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Dell™ Latitude™ X200
Media Base User’s Guide
Guide d'utilisation du Media Base
Guia do Usuário do X200 Media Base
Guía del usuario de Media Base
Model PR03S

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Dell™ Latitude™ X200
Media Base User’s Guide

Notes, Notices, and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you
how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,
or death.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the computer User’s Guide (depending
on your operating system, double-click the User’s Guide icon on your desktop or click the
Start button, click Help and Support Center, and click User and system guides).
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Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly
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Corporation; Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; ENERGY STAR is a
registered trademark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Dell Computer
Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
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February 2002 P/N 9K641 Rev. A00

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Contents
Safety and EMC Instructions:
Dell™ Latitude™ X200 Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Caution: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
EMC Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
When Using Your Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Finding Information and Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
About Your Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Left Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Right Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting Up Your Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Before You Dock for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Docking Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
For the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
While the Computer is Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Undocking Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
In Windows®XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
In Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing Drives From the Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing Drives in the Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting and Disconnecting External Drives . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Swapping External Drives While the Computer Is Running . . . 24
In Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
In Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enabling Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio for DVD Playback . . . . . . . 25
Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver . . . . . . . . . . 27
Securing the Media Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
IC Notice (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ENERGY STAR®Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ENERGY STAR Emblem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CCIB Notice (China Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . 37
VCCI Notice (Japan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
MIC Notice (Republic of Korea Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice . . . . . . . 40
Wymagania Polskiego Centrum Badań i
Certyfikacji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pozostałe instrukcje bezpieczeństwa . . . . . . . . . . . 42
NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CE Mark Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
New Zealand Telecom Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Limited Warranty and Return Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Safety and EMC Instructions:
Dell™ Latitude™ X200 Media Base
The following information defines the meaning of additional symbols used
only in the Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Instructions.
Caution: Safety Instructions
General
Risk of explosion Aircraft
Risk of fire Use of this feature may be prohibited
on aircraft
Risk of electric shock
• Do not attempt to service the media base yourself
unless you are an authorized service technician. Always
follow installation instructions closely.
• If you use an extension power cable with your AC
adapter, ensure that the total ampere rating of the
products plugged in to the extension power cable does
not exceed the ampere rating of the extension cable.
• Do not push objects into openings of your media base.
Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out
interior components.

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• Place the AC adapter in a ventilated area, such as a desk
top or on the floor, when you use it to run the media
base or to charge the battery. Do not cover the AC
adapter with papers or other items that will reduce
cooling; also, do not use the AC adapter inside a
carrying case.
• Do not allow your media base to operate with the base
resting directly on exposed skin for extended periods of
time. The surface temperature of the base will rise
during normal operation (particularly when AC power
is present). Allowing sustained contact with exposed
skin can cause discomfort or, eventually, a burn.
• Do not use your media base in a wet environment, for
example, near a bath tub, sink, or swimming pool or in a
wet basement.
• To help avoid the potential hazard of electric shock, do
not connect or disconnect any cables or perform
maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during
an electrical storm. Do not use your media base during
an electrical storm unless all cables have been
disconnected and the computer is operating on battery
power.
• Before you clean your media base, remove power. Clean
your media base with a soft cloth dampened with water.
Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners, which may
contain flammable substances.

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Caution: Power (Safety Instructions, continued)
• Use only the Dell-provided AC adapter approved for
use with this media base. Use of another AC adapter
may cause a fire or explosion.
• Before you connect the media base to an electrical
outlet, check the AC adapter voltage rating to ensure
that the required voltage and frequency match the
available power source.
• To remove power from the media base, turn it off, and
disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.
• To help prevent electric shock, plug the AC adapter and
peripheral power cables into properly grounded power
sources. These power cables may be equipped with
three-prong plugs to provide an earth grounding
connection. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the
grounding prong from the power cable plug. If you use a
power extension cable, use the appropriate type, two-
prong or three-prong, to mate with the AC adapter
power cable.
• Be sure that nothing rests on your AC adapter’s power
cable and that the cable is not located where it can be
tripped over or stepped on.
• If you are using a multiple-outlet power strip, use
caution when plugging the AC adapter’s power cable
into the power strip. Some power strips may allow you
to insert the plug incorrectly. Incorrect insertion of the
power plug could result in permanent damage to your
media base, as well as risk of electric shock and/or fire.
Ensure that the ground prong of the power plug is
inserted into the mating ground contact of the power
strip.

