Dell
Dimension 8200 {purchase date: Oct. 5, 2001}
Dell
Dimension 8200
{purchase date: Oct. 5, 2001}
Pentium4 1.8GHz
Service Tag:
Memory Installed: 256 MB PC800 RDRAM
(2x 128: RDRAM must be installed in pairs.)
RDRAM, PC800, Non-Parity (non-ECC), Unbuffered, 184-pin RIMM
(Samsung)
Dimension_8200: (sold before May-6-2002)
System motherboard has a 400Mhz FSB.
Has 4 memory sockets.
Each socket has a maximum capacity of 512MB.
Minimum system RAM is 128 MB.
Maximum system RAM is 2GB.
Uses RDRAM-Rambus PC800Mhz.
Memory must(?) have a 45ns (nanoseconds) rating.45 ns or the faster 40 ns.
Uses ECC or NON-ECC memory.
(for systems sold after May-6-2002:
System motherboard has a 533Mhz FSB.
Memory must have a 40ns rating; You cannot use the older 45ns RDRAM on this system.)
click here for details on the memory used in this system
Samsung RAM Info
Big, Ugly, "Dell" logo on both sides of chassis. But chassis has cool side-opening feature.
MONITOR: 17" (16.0 Viewable, .26dp) M781S
Monitor
.26mm; 85Khz CRT Standard
Res: 1024x768 @ 85Hz
monitor upgrade: May 6, 2003 (Fry's Electronics, San Jose; $650)
VIDEO: 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce MX 4X AGP Graphics Card
with TV-Out
128 MB NVIDIA : Dual Monitor Output {UPGRADE:
May 14, 2003; COST: $108} [GeForce FX 5200 AGP]
40GB ATA-100 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Operation System: Windows Millenium (ME)
on this page (jump to): Image: System Board (mother board) Layout
Ports & Connectors
| General Information |
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| Original Configuration | Upgrades (date of upgrade) | ||
| Service Tag | |||
| Express Service Code | 164695823478 | ||
| Computer Model | Dimension 8200 | ||
| BIOS Vendor | Dell Computer Corporation | ||
| BIOS Version | A01 | A09 (Apr. 2004) | |
| BIOS Date: | 09/18/2001 | ||
| Windows Version: | Microsoft Windows Millenium (ME) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (1.8GHz) (Type 0, Family F, Model 0, Stepping A) |
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| Processor Speed | Approx. 1794 MHz (Rated as 1.8GHz) | ||
| Maximum Supported Processor Speed |
2400 MHz (?) |
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| System Board ( Planar ) | i850 (Intel 850 Chipset) | ||
| System Bus Speed | 400 MHz FSB | ||
| Bus Type | PCI/AGP | ||
| Memory
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| RIMM1 | 128 MB | ||
| RIMM2 |
128 MB | ||
| Total Slots |
4 | ||
| Slots free |
2 | ||
| Total Memory |
254.98MB (256) | ||
Percentage Free Physical Memory |
9.595 % |
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| Total Page Space |
1793.0 MB | ||
| Percentage Free Page File Space |
92.10 % | ||
| Total Virtual Memory | 2047.9 MB | ||
| Percentage Free Virtual Memory | 81.83 % | ||
| Storage |
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Drive A:\ |
1.44M Floppy Drive |
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| Size | 1.38 MB | ||
| Drive C:\ | 40 GB Hard Drive (HD / HDD) | ||
| HardDisk Bustype: | Ultra ATA/100 (Supports "IDE Drive UDMA"; must be enabled in setup) |
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| Size | 38143 MB | ||
| Used Space | 23663 MB | ||
| Free Space | 14480 MB | ||
| Drive E:\ |
DVD |
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| Drive F:\ |
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CD-RW : Yamaha LightSpeed 20x CD-RW |
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| Video Card |
nVidia GeForce 2 MX* 32 MB, SVGA + S-Video out 4x AGP |
nVidia GeForce FX 5200 128 MB DDR; Dual Monitor (VGA) Outputs |
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*Created: June 28, 2000 ; Question:
What does MX stand for?;
Answer:
Multitransmitters. The GeForce2 MX TwinView architecture includes two Dual-Link
Transmission-Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) transmitters. It is the
only graphics processor capable of driving dual digital displays independently,
while fully supporting analog RGB (VGA) and TV-out.
The GeForce2MX was released July 2000.
Demos: Gothic
Chapel
With its arched ceilings and light streaming through stained glass windows,
this cathedral provides an excellent showcase for GeForce2 MX.
