IBM A Series User Manual

IBM

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

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® 

 with enhanced Intel SpeedStep

™

technology

1

 and 400MHz frontside bus

 / on die (at processor speed) / ECC

 standard / 2GB max

7

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

two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std mem in one socket / one socket available
None standard / use optional USB-based diskette drive

Some

: DVD-ROM / 24X-8X

8

 speed / bootable /removable from Ultrabay

™ Slim

Some:

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

21

 speed / removable from Ultrabay Slim

One modular bay for interchangeable devices (right side) / 9.5mm high bay

8

(4200 rpm) or

(5400 rpm), 9.5mm high / removable and upgradable /

9.5mm high bay / supports 2nd disk with optional HDD Adapter in Ultrabay Slim

(358.1mm)

/ Active Matrix / 150 nits /

one latch to unlatch and open with one hand

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 / 

 / 

 DDR-SDRAM

External monitor support via analog DB-15 connector / up to 2048x1536x16.7M at 75Hz
87-key / Access IBM button / palm rest / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.5mm (std-size keys)
TrackPoint

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

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, magnifying glass /

UltraNav

™ multi-pointing system / touch pad below keyboard / Tap Zones

Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions

6-cell models (WxDxH):

 12.2" x 10.0" x 1.0-1.2"; 311mm x 255mm x 26.6-31.4mm

with optical drive and battery:  4.9 lbs (2.22 kg)
Magnesium composite in the top cover, titanium-reinforced CFRP in bottom cover
Lithium Ion 6-cell / intelligent  / supports unique 2nd battery in Ultrabay Slim
5.5 hr; 

9-cell High Capacity plus Ultrabay Slim battery: 

9.5 hr

chipset / 82855PM Memory Controller Hub (MCH-M) /

82801DBM ICH4-M I/O Controller Hub (ATA-100 EIDE, PCI bus, ethernet MAC,
Low Pin Count (LPC) interface, USB [Bluetooth]) /
PCI bus 2.2 32-bit, 33MHz (TI

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 PCI1520 CardBus controller, Mini PCI, ext expansion) /

LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for infrared, parallel [docking-based ports])
2 Type I, 2 Type II, or 1 Type III / CardBus 32-bit / PCMCIA 2.1 / integrated door
Two USB (Version 2.0) / parallel / external DB-15 monitor / infrared (4Mbps) /
RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet) / no keyboard or mouse or serial ports (use USB)
S-video out port (TV out) / one industry standard connector
UltraConnect

™ Antenna built into the display cover for optimal wireless signal reception

One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradable

Some:

Wireless upgradable with wireless Mini PCI options

Some:

11b Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection

802.11b, Intel 82531 chipset

Some:

802.11b wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Cisco

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 Aironet

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  Wireless 802.11b

One Communications Daughter Card (CDC) socket / customer accessible
56K

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) modem in CDC / Agere

®

 chipset

None standard (optional PC Card available)

Some:

10/100 ethernet on systemboard / Intel 82562EZ chipset (physical layer) / PXE

Some:

Gigabit ethernet on systemboard / Intel 82540EP chipset (MAC/PHY) / PXE

Soft audio / ICH AC97 controller / DirectSound

®

 support / AD1981B AC97 codec /

stereo speakers / 1 watt / volume up, down, mute buttons / internal mic /
microphone input jack (3.5 mm; pink) / headphone jack (3.5 mm; green)
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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 / TCPA-compliant

/1 yr battery - EasyServ

™

,19

 onsite pickup and delivery / service upgrades

22

 avail

Positioning
TAA-compliant
Processor

L2 cache
Memory

Diskette drive
DVD
Combo
Ultrabay Slim
Disk

Display

Graphics controller
Graphics - external
Keyboard
TrackPoint

®

Touch pad
ThinkLight

™

Dimensions

3

Approximate weight

2

Case material
Battery - type
Battery - life

10

Architecture

PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video out
Wireless antenna
Mini PCI