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Caution: Air Travel (Safety Instructions, continued)
EMC Instructions
• Use shielded signal cables to ensure that you maintain the appropriate
EMC classification for the intended environment. For parallel printers,
a cable is available from Dell. If you prefer, you can order a cable from
Dell at its world-wide website at www.dell.com.
• Static electricity can harm electronic components inside your media
base. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your
body before you touch any of your media base’s electronic
components, such as a memory module. You can do so by touching an
unpainted metal surface on the media base's input/output panel.
• Certain Federal Aviation Administration regulations and/or
airline-specific restrictions may apply to the operation of your
Dell™ computer while you are on board an aircraft. For
example, such regulations/restrictions may prohibit the use of
any personal electronic device (PED) that has the capacity for
intentional transmission of radio frequency or other
electromagnetic signals while on an aircraft.
– In order to best comply with all such restrictions, if your
Dell portable computer is equipped with Dell
TrueMobile™ or some other wireless communication
device, please disable this device before you board the
aircraft and follow all instructions provided by airline
personnel with regard to such device.
– Additionally, the use of any PED, such as a portable
computer, may be prohibited in aircraft during certain
critical phases of flight, for example, takeoff and landing.
Some airlines may further define the critical flight phase as
any time the aircraft is below 3050 m (10,000 ft). Please
follow the airline’s specific instructions as to when the use
of a PED is allowed.

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When Using Your Media Base
Observe the following safe-handling guidelines to prevent damage to your
media base:
• When setting up the media base for work, place it on a level surface.
• When traveling, do not check the media base as baggage. You can put
your media base through an X-ray security machine, but never put your
media base through a metal detector.
• When traveling, do not place the media base in overhead storage
compartments where it could slide around. Do not drop your media
base or subject it to other mechanical shocks.
• Protect your media base from environmental hazards such as dirt,
dust, food, liquids, temperature extremes, and overexposure to
sunlight.
• When you move your media base between environments with very
different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form
on or within the media base. To avoid damaging the media base, allow
sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the media
base.
NOTICE: When taking the media base from low-temperature conditions into
a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler
environment, allow the media base to acclimate to room temperature before
turning on power.
• When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-
relief loop, not on the cable itself. As you pull out the connector, keep
it evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you
connect a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and
aligned.
• If your media base gets wet or is damaged, follow the procedures
described in “Solving Problems” in your computer User’s Guide. If,
after following these procedures, you confirm that your media base is
not operating properly, contact Dell (see “Getting Help” in your
computer User’s Guide for the appropriate contact information).

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Finding Information and Assistance
The following table lists the resources that Dell provides as support tools.
Additional resources may be shipped with your computer.
Resources and Support Tools
Resource Contents Using the Resource
User’s guides for your
computer and devices
Depending on your operating system, double-click the
User’s Guides icon on your desktop, or click the Start
button and then select Help and Support to access the
documentation stored on your hard drive.
Obtain information on the following:
• Using your computer
• Configuring system settings
• Removing and installing parts
• Installing and configuring software
• Diagnosing a problem
• Technical specifications
• Getting technical assistance
Drivers and Utilities CD
• Dell Diagnostics
• Drivers
• Utilities
• Computer and device
documentation
See the main menu on the Drivers and Utilities CD that
came with your computer. Use the pull-down menu to
make selections appropriate for your computer.
Documentation and drivers are already installed on your
computer when shipped from Dell. You can use the
Drivers and Utilities CD to access documentation,
reinstall drivers, or run diagnostics tools.
For more information about the Drivers and Utilities CD,
see your computer User’s Guide.
For information about reinstalling drivers for the optical
drive that shipped with your media base, see the
documentation that came with the drive.
Service and Registration
Labels
• Express Service Code and
Service Tag Sequence
• Product Key (also called the
Product ID or Certificate of
Authenticity [COA])
The Express Service Code and Service Tag Sequence are
unique identifiers for your Dell™ computer.
You will need the Product Key (or Product ID) number to
complete the operating system setup.
User’s Guides