Last Updated: Sep 21, 2004
 System
Summary |
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| Dimension 8200 | |
| Service Tag Number: 8XKYYX01 | |
| Ship Date: 10/10/2001 | |
| Dell IBU: N/A | |
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NOTE: The information
contained below relates to this system's original configuration as sold when
new.
| Quantity | Part # | Part Description |
 | 1 | | 0F141 | | | Assembly, Card (Circuit), Planar (Motherboard), DIM8200, Audio | |
| 1 | | 1H315 | | | Assembly, Card (Circuit), Planar (Motherboard), Riser, PC Interface, Transformer Sky Dive Minitower, 8200 | |
| 1 | | 3H250 | | | Processor, 80531, 1.8GHZ, OK, 400FSB, SKN | |
| 1 | | 5695W | | | Keyboard, 104, Universal Serial Bus, United States, NMB, Midnight Gray | |
| 1 | | 955FM | | | Mouse, Personal System 2, 6P, 2BTN, LOGITECH, Midnight Gray | |
| 2 | | 1164P | | | Rambus Inline Memory Module, 128, 400M, 64X16, 8C | |
| 2 | | 9578D | | | Card (Circuit), Memory Board, Memory, Printed Wiring Board, CONTINUITY, RAMBUS | |
| 1 | | 20CKU | | | Kit, Speaker, 120V, Dell Midnight Gray, Harmon Kardon 695 | |
| 1 | | 5740C | | | Cable, Auxiliary, Internal, Modem, 4C | |
| 1 | | 9C904 | | | Modem, V.90, Internal, Data/Fax/Voice, Lucent Technologies | |
| 1 | | 0F091 | | | Digital Video Disk Drive, 680M, 16X, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), Internal, NEC, REV2, Chassis 2001 | |
| 1 | | 2H759 | | | Kit, DOC/DSK, SWDVD, INTERVIDEO, 3.0.38 | |
| 1 | | 5G998 | | | Card (Circuit), GRPHC, 32MB, NV-11, TVOUT, Second | |
| 1 | | 2D067 | | | Floppy Drive, 1.44M, 3.5" Form Factor, 3MD, No Bezel, SONY, Chassis 2001, W3 | |
| 1 | | 7J322 | | | Hard Drive, 40G, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), Half Height, 7.2K, 30G/P, WD-XL30 | |
| 1 | | 3H240 | | | Documentation, Windows XP Home, Upgrade, England/English, FREE | |
| 1 | | 10RDC | | | Kit, Software, WKS-STE2K1, 5.25" Form Factor, Original Equipment Mfgr., England/English | |
| 1 | | 7C712 | | | Card (Circuit), Network, Ethernet, 10/100, CNET TECHNOLOGY INC, Revision | |
| 1 | | 58VYR | | | Display, Multiscan, Color, 17, Dual, M781S, Midnight Gray, Dell Americas Organization | |
eBay price check, Dec. 2003: $400 + $100 shipping
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Microprocessor | |
Microprocessor type | Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor 1.50, 1.60, 1.80, 1.90, 2.00, 2.20, or 2.40 GHz (400 MHz); or 2.26, 2.40, 2.53, 2.66, or 2.80 GHz (533 MHz) |
L1 cache | 8 KB first-level |
L2 cache | 256-KB or 512-KB (displayed in the system setup program) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM |
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System Information | |
System chip set |
Intel 850 or 850E |
DMA channels | eight |
Interrupt levels | 15 |
System BIOS chip | 4 Mb (512 KB) |
System clock |
400 MHz data rate (the 850E provides a 533- MHz data rate) |
System Board (mother board) [ additional details ]
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Audio2 |
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Audio controller |
Analog Devices AD1885 AC97 Codec |
| (software) |
SoundMAX Digital Audio |
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2 Present only on computers with integrated audio capabilities. Sound ports (mic, audio out) are integrated with the system board. |
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Video | |
Video controller |
AGP 4X (1.5V AGP) |
What is .8V AGP?
.8V is the voltage requirement of new 8x AGP cards utilizing AGP specification 3.0. Motherboards supporting 8x AGP support both 1.5V AGP 2.0 compliant cards (AGP 4x) and newer .8V AGP 3.0 compliant cards (AGP 8x). The keying for AGP 3.0 cards is identical to that of AGP 2.0 cards to retain backward compatibility. A motherboard that supports 8x AGP should work fine with a 1.5V (AGP 4x video card), and a motherboard that supports 1.5V (AGP 4x) video cards should work ok with a .8V video card (AGP 8x), however in the later example the video card would only work at the fastest speed the motherboard supports (AGP 4x).
AGP8X ( 8 x / 8 speed AGP) = AGP 3.0 (AGP Specification 3.0 / AGP3.0 Specification)
AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is the next generation VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth up to 2.12GB/s.
AGP 8x doubles the graphics bandwidth of the AGP interface to 2.1 gigabytes per second (GB/s) which is designed to benefit applications on today's [2003] most popular workstation platforms.
AGP 8x technology is intended to be the last parallel interface step that meets the industry's requirements before transitioning to a PCI Express-based serial graphics solution in 2004.
