IBM A Series User Manual

IBM

®

®

Powerful desktop replacement; three-spindle system

®

 or

37

with 400MHz system bus or

or

37

 with 400MHz system bus

Celeron:

;

Pentium 4:

; 

All:

 on die (at processor speed) / ECC

or

 std / 1GB max

7

 / 

 266MHz or 

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
3.5" 1.44MB  / fixed, not removable / 12.7mm high

Some:

CD-ROM / 24X-10X

9

 speed / fixed, not removable / 12.7mm high

Some:

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

21

 speed / fixed, not removable / 12.7mm

8,

 

,

or

 4200 rpm, 9.5mm high / removable / 9.5mm high bay

Some:

(358.1mm)

/ Active Matrix / 150 nits

Some:

(381.0mm)

/ Active Matrix / 150 nits

™

 / Direct AGP / in 852GM GMCH / uses main

memory (8 to 32MB with 128MB memory; 8 to 64MB with 256MB+) / 133MHz / DMVT
External monitor support via analog DB-15 connector / up to 1600x1200 at 85Hz / DDC2B
ThinkPad EasyPivot base allows smooth positioning for a comfortable viewing angle
87-key / Access IBM button / palm rest / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm (std-size keys)
ThinkPad ComfortSlant keyboard with built-in incline provides maximum typing comfort
TrackPoint

® 

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

13

, magnifying glass /

soft dome TrackPoint cap / ships with classic dome and soft rim TrackPoint cap
No touch pad (UltraNav

™ multi-pointing system) / no ThinkLight™

12.9" x 11.1" x 1.5-2.0"; 329mm x 282.5mm x 37.1-50.9mm; 

Volume:

 4 liters

with optical drive and battery:

14.1" models:

 8.24 lb (3.74kg);

15.0" models:

 8.54 lb (3.87kg)

Color:

black;  

All:

 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene/Polycarbonate (ABS/PC) plastic

Lithium Ion 12-cell / intelligent / removable

KHU with Pentium 4 at 2.8GHz: 

up to 2.48 hr;

 Others: 

up to 3.0 hr

chipset / 82852GM Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) /

82801DBM ICH4-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 (TI

®

 PCI1410A CardBus controller, Mini PCI) /

LPC bus 33MHz (PC87393F Super I/O for diskette, parallel, PS/2)
One Type I, one Type II, or one Type III / CardBus 32-bit / PCMCIA 2.1 / integrated door
Four USB (Version 2.0) / parallel / external monitor (DB-15) / RJ-11 (modem) /
RJ-45 (ethernet) / PS/2 (for keyboard or mouse) / no serial or infrared port
No video out port
None
UltraConnect

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

One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / not customer upgradable

Some:

11b Wi-Fi

32

 wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Intersil

®

 Prism 2.5 chipset

Some:

11a/b Wi-Fi

27

 wireless

4

, Mini PCI, Atheros

™ AR5001X chipset

One Communications Daughter Card (CDC) socket (used by modem) / not accessible
56K

6

 V.90 (V.92-designed

29

) modem in CDC / Agere

®

 chipset

None standard
10/100 ethernet on planar / Broadcom

®

 BCM5901 (PHY/MAC) / PXE / Wake on LAN

®

Soft audio / ICH AC97 controller / DirectSound

®

 support / AD1981B AC97 codec /

mono speaker / 2 watt / volume up, down, mute buttons / no internal mic /
microphone input jack (3.5 mm) / headphone jack (3.5 mm) / no line in jack
Power-on password / hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole
None

/1 yr battery  - EasyServ

™

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 onsite pickup and delivery / service upgrades

22

 avail

Universal 120 watt AC adapter
Asset ID

™

,34

 (system-specific info in

chip accessed over network)

PC 2001 and PXE 2.0-compliant
ACPI 1.0b and 2.0-compliant
CIM and DMI 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 warranty

support during the warranty

12

14

- Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP

Professional

20

✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery

(in hidden protected area)

•

HEU/KHU

: Education software from

Vital Source Technologies

®

:

vitalsource KEY

™ and

Personal Portable library

™

• Access IBM

• Access Connections

• Adobe Reader

• IBM Rapid Restore™ PC

• IBM RecordNOW and Drive Letter

Access powered by Sonic products
(combo models)