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Operating System CD To reinstall your operating system, use the Operating
System CD that came with your computer.
NOTE: The Operating System CD may not include all the
latest drivers for your computer. If you reinstall your
operating system, use the Drivers and Utilities CD to
reinstall drivers for the devices shipped with your
computer.
For more information about installing your operating
system, see the Dell-installed Microsoft®Windows®
Setup Guide that came with your computer.
Dell-installed Windows Setup
Guide
See the Setup Guide for information on installing and
configuring your operating system.
NOTE: To obtain information on your operating system,
click the Start button and click Help or Help and Support,
depending on your operating system.
Dell | Support website
• Frequently asked questions
• Downloads for your
computer
• Documentation
• Online discussions about
your computer
• Searchable database
Go to support.dell.com and complete the one-time
registration:
• Get help with general usage, installation, and
troubleshooting questions (Ask Dudley, Dell
Knowledge Base)
• Access documentation about your computer and
devices (Dell Documents)
• Get the latest versions of the drivers for your computer
(Downloads for Your Dell)
• Join online discussions with other Dell customers and
Dell technical professionals (Dell Talk)
• Explore a list of online links to Dell's primary vendors
Resource Contents Using the Resource

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About Your Media Base
Front View
Dell Premier Support website
• Service call status
• Top technical issues by
product
• Frequently asked questions
by product number
• Customized service tags
• System configuration detail
Go to premiersupport.dell.com:
The Dell Premier Support website is customized for
corporate, government, and education customers.
This service may not be available in all regions.
Resource Contents Using the Resource
1optical drive bay
2undock button
3floppy drive bay
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Left Side View
DIGITAL AUDIO CONNECTOR
Right Side View
1docking release lever
2digital audio connector
3speaker
Supports S/PDIF digital audio.
Plug one end of an S/PDIF digital audio cable into the
digital audio connector on the media base. Plug the
other end of the S/PDIF digital audio cable into the
audio input connector on your digital audio device.
For information about enabling S/PDIF, see “Enabling
Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio for DVD Playback”and
“Enabling S/PDIF in the Windows Audio Driver.”
1speaker
2docking release lever
12 3
12

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Back View
SECURITY CABLE RELEASE BUTTON —Slide this button to open the security
cable slot. For more information, see “Securing the Media Base.”
USB CONNECTORS
SERIAL CONNECTOR
1security cable release
button
6security cable slot
2USB connectors (2) 7network connector
3serial connector 8parallel connector
4video connector 9IEEE 1394 connector
5AC adapter connector 10 PS/2 connector
Connect USB devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, or
printer.
Connects serial devices, such as a mouse or handheld
device.
12 3 4 5
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VIDEO CONNECTOR
NOTICE: When your computer is docked, use the video connector on the
media base.
AC ADAPTER CONNECTOR
SECURITY CABLE SLOT —Lets you attach a commercially available antitheft
device to the media base. Instructions for installing antitheft devices are usually
included with the device. For more information, see “Securing the Media Base.”
Connects an external monitor or projector.
Attach an AC adapter to the media base and to AC power
to convert AC power to the DC power required by the
media base. You can connect the AC adapter with your
media base either turned on or off. For more information,
see “Setting Up Your Media Base.”
The power cable manager can be removed from the AC
adapter. For details, see the label that came with your AC
adapter.
CAUTION: If you are using a multiple-outlet
power strip, use caution when you plug the
AC adapter power cable into the power
strip. Some power strips may allow you to
insert the plug incorrectly. Incorrect
insertion of the power plug could result in
permanent damage to your computer, as
well as risk of electric shock and/or fire.
Ensure that you insert the ground prong of
the power plug into the mating ground
contact of the power strip.
NOTICE: When you disconnect the AC adapter
from the computer, hold the adapter cable
connector, not the cable itself, and pull firmly but
gently to avoid damaging the cable.

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NETWORK CONNECTOR
NOTICE: When your computer is docked, use the network connector on the
media base.
NOTE: Do not plug a
telephone line into the
network connector.
PARALLEL CONNECTOR
IEEE 1394 CONNECTOR
PS/2 CONNECTOR
Connects the media base to a network.
The network connector has two lights. The light on the
left may be green or amber, depending on your network
link; the light on the right blinks yellow when the network
is active.
For information on using the network adapter, see the
online network adapter documentation supplied with
your computer.
Connects a parallel device, such as a printer.
Connects an external module, such as an optical drive. For
more information, see “Connecting and Disconnecting
External Drives.”
Also use this connector to attach devices supporting IEEE
1394 high-speed transfer rates, such as some digital
cameras and video cameras.
Connects PS/2-compatible devices, such as a mouse,
keyboard, or external numeric keypad.
Shut down the computer before attaching or removing a
PS/2-compatible device. If the device does not work,
install the device drivers from the floppy disk or CD that
came with the device, and restart the computer.

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Top View
1optical-drive latch release
2docking connector
3floppy-drive latch release
2
1
3

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Bottom View
1subwoofer
1