dandelion (Dell Latitude E4200)
Summary
TODO
Notes
- Has a Latitude ON Module
- No battery
- Keyboard has been rearranged to dvorak, some keys had to be clipped
Hardware
| Make | Dell |
| Year | 2009 |
| Model | Latitude e4200 |
| Chassis | Latitude e4200 |
| Power Supply | 19.5V 3.34A |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 - 1.6 Ghz |
| Memory | 5GB DDR3-800 |
| Ports | ExpressCard 34 |
| Smart Card Slot | |
| 3.5mm Headphone | |
| 3.5mm Microphone | |
| eSATA/USB A 2.0 Combo | |
| VGA | |
| RJ-45 LAN | |
| USB A 2.0 | |
| 4-pin Firewire | |
| SD card slot | |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 4500 |
| Storage | 80GB Intel 310 mSATA SSD |
| Display | 12.1" 1280x800 Premium UltraSharp WXGA LED Display |
| Int. Peripherals | Intel Wifi Link 5300 |
| Ricoh R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller | |
| Richh R5C822 SD card reader | |
| Intel 82567LM Gigabit Ethernet | |
| Ext. Peripherals | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length/Depth | 20.4 cm |
| Width | 29.7 cm |
| Height/Thickness | 2.7 cm |
| Weight | 0.85 kg (1 lbs 14 oz) |
Software
| Operating System | |
| Unique applications |
Log
A lightweight, low power C2D machine
I kind of missed the compact, light, ThinkPad X200s I had before I upgraded it into a X201 hybrid. I thought this machine might sort of fill in the gap. It has the same low power C2D, similar size, and slightly more vertical pixels than the typical 1366x768 displays.
It came with 2GB RAM, and the drive pulled. Fortunately it still had the SATA flat flex cable. I got one of the weird micro-SATA to mSATA adapter cards, and stuck a 80GB drive in there with some foam bits to keep it in place.
The keys are a little bit rearrangeable. The home row index keys have a slight offset, but use the same mount. I just cut the edge of the keycaps a little bit.
A Latitude ON module
I wanted a Latitude ON module because Linux or something. They were cheap enough so I got one. It is pretty boring. I forgot to make any notes about it when I played with it.
CathodeRayDude has a video on it in the Quick Start series. The first part is about some other Dell features, Latitude ON stuff starts about 27 minutes in.
Resetting the Latitude ON password needs a battery
I set a password for the quickstart thing, and don't seem to know what it is.
According to the one FAQ you use 'Latitude ON Configuration Utility' in Windows to change the password.
Another FAQ (wayback machine) says to use 'Latitude ON Firmware upgrade tool'.
It seems like either case requires a Windows machine so I grabbed a spare SSD and stuck Windows on it.
I grabbed R271601 (Dell Latitude ON EX Application). That's when I discovered the firmware upgrade tool requires a battery.
I tried some other installers, but they don't seem to have the Configuration Utility mentioned in the first FAQ, or they report they can't find the Flash module (I think that is the other version of Latitude ON that runs on the main CPU).