Dell Latitude L400

12.1" Pentium III Ultralight/Subnotebook, released in February 2001. This machine was manufactured by Quanta, and Gateway sold a very similar model. The L400 remained on sale until sometime between February and April 2002, when it was discontinued in favor of the Latitude C400.

The L400 was also sold with altered styling as the Inspiron 2100.

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Specifications

Spec	Details
CPU	CPU Type: Soldered BGA Intel Mobile Pentium III "Coppermine" @700MHz
Chipset	Intel 440BX
RAM	Type: PC100 SDRAM, 1 slot Standard: 64, 128, or 256MB Maximum: 256MB
Hard Disk	2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Yes Standard: 6, 10, 20, or 30GB
Display Options	12.1" TFT LCD @1024x768
Graphics Chipset	ATI Mobility M VRAM: 4MB
Audio	Crystal CS4281 + CS4297A - Mono Speaker - Microphone
Main Battery	Lithium Ion (4 or 6 cell)
CMOS Battery	Varta 3-cell NiMH
Power Supply	Latitude LS/L400 Proprietary - Dell ADP-50SB (09834T)
Disk Drives	None (connector for external modular bay present)
PC Cards	1x PCMCIA/CardBus Slot (Type II) - ZoomVideo Support - TI 1410 Controller
Networking	- Modem - 10/100 Ethernet
Other I/O	- 1x Parallel - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x USB 1.x - 1x Dock Connector - 1x External Drive Connector - 1x Mic In - 1x Line Out
BIOS	Phoenix
Pointing Device	Trackpad

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Resources

Drivers	User Manual	Service Manual	Schematic

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Common Faults & Maintenance

CMOS Battery Leaks

The Varta NiMH CMOS battery in the L400 is highly prone to leaking and should be removed from every single L400 if original. As it is placed directly over the motherboard, even a small leak will be catastrophic.

Hinge Covers

I've seen many of these up for sale with broken plastic on the hinge covers, so it's a likely cosmetic weak point on these.

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Gallery

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Images used under CC-BY-4.0 license - Author: bakemono - Link

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Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 11/03/2024
Update Reason: discontinuation info added

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