(statement from Intel)
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Controls and Lights | |
Power control | push button |
Power light | green |
Hard-drive access light | green |
Diagnostic code lights | four bicolor (amber and green) located on back panel |
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Physical | |
Height x Width x Depth | 42.5 x 18.1 x 44.7 cm |
Weight | 12.7 kg (28 lb) |
Memory:
Dimension_8200
Dell is not planning to release a BIOS update for our Dimension 8200 systems
in order to enable PC1066 RDRAM.
(Uses only PC800 RDRAM.) Although we are aware that Intel has validated the
use of PC1066 memory with the 850E chipset, Dell only supports the hardware
and system configuration requested by our customers at the point of sale. PC1066
memory would be considered an upgrade for the Dimension 8200; it was not tested
and validated on this system, and is therefore not supported by Dell.
To learn more about the support guidelines for motherboard upgrades, please read the Dell Knowledge Base article FA1065820.
Dell is not planning to release a BIOS update for our Dimension 8200 systems in order to enable Hyper threading. The early release of the 8200 A09 bios stated that hyper threading was supported. Dell apologizes for the confusion and misunderstanding, but in fact the information in the A09 BIOS release notes was incorrect. The 8200 does not support Hyper-Threading processors. Dell is correcting the notes on the A09 BIOS and is writing an article for the Dell Knowledgebase that will be available in the next week that will provide a better explanation. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
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*Memory types:
Currently there are three main memory types still being used.
*SDRAM
*DDR SDRAM
*RDRAM
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*SDRAM is older generation ram that was used on systems like the Dimension_T.
It runs at 66Mhz, 100Mhz, 133Mhz, and is usually designated as ( PC66, PC100,
PC133 ).
PCwebopedia definition.
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*DDR SDRAM also known as DDR-RAM
DDR-RAM is newer generation SDRAM that has a double data rate.
DDR-RAM transfer data on both the rising and falling edge of the clock whereas
SDRAM only transfer data on the rising of the cycle. So, DDR RAM transfers twice
the amount of data per clock cycle and therefore is referred to as DDR (Double
Data Rate).
It runs at 200Mhz, 266Mhz, 333Mhz, and is usually designated as ( PC1600,PC2100,PC2700
).
PCwebopedia definition.
Note: DDR 333MHz memory only runs at 333MHz with 533MHz FSB processors. 400MHz
FSB processors will clock memory at 266MHz only (333MHz will be clocked down
to 266MHz). Mixing 333MHz memory with 266MHz memory will cause the 333MHz DIMMs
to be clocked at 266MHz.
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*RDRAM also known as Rambus Ram.
RDRAM is a newer generation memory technology that has the fastest speed and
greater throughput then
any other memory technology.
It runs at 300Mhz, 356Mhz, 400Mhz, 533Mhz, and is usually designated as ( PC600,
PC700, PC800, PC1066 ).
Rambus Ram must be installed in pairs.
This means if you wish to upgrade to an additional 256Mb of Ram, you must install
2-128MB Rambus modules.
Most systems that use Rambus memory, have 4 memory slots.
Unless you have filled all 4 slots with Rambus memory, some of those slots will
contain CRIMMS.
PCwebopedia definition.
Note:If purchasing RDRAM to upgrade your system, make sure to purchase it in pairs.
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*ECC Memory:
Short for Error-Correcting Code memory, a type of memory that includes special
circuitry for testing the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory.
The memory runs a math algorithm to verify
the integrity of the memory. This type of memory is also referred to "error
correcting" memory.
ECC memory is generally more expensive, and is used in high end servers.
The general "home user" does not need ECC memory.
*Non-ECC Memory:
Does not include the special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data as it
passes in and out of memory.
Does not correct data corruption or errors as it passes in and out of memory.
Quote from ebay auction: "I recently purchased this RAM for my Dell Dimension 8200, but my Dell requires Non-ECC RAM. The RAM was never installed, I found the mistake too late "
Another quote: "You are bidding on two identical working 128-MB Samsung PC800 non-ECC Rambus modules. Samsung product number MR16R0828BN1-CK8. The following link to the Samsung website describes them in detail: MR16R0828BN1-CK8 These modules were taken from my DELL Dimension 8200 when I upgraded to larger modules."
Do I have to buy memory from Dell for it to work with my system?
No, you can purchase memory from any memory manufacturer or reseller.
The most important thing to do is to make sure the memory you purchase meets
the memory specification of the computer. 90% of the memory you purchase will
work as long as it meets the memory specifications of the computer.
You should also make sure you purchase memory from a retailer that has a good
warranty policy, and a good return policy.
Memory retailers:
Dell MEMORY SELECTOR.
WWW.PRICEWATCH.COM
WWW.CRUCIAL.COM
WWW.OEMPCWORLD.COM
WWW.TIGERDIRECT.COM
Remember:
It is very important that the memory you purchase matches the memory specifications
of your computers. If you fail to do so, the memory you purchase may not work.
For example:
The Dimension_8200 400Mhz FSB uses 45ns memory.
The Dimension_8200 533Mhz FSB uses 40ns memory.
The Dimension_8250 533Mhz FSB uses 40ns memory.
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