Dell Dimension 8300 Chipset Driver Download

Posted at October 26, 2025 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	Dell Dimension 8300 Chipset Driver
Category	Other Drivers Tools
Manufacturer	Dell
File Size	2 MB
Supported OS	Windows XP

Dell Dimension 8300 Chipset Driver Description

Microprocessor

Microprocessor type


Intel? Pentium? 4 microprocessor (2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, and 3.4 for 800 FSB, and 2.4, 2.66, 2.8, and 3.06 for 533 FSB)

L1 cache


8 KB

L2 cache


512-KB or 1-MB pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM
L3 cache 2 MB

NOTE: L3 cache is available only with Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processors that support Hyper-Threading technology.

Memory

Type


DDR 333 or 400 (non-ECC)

Memory connectors


four

Memory capacities


128-, 256-, 512-MB, and 1-GB non-ECC

Minimum memory


256 MB

Maximum memory


4 GB

NOTE: See "Addressing Memory with 4-GB Configurations" for the amount of memory available to the operating system.

BIOS address


F8000h

Computer Information

System chip set


Intel 875P

DMA channels


eight

Interrupt levels


15

BIOS chip


4 Mb

NIC


integrated PCI Network Interface

System clock


533- or 800-MHz data rate

Video

Type


AGP 8X

Audio




Type


Analog Devices AD1980 AC97 Codec

NOTE: This audio type is present only on computers with integrated sound capabilities.

Expansion Bus

Bus types


PCI and AGP

Bus speed


PCI: 33 MHz
AGP: 133 MHz

AGP




connector


one

connector size


172 pins

connector data width (maximum)


32 bits

bus protocols


8x/4x/2x modes at 1.5 V

PCI




connectors


four

connector size


120 pins

connector data width (maximum)


32 bits

Drives

Externally accessible


two 3.5-inch bays
two 5.25-inch bays

Available devices


ATA-66 or ATA-100 Ultra DMA hard drive, serial ATA drive, CD drive, Zip drive, DVD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive, and DVD RW drive

Internally accessible


two bays for 1-inch?high hard drives

Connectors

Externally accessible:




Serial


9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible

Parallel


25-hole connector (bidirectional)

Video


15-hole connector

Network Adapter


RJ45 connector

PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)


6-pin mini-DIN connector

USB


two front-panel and six back-panel
USB 2.0?compliant connectors

5.1 Audio


five connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, and center/Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) channel; one front panel connector for headphones

NOTE: These audio connectors are present only on computers with integrated sound capabilities.

System board connectors:




Primary IDE channel


40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Secondary IDE channel


40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Serial ATA drive


two 7-pin connectors

Floppy drive


34-pin connector

Telephony (ATAPI)


4-pin connector

CD Audio (ATAPI)


4-pin connector

Fan


3-pin connector

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