Hardware/Dell XPS M1330

Dell XPS M1330 Hardware Page

The major hardware components of this laptop basically work in Fedora 12.

Version of Fedora Tested

• Fedora 12

Configuration Tested

• CPU: XPS M1330 - Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
• Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
• Display: Slim and Light LED Display with 0.3 MP (640x480) Omnivision Webcam
• Graphics: 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce 8400M GS
• Hard Drive: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
• Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Network Card
• Optical drive: CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive), slot load
• Sound: High Definition Audio 2.0
• Wireless: Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
• Battery: 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
• Fingerprint Reader: Biometric Fingerprint Reader
• Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
• Other: 9-in-1 media card reader, IR remote that fits in Express PCM slot

What works

• 1280x800 display resolution in X
• Standard keyboard features
• Trackpad, including scrolling regions and tap-to-click
• Wireless
• Media keys: eject, previous track, stop, play/pause, next track, mute, volume decrease, volume increase.
• Brightness up/down keys (fn-up, fn-down)
• Ports: ethernet, 2 USB, stereo headphones
• Built-in speakers
• Webcam
• 9-in-1 card reader (tested on 256 MB MultiMediaCard)
• CD/DVD drive
• IR remote control. The remote control fits in the express PC card slot. It works for volume control, forward-backward of presentations, and pause-play-next in Rhythmbox.
• Hibernate/suspend key (Fn+F1)
• Battery info (Fn+F3)
• CRT/LCD key for VGA out (Fn+F8)
• "Home" media button to open nautilus in home folder
• CPU scaling
• Fingerprint reader
• Wireless Kill Switch

Not Tested

• HDMI out
• Bluetooth
• Wireless with WPA authentication
• DVD playing
• Media cards other than MMC

Wireless

This can be enabled with ndiswrapper and a Windows driver. See http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~hamkins/M1330_fedora_12.html#wireless for details.