High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M 933MHz, 1.0GHz, or 1.13GHz with
enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology1 and 133MHz frontside bus
512KB / on die (at processor speed) / ECC
128MB or 256MB std / 1GB max7 / SDRAM / non-parity / 133MHz / PC 133 / 3.3v /
two 144-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / 1 socket available
None standard / use optional Ultrabay-based or USB-based diskette drive
Some:
CD-ROM / 24X-10X9 speed / bootable / removable from Ultrabay Plus

Some:

DVD-ROM / 8X-2.3X9 speed / bootable / removable from Ultrabay Plus
Two modular bays for interchangeable devices / Ultrabay 2000 (left side) and
Ultrabay Plus (right side) / Ultrabay 2000 left bay empty at ship (uses Travel Bezel)
20 or 30GB8 / upgradeable / S.M.A.R.T. /
supports two additional disks with optional HDD adapter in each modular bay
14.1" (358.1mm) XGA (1024x768) TFT color / Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast
15.0" (381mm) XGA (1024x768) TFT color / Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast
15.0" (381mm) SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT color / Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast
ATI® Mobility Radeon 7000 / AGP 4X / 16MB DDR-SDRAM 188MHz
Supports external digital monitor5 via the Digital Video Interface (DVI) port on either of
the optional docking solutions / DDC2B / 1600x1200x16.7M colors at 85Hz
87-key / Web navigation keys (6 total, 3 customizable) / ThinkPad Button / palm
rest / TrackPoint®, "Press-to-Select," Internet Scroll Bar / pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm
Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions
None
Color:
black;
Top:
ABS plastic;
Bottom:
glass-fiber reinforced plastic
Approximately 13 x 10.7 x 1.8"; 330mm x 272mm x 45.8mm
with battery and optical drive:

1xx:

7.2 lb (3.27kg);

Others:

