IBM A Series User Manual

IBM

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®

2885-PWU Pentium

®

 M 1.6 256MB 12.1” XGA 40GB

8

Combo X3 UltraBase 

✳Intel 11b Wi-Fi

32

Modem

Yes Gigabit XP Pro  Oct 2003

2885-RGU Pentium M 1.6 512MB 12.1” XGA 40HS Combo X3 UltraBase

11a/b/g Wi-Fi

32

Modem

Yes Gigabit XP Pro  Oct 2003

Ultimate mobility in a versatile ultraportable; one spindle

®

® 

 with

enhanced Intel SpeedStep

™ technology

1

 and 400MHz system bus

 / on die (at processor speed) / ECC

or

 std / 2GB max

7

 / 

 333MHz DDR1 (memory controller limits

speed to 266MHz) / non-parity / CL2.5 / two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets /
std memory in one socket / one socket available
None standard / use optional Ultrabay

™-based (inX3) or USB-based diskette drive

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

21

 speed / removable from Ultrabay 2000

Supports Ultrabay

 2000 devices in standard X3 UltraBase (or optional ThinkPad Dock II)

8 

(4200 rpm) or 

 (HS 5400 rpm), 9.5mm, ATA-100 / removable and upgradable /

9.5mm high bay

(308mm)

/ Active Matrix / 150 nits /

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

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®

 / 

 / 

 DDR1 (DDR-SDRAM)

External monitor support via analog DB-15 connector / up to 1280x1024x16.7M at 85Hz
Standard-size

26

 keys / 97% size of T Series / 87-key / 18.5mm pitch; 2.5mm stoke /

Access IBM button / palm rest / TrackPoint

®

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

13

 /

soft dome TrackPoint cap / ships with classic dome and soft rim TrackPoint cap
Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions

without X3 UltraBase:

 10.7" x 8.8" x .98-1.19"; 273mm x 223mm x 24.9-30.2mm

with X3 UltraBase and optical:

  10.8" x 8.9" x 2.0-2.3"; 273 x 227 x 51-58mm

with battery: 

3.6 lb (1.65kg); 

with X3 UltraBase and optical:

 5.6 lb (2.54kg)

Color:

black; 

All: 

 in the top cover / magnesium alloy bottom case

Li-Ion 6-cell / intelligent / supports opt Extended Life Battery on base (for two batteries)
supports Ultrabay battery or optional 6-cell battery in X3 UltraBase (for two batteries )
Up to 5.5 hrs; 

with std battery and optional Extended Life Battery: 

up to 10.1 hrs

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]) / Intel 82802AC Firmware Hub /
PCI bus 2.2 32-bit, 33MHz (Ricoh

®

 R5C522 CardBus/1394 combo controller, Mini PCI,

ext expansion) / LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for infrared [dock-based diskette,
serial, parallel])

(see right side)

Optional 

or 

 (includes Ultrabay 2000 and half-size PCI slot)

 / 1 CF+ Type II / supports optional IBM Microdrive

TM

One Type II / CardBus 32-bit / PCMCIA 2.1 / integrated door

 (4-pin)

Two USB (version 2.0) / external DB-15 monitor / infrared (4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) /
RJ-45 (ethernet) / parallel / IEEE 1394 (4-pin) / no serial, keyboard, or mouse ports
UltraConnect

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

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

Some:

11b Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection

802.11b, Intel 82531 chipset

Some:

11a/b/g Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Atheros

™ AR5001X+ chipset

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

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) modem in CDC / Agere

®

 chipset

None
Gigabit Ethernet on systemboard / Intel 82540EP chipset (MAC/PHY) / PXE
Soft audio / ICH AC97 controller / DirectSound

®

 support / AD1981B AC97 codec /

mono speaker / 0.5 watt / volume up, down, mute buttons / internal mic /
microphone input jack (pink) / headphone jack (green) / mic in (blue) [all 3.5mm]
Power-on password / dual hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole

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 / hardware key storage / multi-factor

authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security

16

 / TCG-compliant

/1 yr battery - EasyServ

™

,19

 onsite pickup and delivery / service upgrades

22

 avail

Positioning
Processor

L2 cache
Memory

Diskette drive
Combo
Ultrabay

™ 2000

Disk

Display

Graphics controller
Graphics - external
Keyboard

ThinkLight

™

Dimensions

3

Travel weight

2

Case material
Battery - type

Battery - life

10

Architecture

Media slice
Docking Station
Compact Flash slot
PC Card Std slot
IEEE 1394
Ports

Wireless antenna
Mini PCI

11b Wi-Fi

32

11a/b/g Wi-Fi

32

CDC

Modem
Bluetooth

™

Ethernet
Audio support

Security
Security chip

Limited warranty

12

56 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
IBM Rapid Restore Ultra available to

protect software image and data

International Warranty Service

17

24 hour x 7 day

18

 toll-free warranty

support during the warranty

12

™

Right bay of X3 UltraBase supports
most Ultrabay 2000 options:

• Optional battery, CD-ROM, CD-RW,

DVD-ROM, Zip 250MB, Combo

• Optional HDD adapter; for 2nd disk

such as 80GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm
(5400 rpm) 09N4273

• Ultrabay Plus-compatible
Ultrabay 2000 accessories:

• CD-RW/DVD Combo IV Ultrabay

2000

22P6991

• Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay

2000

08K6068

• ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive

08K9603

• Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery02K6646

• Multi-Burner Plus Ultrabay

Enhanced Drive

73P3312

X3 UltraBase bottom contains:

• Bay for X30 battery (same as X31)
Other features:

• Second battery support (for Ultrabay

battery or second  6-cell battery)

• Stereo speakers (1 watt)

• Security keyhole, UltraBase lock

• Serial and parallel ports

• PS/2 mouse port

• Analog DB-15 monitor port

• One USB port (Ver 2.0 only on X31)

• Ethernet port and modem port

• Retractable feet; 1.41 lb; 638g

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- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP

Professional

20

✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden protected area)

• Access IBM

• Access Connections

• Adobe Reader

• IBM Rapid Restore™ Ultra

• Norton AntiVirus (OEM edition)

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• IBM Update Connector™

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• InterVideo WinDVD

• RecordNow and DLA

• IBM Director Agent

• Software Delivery Assistant

• System Migration Assistant

• Client Security Software (for

security chip)

 (CD not included)

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Stand-alone Client

Created by IBM PC Institute

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)

™

(X31B3) 

© IBM Corp. December 2004

See footnotes for important warranty information                 

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US models announced October 7, 2003
US models withdrawn effective January 2005

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128 MB PC2700 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 31P9828
256 MB PC2700 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 31P9830
512 MB PC2700 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 31P9832
1GB PC2700 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD

31P9834

IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive

05K9276

IBM Powered USB 2.0 Port Combo Drive

22P9194

IBM USB 2.0 Portable 40GB  Hard Disk

22P7196

30GB Hard Disk 9.5mm (4200 rpm)

09N4268

40GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm)

08K9816

80GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm)

09N4273

IBM USB 2.0 Memory Key 256MB

22P9228

IBM USB 2.0 Memory Key 512MB

22P9230

IBM 11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter

31P9101

IBM 11a/b/g Wireless Mini PCI Adapter

31P9701

Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini PCI

73P2801

SonyEricsson

®

 GC83 EDGE PC Card

26K3393

IBM M400 Projector

0037A04

IBM ThinkPad X3 UltraBase media slice

46P7912

ThinkPad Port Replicator II

74P6733

ThinkPad Mini Dock

287810U

ThinkPad Dock II

287710U

ThinkPad X30 Series Li-Ion Battery (6-cell) 02K7039
ThinkPad X30 Series Extended Life Battery02K7041
ThinkPad Multiple Battery Charger II

22P9040

ThinkPad Ultraportable 56W AC Adapter

02K6880

ThinkPad 72W AC/DC Combo Adapter

22P9010

IBM Travel USB Keyboard with UltraNav 31P9493
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

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