type: DDR, 2 slots Standard: 256MB Maximum: 2GB |
| Hard Disk | 2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Yes Standard: Unknown |
| Display Options | - 14.1" TFT LCD @1024x768 - 15.0" TFT LCD @1024x768 - 15.0" TFT LCD @1400x1050 |
| Graphics Chipset | - XGI Volari XP5 - NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 VRAM: - 32MB (XGI) - 32 or 64MB (NVIDIA) |
| Audio | Sigmatel 9750 - Stereo Speakers - Microphone |
| Main Battery | Lithium Ion (8 or 12 cell) |
| CMOS Battery | Soldered Lithium coin cell |
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack |
| Disk Drives | Optical Drive |
| PC Cards | 1x PCMCIA/CardBus Slot - TI 4510 Controller |
| Networking | - Modem - 10/100 Ethernet - WiFi |
| Other I/O | - 2x USB 2.0 - 1x VGA Out - 1x IEEE1394/FireWire - 1x S-Video Out - 1x Line Out - 1x Line In |
| BIOS | Dell BIOS |
| Pointing Device | Trackpad |
Resources
 Drivers |
 User's Manual |
 Service Manual |
|---|
Common Faults & Maintenance
Thermal Issues and Failure
The Inspiron 5160's cooling system was poorly designed, and as a result, they have very high failure rates. Many of them are just dead now as they've baked themselves to death over time. I currently am not sure exactly what fails, but I'd guess it's probably something related to the lead-free solder issues of the time, combined with the bad thermals. If you own a working one, take extra care to replace the thermal paste and clean the heatsink and fan regularly.
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