IBM A Series User Manual

IBM

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The perfect balance of performance and portability; two-spindle system

®

® 

 with

enhanced Intel SpeedStep

™ technology

1

 and 400MHz frontside bus

 / on die (at processor speed) / ECC

 standard / 1GB max

7

 / PC2100 266MHz DDR-SDRAM / non-parity / CL2.5 /

two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets / 256MB in one socket / one socket available
None standard / use optional Ultrabay

™-based or USB-based diskette drive

B1U: 

DVD-ROM/CD-RW / 8X/8X/24X/8X

21

 speed / removable from Ultrabay 2000;

B2U: 

DVD-ROM/CD-RW / 16X/10X/24X/8X

21

 speed / removable from Ultrabay 2000

One modular bay for interchangeable devices (right side) / 

-compatible

B1U:

8

4200 rpm;  

B2U:

 

 high-speed (HS) 5400 rpm

All:

removable and upgradable / 9.5mm high bay / S.M.A.R.T. /

supports 2nd disk with optional HDD Adapter in Ultrabay 2000 / HDD Shock Absorber

(358.1mm)

/ Active Matrix / 150 nits

easy-open cover to unlatch and open with one hand (two latches)

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™ 

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 / 

 / 

 DDR-SDRAM 364MHz

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 / ThinkPad Button / palm rest / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm (std-size keys)
TrackPoint

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pointing device, "Press-to-Select," Internet Scroll Bar

13

UltraNav multi-pointing system / touch pad below keyboard / Tap Zones
Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions / no UltraPort

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12.0" x 9.8" x 1.4"; 304mm x 250mm x 36.6mm
with optical drive and battery:  

B1U: 

5.4 lbs (2.43kg); 

B2U:

 5.5 lbs (2.5kg)

 in the top and bottom covers for enhanced strength

Lithium Ion 6-cell / intelligent  / supports unique 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.5 hrs

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 (TI

®

 PCI1520 CardBus controller, Mini PCI, external expansion) /

LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for diskette, serial, par, 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
Two USB (Version 1.1) / 9-pin serial / parallel / external DB-15 monitor / infrared
(4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet) / no keyboard or mouse port (use USB)
S-video out port (TV out) / one industry standard connector
One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradable
Mini PCI 11b Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Intel PRO/Wireless LAN with Intersil

®

 Prism 2.5

chipset, dual antennas in display cover, Wi-Fi-certified /
56K

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) modem combo, Agere

®

 chipset

One Communications Daughter Card (CDC) socket / customer accessible
One Communications Daughter Card (CDC) socket open
None
10/100 ethernet on motherboard / Intel 82562ETchipset (physical layer)
Soft audio / ICH AC97 controller / SoundBlaster Pro

™-compatible / AD1881A AC97

codec /

 

stereo speakers / 1 watt / volume up, down, mute buttons / internal mic /

microphone input jack (3.5 mm) / headphone jack (3.5 mm) / line in jack (3.5 mm)
Power-on password / hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole

B2U:

33

 / hardware key storage / multi-

factor authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security

16

 / TCG-compliant

/1 year battery - 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
Combo

Ultrabay 2000
Disk

Display

Graphics controller
Graphics - external

Keyboard
TrackPoint

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Touch pad
ThinkLight

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Dimensions

3

Approximate weight

2

Case material
Battery - type
Battery - life

10

Architecture

Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video out
Mini PCI

11b Wi-Fi

32

/mod

CDC

Modem
Bluetooth

™

Ethernet
Audio support

Security
Security chip

Limited warranty

12

Service options

Universal 72 watt AC adapter
Asset ID

™

,34

 (system-specific info in

chip accessed over network)

PC 2001-compliant
ACPI 1.0b and 2.0-compliant
PXE 2.0-compliant
IBM ImageUltra

™ Services available

IBM Rapid Restore PC available to

protect software image and data

International Warranty Service

17

24 hour x 7 day

18

 toll-free hardware

support during the warranty

12

14

- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP

Professional

20

✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden Service Partition)

14

• Access ThinkPad

- Access Connections
- Access Help
- Access Support

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• InterVideo WinDVD

• IBM Rapid Restore™ PC

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• Veritas RecordNOW

• IBM Update Connector™

,15

• IBM Director Agent

• Software Delivery Assistant

• System MigrationAssistant

• IBM Client Security Software (for

security chip)

(CD not included)

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Stand-alone Client

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
IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier

22P5737

ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad

22P7330

SuperDisk (LS-240) UltraBay 2000

08K9616

Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive

00N8253

24X-10X CD-ROM Ultrabay 2000 Drive

05K9233

Ultralight 8X Max DVD Ultrabay 2000

22P9102

CD-RW/DVD Combo IV Ultrabay 2000

22P6991

Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000

08K6068

Other options at 

/pc/us/accessories

Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000

08K6070

ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive

08K9603

Portable Drive Bay 2000 (accepts Ultrabay
     2000 media and storage devices)

19K4480

ThinkPad T30 Series Li-Ion Battery

02K7050

Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery

02K6646

ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter

02K6699

ThinkPad 72W AC/DC Combo Adapter

22P9010

Multiple Li-Ion/NiMH Battery Charger

02K6719

20GB Hard Disk 9.5mm (4200 rpm)

08K9686

40GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm)

08K9816

80GB Hard Disk 9.5mm (4200 rpm)

08K9869

2366-B1U Pentium

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 4-M 1.6 256MB 14.1” XGA 40G

Combo Yes 11b Wi-Fi

32

/mod Open

10/100

No Windows

® 

XP Pro No Apr 2002

2366-B2U Pentium 4-M 2.0 256MB 14.1” XGA 40HS Combo Yes 11b Wi-Fi/mod

Open

10/100

Yes Windows

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XP Pro No Nov2002

8

TM

 integrated modular bay

supports most Ultrabay 2000 devices
including CD-RW/DVD Combo 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

Created by IBM PC Institute

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)

TM

See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced on April 30 or November 19, 2002
US models withdrawn effective October 2003

(T30E) 

© IBM Corp. October 2003

This educational model of the ThinkPad T30 notebook must be sold only to qualified education customers.
Qualified institution/customer is a public or private K-12 (or higher) accredited school organized and operated
exclusively for educational purposes for use by Qualified Students and/or Qualified Teachers.

This model for education is for sale direct from IBM or through an Authorized Education Reseller.
The model or models for education are not available for resale to any other organization or individual.

ThinkPad Port Replicator

02K8667

ThinkPad Dock

263120U

IBM 11a/b/g Wireless CardBus

Adapter

31P9101

ServicePac

®, 22

 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9190

ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9197

ServicePac 5yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9201

Other ServicePac options at

i

/services/its/us/

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