• InterVideo WinDVD (combo models)

• Norton AntiVirus (OEM edition)

• PC-Doctor™

• ThinkPad Utilities

• IBM Update Connector™

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• IBM Director Agent

• Software Delivery Assistant

• System Migration Assistant

(CD not included)

- Lotus

®

 SmartSuite

®

 Millennium and

Lotus Notes

®

 Stand-alone Client

2389-1DU Celeron

®

2.0 128MB 14.1” XGA

20GB CD

11b Wi-Fi

32

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Apr 2003

2389-2XU Pentium

®

 4 2.4 256MB 14.1” XGA

20GB CD

11b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Apr 2003

2389-3HU Pentium 4

2.4 256MB 15.0” XGA

40GB Combo 11b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Apr 2003

2389-7EU Celeron

2.2 128MB 14.1” XGA

20GB CD

11a/b Wi-Fi

27

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Oct 2003

2389-9FU Pentium 4

2.6 256MB 14.1” XGA

30GB CD

11a/b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Oct 2003

2389-ATU Pentium 4

2.6 256MB 15.0” XGA

40GB Combo 11a/b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Oct 2003

2389-DHU Celeron

2.4 256MB 14.1” XGA

30GB CD

11a/b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ

Jan 2004

2389-HEU Celeron

2.5 256MB 14.1” XGA

30GB CD

11a/b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ Vital Source Apr 2004

2389-KHU Pentium 4

2.8 256MB 15.0” XGA

40GB Combo 11a/b Wi-Fi

Modem 10/100 12-cell XP Pro

Educ Vital Source Apr 2004

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Created by IBM PC Institute

Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)

See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced on April 22 or October 7, 2003, or January 20 or April 6, 2004
US models withdrawn effective October 2003, April 2004, October 2004, or January 2005

(G40E) 

© IBM Corp. December 2004

Positioning
Processor

L2 cache
Memory

Diskette drive
CD
Combo
Disk
Display

Graphics

Graphics external
EasyPivot
Keyboard
ComfortSlant
TrackPoint

®

Touch pad
Dimensions

3

Weight

2

Case material
Battery - type
Battery - life

10

Architecture

PC Card Std slots
Ports

Video out
IEEE 1394
Wireless antenna
Mini PCI

11b Wi-Fi

32

11a/b Wi-Fi

27

CDC

Modem
Bluetooth

Ethernet
Audio support

Security
Security chip
Limited warranty

12

ServicePac

®, 22

 2 yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9190

ServicePac 3 yr IOR 9x5 NBD

30L9197

ServicePac 4 yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9198

ServicePac 5 yr IOR 9x5 NBD

69P9200

ServicePac 4 yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9199

ServicePac 5 yr P&L P/U Depot

69P9201

Other ServicePac options at

/services/its/us/source/

wamomxeu.pdf

Post-warranty annual maintenance
agreements at

/services/its/us/source/

maspspleu.pdf

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
IBM USB 2.0 Portable Multi-Burner Drive

22P9163

IBM USB 2.0 Portable 40GB Hard Disk

22P7196

IBM 4GB Microdrive

™ with PC Card

09N4280

IBM USB 2.0 Memory Key 256MB

22P9228

IBM USB 2.0 Memory Key 512MB

22P9230

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

®

 Mouse

31P7405

IBM USB Serial Parallel Adapter

22P5298

ThinkPad G40 Li-Ion Battery 12-cell

08K8178

ThinkPad 120W AC Adapter

22P9150

IBM 11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter 31P9101
GemPC400 Smart Card Reader/Writer

31P8901

ThinkPad Monitor Stand 2001

22P5265

ThinkPad Nylon Carrying Case

10K0207

ThinkPad Premiere Leather Carrying Case 10K0209
Keyboard/Mouse Connector

07G3793

IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav

31P8950

TrackPoint Cap Collection

73P2698

Other options at 

/pc/us/accessories

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™

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These educational models of the ThinkPad notebook are available only to public or private K-12 (or higher) accredited
schools organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes for use by qualified students and 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.