IBM 560E Part, 2 of, System Board Devices and Features, Type, device controller, adapter

Device

Type

Features

Video

subsystem

–

SVGA

video functions:

ThinkPad

560:

Ÿ

Up

to

256

colors

on

the

DSTN

LCD

Up

to

16 777 216 colors on an

external

display

Ÿ

Up

to

65 536

colors

on

the

TFT

LCD

Up

to

16 777 216 colors on an

external

display

ThinkPad

560E:

Ÿ

Up

to

65 536

colors

on

the

DSTN

LCD

Up

to

16 777 216 colors on an external

display

Ÿ

Up

to

262 144

colors

on

the

TFT

LCD

Up

to

16 777 216 colors on an external

display

See

“Video

Subsystem”

on

page 3-2

for

more

DMA

controller

details

of

the

video

subsystem.

1

Seven

DMA

channels

(AT

compatible)

Interrupt

controller

Four

8-bit

channels

and

three 16-bit channels

1

15

levels

of

system

interrupts

Keyboard/auxiliary

(interrupts

are

edge-triggered)

1

Internal

keyboard

device controller

TrackPoint

III

Auxiliary

device

connector

Diskette

drive

Password

security

2

Supports:

controller

Ÿ

3.5-in.

diskette

(1.44MB)

Ÿ

3.5-in.

diskette

(1.2MB)

(Japan

Unique)

Ÿ

3.5-in.

diskette

(720KB)

Hard

disk

controller

–

Supports

IDE

controller

Serial

controller

2

EIA-232-E

interface

(16550

compatible)

port

Programmable

as

serial

port

1,

2,

3,

or 4

Parallel controller

One

9-pin,

D-sub

connector

1

Programmable

as

parallel

port

1,

2,

or

3

port

IEEE P1284-A compatible

Supports bidirectional input and output

Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) compatible

Expansion

bus

Extended

Capabilities

Port

(ECP)

compatible

–

Supports

externally

attached

devices:

adapter

Ÿ

Port replicator

PCMCIA**

slots

ñ

–

Conforms

to

the

standards

and

specifications listed in Figure 3-1 on

page

3-8.

Ÿ

Two

Type

I

or

II

PC

cards

Ÿ

One

Type

III

PC

card

Figure

1-2

(Part

2 of

3).

System Board Devices and Features

1-4

ThinkPad

560/560E

System

Overview