7.4 lb (3.36kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell / intelligent / supports unique 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000 (left)
3.2 hours / universal 72 watt AC adapter
Intel 830MP chipset / 82830MP Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH-M) /
82801CAM ICH3-M I/O Controller Hub (ATA-100/66 EIDE, PCI bus, Low Pin Count
(LPC) interface, USB) / Intel 82802AB Firmware Hub / PCI bus 2.2 32-bit, 33MHz
(Ricoh® R5C476II CardBus controller, Mini PCI, ext expansion) /
LPC bus 33MHz (PC87392 Super I/O for diskette, serial, parallel, infrared)
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 / no Zoomed Video
Two USB (version 1.1) / one 9-pin serial / parallel / external DB-15 monitor /
infrared (4Mbps) / RJ-11 (modem) / RJ-45 (ethernet) / no keyboard or mouse
S-video out port (TV out) / industry standard connector / no cable ships standard
One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradeable
Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible
Some:
56K6 V.90 (V.92-capable29) CDC modem card / Lucent® chip set
Some:
Mini PCI Wi-Fi32 wireless4, Intersil® Prism 2.5 chipset, diversity antennas in
display cover, Wi-Fi-certified / 56K6 V.9029 modem combo, Lucent® chipset
10/100 ethernet on Communications Daughter Card / Intel® 82562ET chipset
SoundBlaster Pro-compatible / CS4299 AC97 codec / stereo speakers / 1 watt /
volume up, down, mute buttons / mic input jack / output jack / line in jack
Power-on password / hard disk password / supervisor password / security keyhole /
1 year - EasyServ,19 onsite pickup and delivery courier service
Service upgrades22 provide up to three years of onsite or depot repair service
coverage from date of ThinkPad purchase (including warranty period)
Positioning
Processor
L2 cache
Memory
Diskette drive
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
Modular bays
Disk (removable)
Display
Graphics controller
Graphics - external
Keyboard
ThinkLight
UltraPort
Case material
Dimensions3
Approximate weight2
Battery - type
Battery - life10
Architecture
Port replicator
Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports
Video out
Mini PCI
CDC
Modem
Wi-Fi32/modem
Ethernet
Audio support
Security
Limited warranty12
Service options
IBM® ThinkPad® A30 - withdrawn
See footnotes for important warranty information; ** Special ordering only
US models announced October 9 or November 27, 2001; US models withdrawn effective August 2002
(A30) © IBM Corp. July 2002
PC 2001-compliant
ACPI 1.0b and 2.0 support
CIM and DMI 2.0 compliant
Wired for Management 2.0
Local and remote asset manage
ment via the IBM Universal
Manageability solutions
IBM ImageUltra Services available
IBM Rapid Restore PC available to
protect software image and data
Setup Guide, Service and Trouble-
shooting Guide, Windows manual
Personalized Web-based support
International Warranty Service17
24 hour x 7 day18 toll-free hardware
support during the warranty
ThinkPad A30 Series Li-Ion Battery 02K6878
Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery 02K6646
ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter 02K6699
Multiple Li-Ion/NiMH Battery Charger 02K6719
ThinkPad Port Replicator 02K8667
ThinkPad Dock 263120U
Portable Drive Bay 2000 19K4480
10/100 EtherJet CardBus Adapter 08L3147
10/100 Enet /56K Mini PCI (3Com) 09N9774
ServicePac®, 22 1yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9188
ServicePac 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9189
ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9195
ServicePac 2yr P&L P/U Depot 30L9191
ServicePac 3yr P&L P/U Depot 30L9192
2652-13U Pentium® III-M 933MHz 128MB 14.1” XGA 20GB8CD-ROM Open Mod 10/100 Windows® XP Pro No Nov2001
2652-14U Pentium III-M 933MHz 128MB 14.1” XGA 20GB CD-ROM Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 No Oct 2001
2652-1TU Pentium III-M 933MHz 128MB 14.1” XGA 20GB CD-ROM Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 XP Off SB28 No Oct 2001
2652-4TU Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 128MB 15” XGA 30GB DV D Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 XP Off SB No Oct 2001
2652-34U Pentium III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 15” SXGA+ 30GB DVD Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 No Oct 2001
2652-36U Pentium III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 15” SXGA+ 30GB DVD Wi-Fi32/mod 10/100 Windows 2000 No Oct 2001
2652-44U Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 128MB 15” XGA 30GB DV D Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 W G Oct2001
2652-46U Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 128MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD Wi-Fi/mod 10/100 Windows 2000 W Oct2001
2652-33U Pentium III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 15” SXGA+ 30GB DVD Open Mod 10/100 Windows XP Pro No Nov2001
2652-35U Pentium III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 15” SXGA+ 30GB DVD Wi-Fi/mod 10/100 Windows XP Pro No Nov2001
2652-43U Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 128MB 15” XGA 30GB DV D Open Mod 10/100 Windows XP Pro W Nov 2001
2652-45U Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 128MB 15” XGA 30GB DVD Wi-Fi/mod 10/100 Windows XP Pro W Nov2001
2652-4PU** Pentium III-M 1.13GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB DV D Open Mod 10/100 Windows 2000 W G Dec2001
Type-model Processor Speed ScreenMemory Disk
Ultrabay
optical
CDC
ethernet Preload Avail
date
Mini PCI
Comm Bay
Ultrabay Plus integrated modular bay
supports most Ultrabay 2000 devices
including CD-RW/DVD Combo drive,
diskette drive, or Zip drive; the optional
Ultrabay Plus Device Carrier adds
potential functionality by supporting
the Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad
and Cradle for the WorkPad® c500
Series
64 MB SO DIMM 133MHz NP SDRAM 19K4650
128MB SO DIMM 133MHz NP SDRAM 19K4652
256MB SO DIMM 133MHz NP SDRAM 19K4654
512MB SO DIMM 133MHz NP SDRAM 19K4656
ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive 08K9603
SuperDisk (LS-240) UltraBay 2000 08K9616
Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive 00N8253
8X/4X/24X Max CD-RW Ultrabay 2000 08K9569
8X-3X DVD Ultrabay 2000 Drive 27L3448
CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay 2000 08K9572
Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000 08K6070
Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 08K6068
IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier 22P5737
IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus c500 Cradle 22P5738
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypad 22P7330
CDC
Modem
SOFTWARE14
Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional
Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
Windows 2000 models
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional13
Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
INCLUDED SOFTWARE14 (all)
Preloaded
Access ThinkPad
- Access Connections
- Access Help
ConfigSafe®
MediamaticsDVD
PC-Doctor
ThinkPad Utilities
Downloadable
IBM Rapid Restore PC
IBM Data Transfer
Universal Manageability Services
IBM Update Connector,15
License
- Lotus® SmartSuite® Millennium and
Lotus Notes® Client 5.0
Office XP Small Business models
- Microsoft Office XP Small
Business28 (Word, Excel, Outlook,
Publisher, Small Business Tools)
Office XP Small Business CD
15GB HDD 08K9588
40GB HDD 08K9687
48GB HDD (5400 rpm) 08K9600
Small Bus
software
Workhorse or
Global model
Created by IBM PC Institute
Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)