Wireless upg

36

11b Wi-Fi

32

Cisco 802.11b

CDC

Modem
Bluetooth

™

Ethernet

Audio support

Security
Security chip

Limited warranty

12

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
CIM and DMI 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

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 Windows

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 XP

Professional

20

✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery

 (in hidden protected area)

- Microsoft

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 Windows

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 2000

Professional

20

• ConfigSafe

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✧ Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden protected area)

 

• Access IBM

- Access Connections

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• IBM Rapid Restore™ PC

• Veritas RecordNOW (combo mdls)

• InterVideo WinDVD

• Norton AntiVirus (OEM edition)

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• IBM Update Connector™

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• IBM Director Agent

• Software Delivery Assistant

• System Migration Assistant

• Client Security Software (security

chip models)

(CD not included)

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

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 Stand-alone Client

2373-C3U Pentium

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 M 1.5 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 40HS Combo 

✳Intel 11b Wi-Fi

32

Modem Gigabit Yes XP Pro

TAA

W Mar 2003

2373-C4U Pentium M 1.5 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 40HS Combo

Open; wireless upg

36

Modem 10/100 Yes XP Pro

TAA

W Mar 2003

2373-C7U Pentium M 1.3 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 40HS DVD

Cisco

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 802.11b

Modem Gigabit Yes XP Pro

TAA

W Mar 2003

2373-C8U Pentium M 1.5 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 40HS DVD

Open; wireless upg Modem 10/100 Yes XP Pro

TAA

W Mar 2003

2373-CAU Pentium M 1.5 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 40HS DVD

Open; wireless upg Modem Gigabit Yes XP Pro

TAA

W Mar 2003

2373-C1U Pentium M 1.3 256MB 14.1” XGA 7500 30G

DVD

Open; wireless upg Modem 10/100

2000

TAA

W Mar 2003

TM

Created by IBM PC Institute

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)

See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced March 12, 2003
US models withdrawn effective July 2003

(T40TAA) 

© IBM Corp. July 2003

 

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128MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0028
256MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0030
512MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0032
1GB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD

10K0034

IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive

05K9276

IBM USB 2.0 Portable CD-RW Drive

22P5297

CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay Slim Drive

22P7011

Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay Slim

62P4554

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

IBM 1GB Microdrive

™ with PC Card

07N5574

IBM 64MB USB 2.0 Memory Key

22P9024

IBM 256MB USB 2.0 Memory Key

22P9025

IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav

31P8950

IBM Optical 3-Button Travel Wheel Mouse 31P7410
IBM Optical 3-Button ScrollPoint Pro Mouse31P8700

ThinkPad T40 Li-Ion Battery 6-cell

08K8214

T40 High Capacity Li-Ion Battery 9-cell 08K8197
Ultrabay Slim Li-Polymer Battery 3-cell 08K8190
ThinkPad Multiple Battery Charger II

22P9040

ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter

02K6699

ThinkPad 72W AC/DC Combo Adapter 22P9010
IBM H Rate Wireless LAN PC Card 128 09N9904
IBM 11a Wireless LAN CardBus Adaptr 22P7501
Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 3B Mini PCI

31P8601

Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b Mini PCI 31P8301
Bluetooth

™ PC Card II from IBM

19K5796

GemPC400 Smart Card Reader/Writer

31P8901

ThinkPad Port Replicator II

74P6733

ThinkPad Mini Dock

287810U

ThinkPad Dock II

287710U

ThinkPad Monitor Stand 2001

22P5265

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

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ServicePac

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 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9190

ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9197

ServicePac 4yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9198

ServicePac 5yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9200

ServicePac 4yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9199

ServicePac 5yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9201

The Ultrabay Slim supports:

• standard or optional CD-RW/DVD

combo drive

• standard DVD drive

• optional second battery

• optional HDD adapter (for 2nd disk)

• optional travel bezel