IBM A Series User Manual

Processor

L2 cache
Memory

Diskette drive
CD or DVD-ROM
Disk (removable)
Display

Graphics controller

Graphics - external
Keyboard
ThinkLight
UltraPort

™ connectr

Cover
Dimensions

3

Approximate weight

2

Battery - type
Battery - life

10

Architecture

Port replicator
Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video in and out
Communicatns Bay
Modem
Ethernet/modem

Audio support

Security
Limited warranty

12

Service options

®

®

1,24

 

™ technology and

100MHz system bus
256KB / onboard (at processor speed) / ECC
64 or 128MB  standard / 512MB max

7

 / SDRAM / non-parity / 100MHz / PC 100 /  two

144-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / 1 socket available
3.5" 1.44MB / not removable
Bootable / removable from Ultrabay

™ 2000 (modular bay)

8

 / upgradeable / S.M.A.R.T. / supports 2nd disk in opt HDD adapter

12.1" (307.3mm) SVGA (800x600) TFT color / Active Matrix
14.1" (358.1mm) XGA (1024x768) TFT color / Active Matrix
15.0" (381mm) XGA (1024x768) TFT color / Active Matrix

Dxx/Exx models:

®

™ Mobility M / AGP 2X / 4MB SDRAM / DDC2B

Fxx/Gxx models

: ATI Rage Mobility M1 / AGP 2X / 8MB SDRAM / DDC2B

External SVGA to 1024x768x16.7 million colors at 85Hz and up to 1600x1200
ThinkPad Button / palm rest / TrackPoint

®

, Press-to-Select, Internet Scroll Bar

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

™ case

Dxx/Exx/Gxx:

approximately 12.7 x 10.7 x 1.47-1.73"; 317 x 267.5 x 36.7-43.3mm

Fxx:

approximately 13.2 x 10.7 x 1.5-1.79"; 329 x 267.5 x 38.1-44.7mm

with CD or DVD drive and battery: 

Dxx:

 6.3 lb,

Exx: 

6.6 lb,

 Fxx: 

7.0 lb,

 Gxx:

 6.8 lb

Lithium Ion 6-cell / intelligent / supports unique 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
3.5 hrs
Intel 440BX AGPset / Intel PIIX4M (EIDE with Ultra DMA/33 or PIO Mode 4
support, ISA Bridge, USB) / TI

®

 PCI1450 for CardBus / AGP 2X for graphics /

PCI 2.1 / 32-bit / 33MHz (EIDE, CardBus, audio, USB, ext expansion) /
PC97338 Super I/O / ISA (diskette, serial, parallel, infrared, ext exp)
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 / Zoomed Video
USB: One (Version 1.1) / Serial: one 9 pin / Parallel: one / keyboard / mouse /
external DB-15 monitor / infrared (4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet)

Fxx/Gxx:

 S-Video out (no S-Video in)

Communications Bay with Mini PCI IIIb slot / customer accessible

Some models:

56K

6

 V.90 Mini PCI modem card / Lucent

®

 chip set

Some models:

IBM 10/100 Ethernet Mini PCI Adapter with 56K Modem by 3Com

(3Com ethernet chipset / 3Com modem chip set)

Some models:

IBM 10/100 EtherJet

™ Mini PCI Adapter with 56K Modem / Intel

ethernet chipset / Lucent modem chip set

PCI audio / SoundBlaster Pro

™ support / CS4624 with CS4297A AC97 codec /

stereo speakers / .5 watt / volume up, down, mute buttons / int microphone /
input jack (3.5 mm) / output jack (3.5 mm) / line in
Power-on password / hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole
1 year - EasyServ

™

,19

 onsite pickup and delivery courier service

Service upgrades

22

 provide up to three years of onsite or depot repair service

coverage from date of ThinkPad purchase (including warranty period)

IBM

®

®

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners
*

Linux preloaded model does not support most options and has other limitations

25

Models withdrawn effective April 2001 or July 2001

No warranties are expressed or implied in this summary

(A21M)  

© IBM Corp.  July 2001

14

- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 98 Second

Edition

13

• ThinkPad Utilities

• ThinkPad Assistant™

• ConfigSafe

®

• IBM Update Connector™

,15

• Access ThinkPad II

• PC-Doctor™

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Client 5.0 license

✧Software Selections CD-ROM

✧Recovery CD-ROM (Windows 98 SE)

72 watt AC Adapter
PC 99-compliant
CIM and DMI 2.0 compliant
Wired for Management 2.0
Local and remote asset manage

ment via the IBM Universal
Manageability solutions

IBM PC Lifecycle Care

21

 provides

proactive life cycle management
and transition planning tools

ENERGY STAR compliant
Setup Guide, User's Reference,

Windows manual

Asset ID

™ wireless RF technology

via replacing HDD access door

Personalized Web-based support
International Warranty Service

17

IBM SystemXtra

®,20

24 hour x 7 day

18

 toll-free hardware

support during the warranty

- 64MB SO DIMM 100MHz NP SDRAM

20L0254

- 128MB SO DIMM 100MHz NP SDRAM 20L0255
- 256MB SO DIMM 100MHz NP SDRAM 33L3069
- 10GB HDD

08K9510

- 20GB HDD

27L3439

- 32GB HDD

08K9511

- Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 08K6068
- Portable Drive Bay 2000

