IBM A Series User Manual

High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle

®

® 

 with

enhanced Intel SpeedStep

™ technology

1

 and 400MHz frontside bus

 / on die (at processor speed) / ECC

std / 1GB max

7

 / 

 

 / non-parity / 266MHz

30

 / 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

DVD-ROM / 8X-3.3X

9

 speed / bootable / removable from Ultrabay Plus

 for interchangeable devices / 

 (left side) and

 (right side) / Ultrabay 2000 left bay empty at ship (uses Travel Bezel)

8

/ upgradable / S.M.A.R.T. / 12.5mm bay /

supports two additional disks with optional HDD adapter in each modular bay

(381mm)

/ Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast

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™ 

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 / 

 / DDR-SDRAM 166MHz / 16MB

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

13

 / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm

Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions / no UltraPort

™

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: 7.5 lb (3.4kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell 10.8V 4.0Ah / intelligent / supports 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.5 hr; 

All:

 universal 72 watt AC adapter (16Vdc 4.5A)

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, Firmware Hub) / PCI bus 2.2 32-bit, 33MHz
(Ricoh

®

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

LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for diskette, serial, parallel, infrared)
Optional 

(includes Ultrabay 2000 and half-size PCI slot)

2 Type I, 2 Type II, or 1 Type III / CardBus 32-bit / PCMCIA 2.1 / integrated door
Two USB (version 1.1) / one 9-pin serial / parallel / external DB-15 monitor /
infrared (4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet) / no keyboard/mouse
S-video out port (TV out) / industry standard connector / no cable ships standard
One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradable

Some:

Mini PCI 11b Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Intersil

®

 Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in

display cover, Wi-Fi certified /
56K

29

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) modem combo, Agere

®

 chipset

Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible

Some:

56K

29

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) CDC modem card / Agere

®

 chipset

10/100 ethernet on CDC / Intel

 

82562ET chipset (physical layer)

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:

33

 / hardware key storage / multi-factor

authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security

16

 / TCPA-compliant

 - EasyServ

™

,19

 onsite pickup and delivery courier service

Service upgrades

22

 provide up to five 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
Modular bays

(both 12.7mm)

Disk (removable)

Display
Graphics controller
Graphics - external

Keyboard

ThinkLight

™

Case material
Dimensions

3

Approximate weight

2

Battery - type
Battery - life

10

Architecture

Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video out
Mini PCI

11b Wi-Fi

32

/mod

CDC

Modem
Ethernet

Audio support

Security

Limited warranty

12

Service options

IBM

®

®

See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced August 27, 2002
US models withdrawn effective October 2003

(A31G) 

© IBM Corp. October 2003

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

International Warranty Service

17

24 hour x 7 day

18

 toll-free hardware

support during the warranty

12

2652-P3U Pentium

®

 4-M 1.9GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB

8

DVD Open

10/100 Modem

XP Pro

W G

Sep 2002

2652-P4U Pentium 4-M 1.9GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD Open

10/100 Modem

2000

Sep 2002

2652-P5U Pentium 4-M 1.9GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD 11b Wi-Fi

32

/mod 10/100 Open

Yes XP Pro

W G

Sep 2002

2652-P6U Pentium 4-M 1.9GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD 11b Wi-Fi/mod

10/100 Open

Yes 2000

Sep 2002

2652-PTU Pentium 4-M 1.9GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD Open

10/100 Modem

2000

Office XP SB

28

Sep 2002

 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

14

- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 2000

Professional

20

• ConfigSafe

®

✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden Service Partition)

- Microsoft Windows XP

Professional

20

✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden Service Partition)

14

• Access ThinkPad

- Access Connections
- Access Support
- Access Help

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• IBM Update Connector™

,15

• IBM Veritas

®

RecordNOW and DLA

(combo models)

• IBM Rapid Restore™ PC

• Sofware Delivery Assistant

• System Migration Assistant

• IBM Director Agent

• Client Security Software (security

chip models)

(CD not included)

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Stand-alone Client

(2652-PTU)

- Microsoft Office XP Small

Business

28

 (Word, Excel, Outlook,

Publisher, Small Business Tools)

✧Office XP Small Business CD

Created by IBM PC Institute

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)

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 HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm)

08K9816

IBM 256MB USB 2.0 Memory Key

22P9025

IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive

05K9276

ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive

08K9603

SuperDisk (LS-240) UltraBay 2000

08K9616

Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive

00N8253

Ultralight 8X

9

 Max DVD Ultrabay 2000

22P9102

DVD/CD-RW Combo III Ultrabay 2000

22P6980

Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000

08K6070

Portable Drive Bay 2000

19K4480

IBM 128MB USB 2.0 Memory Key

22P8998

IBM Portable USB 2.0 CD-RW Drive

22P5297

ThinkPad USB 2.0 CardBus Adapter

33L3245

IBM MicroPortable Data/Video Projector

0037A02

IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card 128 09N9904

ThinkPad A30 Series Li-Ion Battery

02K6878

Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery

02K6646

Multiple Li-Ion/NiMH Battery Charger

02K6719

ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter

02K6699

ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier

22P5737

ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypd

22P7330

ThinkPad Port Replicator

02K8667

ThinkPad Dock

263120U

IBM Optical Travel Wheel Mouse (black)

31P7410

IBM 1GB Microdrive

07N5574

ServicePac

®, 22

 1yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9188

ServicePac 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9189

ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9195

ServicePac 4yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9194

ServicePac 5yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9196

ServicePac 2yr P&L P/U Depot

30L9191

ServicePac 3yr P&L P/U Depot

30L9192

ServicePac 4yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9195

ServicePac 5yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9197

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