IBM A Series User Manual

High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle

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4 Processor-M 1.6GHz with

enhanced Intel SpeedStep

™ technology

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 and 400MHz frontside bus

512KB / on die (at processor speed) / ECC
256MB std / 1GB max

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 / PC2100 266MHz

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 DDR-SDRAM / non-parity / 2.5v /

two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / one socket available
None standard / use optional Ultrabay

™-based or USB-based diskette drive

Combo / 8X/8X/24X/8X

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 speed / bootable / removable from Ultrabay Plus

Two modular bays for interchangeable devices / Ultrabay 2000 (left side) and
Ultrabay Plus (right side) / Ultrabay 2000 left bay empty at ship (uses Travel Bezel)
40GB

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 / upgradeable / S.M.A.R.T. /

supports two additional disks with optional HDD adapter in each modular bay
15.0" (381mm) SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT color / Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast
ATI

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™ Radeon™ 7500 / AGP 4X / 32MB DDR-SDRAM 166MHz

External monitor support via analog DB-15 connector / up to 2048x1536x16.7M colors
at 75Hz / DDC2B / supports external digital monitor

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 via the Digital Video Interface

(DVI) port on either of the optional docking solutions
87-key / Web navigation keys (6 total, 3 customizable) / ThinkPad Button / palm
rest / TrackPoint

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, "Press-to-Select," Internet Scroll Bar / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm

Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions
None

Color:

 black;  

Top:

 ABS plastic;  

Bottom:

 glass-fiber reinforced plastic

Approximately 13.0 x 10.7 x 1.8"; 329mm x 272.5mm x 45.8mm
with battery and optical drive: 7.6 lb (3.45kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell 10.8V 4.0Ah / intelligent / supports 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.3 hours / universal 72 watt AC adapter (16Vdc 4.5A)
Intel 845MP chipset / 82845MP Memory Controller Hub (MCH-M) /
82801CAM ICH3-M I/O Controller Hub (ATA-100 EIDE, PCI bus, ethernet MAC,
Low Pin Count (LPC) interface, USB [Bluetooth], Firmware Hub) / PCI bus 2.2 32-bit,
33MHz (Ricoh

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 R5C552 CardBus/1394 combo controller, Mini PCI, ext expansion) /

LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for diskette, serial, parallel, infrared)
Optional ThinkPad Port Replicator
Optional ThinkPad Dock (includes Ultrabay 2000 and half-size PCI slot)
2 Type I, 2 Type II, or 1 Type III / CardBus 32-bit / PCMCIA 2.1 / no Zoomed Video
Two USB (version 1.1) / one 9-pin serial / parallel / external DB-15 monitor /
infrared (4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet) / no keyboard or mouse
S-video out port (TV out) / industry standard connector / no cable ships standard
None
One Mini PCI IIIb slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradeable

Some:

Mini PCI Wi-Fi

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 wireless

4

, Intersil

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 Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in

display cover / 56K

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

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)modem combo, Lucent

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 chipset

Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible

Some:

56K

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

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) CDC modem card / Lucent

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 chip set

10/100 ethernet on CDC / Intel

 

82562ET chipset (physical layer)

None
SoundBlaster Pro

™-compatible / AD1881A AC97 codec / stereo speakers / 1 watt /

volume up, down, mute buttons / mic input jack  / output jack / line in jack
Power-on password / hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole /

Some:

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 / hardware key storage / multi-factor

authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security

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1 year - EasyServ

™

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 onsite pickup and delivery courier service

Service upgrades

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 provide up to three years of onsite or depot repair service

coverage from date of ThinkPad purchase (including warranty period)

Positioning
Processor

L2 cache
Memory

Diskette drive
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Modular bays

Disk (removable)

Display
Graphics controller
Graphics - external

Keyboard

ThinkLight

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UltraPort

™

Case material
Dimensions

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Approximate weight

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Battery - type
Battery - life

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Architecture

Port replicator
Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video out
IEEE 1394
Mini PCI

Wi-Fi

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/modem

CDC

Modem
Ethernet
Bluetooth

™

Audio support

Security
Security chip

Limited warranty

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Service options

IBM

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®

See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced March 5, 2002
US models withdrawn effective July 2002

(A31) 

© IBM Corp. July 2002

PC 2001-compliant
ACPI 1.0b and 2.0 support
CIM and DMI 2.0-compliant
IBM ImageUltra Services available
IBM Rapid Restore PC available to

protect software image and data

Setup Guide, Service and Trouble-

shooting Guide, Windows manual

Personalized Web-based support

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Proactive e-mail updates

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International Warranty Service

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24 hour x 7 day

18

 toll-free hardware

support during the warranty

IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier

22P5737

IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus c500 Cradle 22P5738
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypd 22P7330
ThinkPad Port Replicator

02K8667

ThinkPad Dock

263120U

IBM USB Sleek Mouse

33L3244

IBM USB Numeric Keypad

33L3225

IBM USB 32MB Memory Key

22P5296

Portable Drive Bay 2000

19K4480

10/100 EtherJet

™ CardBus Adapter

08L3147

10/100 Enet /56K Mini PCI (3Com)

09N9774

ServicePac

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 1yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9188

ServicePac 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9189

ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9195

ServicePac 2yr P&L P/U Depot

30L9191

ServicePac 3yr P&L P/U Depot

30L9192

Other options at ibm.com/us/pc/accessories

2652-D3U Pentium

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 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” SXGA+ 40GB

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DVD/CD-RW Open

10/100 Modem

Windows

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 XP Pro No

Mar 2002

2652-D4U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” SXGA+ 40GB DVD/CD-RW Open

10/100 Modem

Windows 2000

No

Mar 2002

2652-D5U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” SXGA+ 40GB DVD/CD-RW Wi-Fi

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/mod 10/100 Open

Yes Windows XP Pro

No

Mar 2002

2652-D6U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” SXGA+ 40GB DVD/CD-RW Wi-FI/mod

10/100 Open

Yes Windows 2000

No

Mar 2002

Ultrabay Plus integrated modular
bay supports most Ultrabay 2000
devices including CD-RW/DVD
Combo II drive, diskette drive, or Zip
drive; the optional Ultrabay Plus
Device Carrier adds potential
functionality by supporting the
Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad and
Cradle for the WorkPad

®

 c500 Series

128 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0028
256 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0030
512 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0032
Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000

08K6068

20GB Hard Disk Drive

08K9686

40GB Hard Disk Drive

08K9687

60GB HS Hard Disk Drive (5400 rpm)

08K9688

ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive

08K9603

SuperDisk (LS-240) UltraBay 2000

08K9616

Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive

00N8253

8X/4X/24X Max CD-RW Ultrabay 2000

22P9101

Ultralight 8X Max DVD Ultrabay 2000

22P9102

DVD/CD-RW Combo II Ultrabay 2000

08K9701

Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000

08K6070

ThinkPad A30 Series Li-Ion Battery

02K6878

Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery

02K6646

ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter

02K6699

Multiple Li-Ion/NiMH Battery Charger

02K6719

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Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP

Professional

✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden Service Partition)

Windows 2000 models
- Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional

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• ConfigSafe

®

✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden Service Partition)

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• Access ThinkPad

- Access Connections
- Access Help
- Access Support

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• InterVideo™ Win DVD

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• IBM Update Connector™

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• Veritas RecordNOW
Downloadable

• IBM Rapid Restore™ PC

• IBM Data Transfer

• Client Security Software (for

 security chip)

• IBM Director Agent
License
- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

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 Client 5.0

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