19K4480

(accepts all Ultrabay 2000 storage devices)

- ThinkPad Port Replicator

02K8667

- ThinkPad Dock

263110U

- ThinkPad A Series Battery (9-cell)

02K6640

- ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter

02K6699

- IBM 340MB Microdrive

00N8073

- ThinkPad Monitor Stand 2000

00N8222

- Asset ID RF Adapter

08K6064

- IBM Multi-Port USB Hub

00N8215

Communication Bay
- IBM 10/100 Ethernet Mini PCI Adapter

with 56K Modem by 3Com

09N9774

- IBM 10/100 EtherJet Mini PCI Adapter

with 56K Modem

19K5887

Ultrabay 2000 interchangeable accessories
- 24X-10X CD-ROM Ultrabay 2000 Drive

05K9233

- 8X-2X DVD Ultrabay 2000 Drive

27L3448

- Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive

00N8253

- 2X SuperDisk (LS-120) UltraBay 2000

27L3451

- 4X/4X/20X CD-Read/Write Ultrabay 2000

00N8252

- Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery

02K6646

- Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000

08K6070

Wireless connectivity
- IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PC Card

09N9863

- IBM H Rate Wireless LAN Access Point

9085NA2

The right bay (Ultrabay 2000) supports
the following:

• standard or optional CD-ROM

• standard or optional DVD drive

• optional Zip drive

• optional second battery

• optional SuperDisk (LS-120) drive

• optional CD-RW

• optional HDD adapter; for second

disk

• optional ThinkPad Proven™

solutions

16 

(such as Travel Bezel)

14

- Windows 2000 Professional

13

• ThinkPad Utilities

• ThinkPad Assistant

• ConfigSafe

®

• IBM Update Connector

• Access ThinkPad II

• PC-Doctor

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Client 5.0 license

✧Software Selections CD-ROM

✧Recovery CD-ROM (Windows 2000)

✧Recovery CD-ROM (Windows NT)

2628-D1U Pentium III 700

64MB 12.1" SVGA 10GB

8

24X-10X

9 

CD modem

98SE Sep 00

2628-D2U Pentium III 700

64MB 12.1" SVGA 10GB 24X-10X CD

modem

2000

Sep 00

2628-DXU Pentium III 700

64MB 12.1" SVGA 10GB 24X-10X CD

3Com

®

 eth/mod 98SE Sep 00

2628-DWU Pentium III 700

64MB 12.1 SVGA 10GB 24X-10X CD

3Com eth/mod 2000

Sep 00

2628-E1U Pentium III 700

64MB 14.1" XGA

10GB 8X-2X

9

 DVD

modem

98SE Sep 00

2628-E2U Pentium III 700

64MB 14.1" XGA

10GB 8X-2X DVD

modem

2000

Sep 00

2628-EXU Pentium III 700

64MB 14.1" XGA

10GB 8X-2X DVD

3Com

®

 eth/mod 98SE Sep 00

2628-EWU Pentium III 700

64MB 14.1" XGA

10GB 8X-2X DVD

3Com eth/mod 2000

Sep 00

2628-F1U Pentium III 750

64MB 15.0" XGA

20GB 24X-10X CD

modem

98SE Sep 00

2628-F2U Pentium III 750

64MB 15.0" XGA

20GB 24X-10X CD

modem

2000

Sep 00

2628-FXU Pentium III 750

64MB 15.0" XGA

20GB 24X-10X CD

3Com eth/mod 98SE Sep 00

2628-FWU Pentium III 750

64MB 15.0" XGA

20GB 24X-10X CD

3Com eth/mod 2000

Sep 00

2628-G1U Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

modem

98SE Sep 00

2628-G2U Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

modem

2000

Sep 00

2628-GSU Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

Intel

®

 eth/mod

98SE Sep 00

2628-GTU Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1 XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

Intel eth/mod

2000

Sep 00

2628-GXU Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

3Com eth/mod 98SE Sep 00

2628-GWU Pentium III 800

64MB 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

3Com eth/mod 2000

Sep 00

2628-GLU* Pentium III 800

128M 14.1" XGA

20GB 8X-2X DVD

modem

Linux

®

Oct 00

14

- Caldera

®

 OpenLinux

™

eDesktop 2.4

• Access ThinkPad II

• StarOffice

• Netscape Communicator

✧OpenLinux eDesktop CD-ROM

✧Recovery CD-ROM