Dell Dimension 2400

model: Dell Dimension 2400

  • cpu: Pentium 4 @ 2.8 GHz
  • memory: 1 GB (2 slots, both filled). Max is 2 GB, uses PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM
  • video: Intel 82845M (845M GMCH) SVGA controller
  • storage: PATA - Western Digital WD800, 80GB
  • optical drive: SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SM-352F T902
  • floppy drive: optional (34-pin connector on motherboard)
  • network: bfe0 - Broadcom BCM4401 Fast Ethernet
  • serial ports: 1 x 9 pins
  • parallel ports: 1 x 25 pins
  • usb ports: 2.0 (2 front, 4 back)

bios version: A05 (newest)

ServiceTag: JTZT51J

other: PCI ISDN card

keys: F12 - boot menu

OS: FreeBSD,

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History / log

2021-08-18: I re-created this page on my self-hosted web server.

2019-05-12: floppy controller - I connected up a 3.5 inch floppy drive, booted from a FreeDOS usb stick and ran TestFDC. Here is the report:

Report on FDC capabilities, issued 12/05/2019 19:47:27:
Single-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Single-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Single-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed
Double-Density at 300 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed

looks like everything except 128 byte sectors. Good.

2019-05-12: connected the machine to a VGA monitor, ps2 keyboard and power for testing. I also vacuumed the dust out of it.

2019-05-05: I connected the IDE hard drive (WD800, 80 GB) to a usb-to-pata adapter and copied the files off, then I made a memory stick with the files for the owner.

2019-04-27: at this years spring "dugnad" I got a machine, supposedly a 386 machine, for just rescuing the files off the hard drive for the owner. As it turned out, it was a Pentium 4 machine, with usb, network connector and all. On the plus side, the machine had a normal ide drive, so getting the files off would be easy - just copy them. Along with the machine came a Dell E172FP monitor (1280x1024 @ 75 Hz, 17 inch, TFT, VGA) and a Dell wireless (USB dongle) keyboard + mouse.