High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle
Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M 1.0GHz with
enhanced Intel SpeedStep™ technology1 and 133MHz frontside bus
512KB / on die (at processor speed) / ECC
128MB std / 1GB max7 / SDRAM / non-parity / 133MHz / PC133-compliant / 3.3v /
two 144-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / one socket available
3.5" 1.44MB / removable from Ultrabay™ 2000 (but travel bezel in bay at ship)
CD-ROM / 24X-10X9 speed / bootable / removable from Ultrabay Plus
Two modular bays for interchangeable devices / Ultrabay 2000 (left side with travel
bezel or diskette) and Ultrabay Plus (right side with CD-ROM)
20GB8 / 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
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 Bar13 / 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: 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
Mini PCI Wi-Fi32 wireless4, Intersil® Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in
display cover, Wi-Fi-certified /
56K6 V.90 (V.92-designed29) modem combo, Lucent® chipset
Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible
10/100 ethernet on CDC / Intel 82562ET chipset (physical layer)
One Communications Daughter Card (CDC) socket open
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 /
2652:
1 year - EasyServ™,19 onsite pickup and delivery courier service
2653:
3 years/1 year battery - 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
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
Wi-Fi32/modem
CDC
Ethernet
Open
Audio support
Security
Limited warranty*,12
Service options
IBM® ThinkPad® A30 - Education - withdrawn
See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced April 30, 2002
US models withdrawn effective October 2002
(A30E) © IBM Corp. October 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 support31
International Warranty Service17
24 hour x 7 day18 toll-free hardware
support during the warranty12
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
2652:
ServicePac®, 22 1yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9188
2652:
ServicePac 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9189
2652:
ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9195
2652:
ServicePac 2yr P&L P/U Depot 30L9191
2652:
ServicePac 3yr P&L P/U Depot 30L9192
2653:
ServicePac 2yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9190
2653:
ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD 30L9197
2652-1UU Pentium® III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 1 4.1” XGA 20GB8CD-ROM Diskette Wi-Fi32/modem 10/100 Windows® X P Pro 1 yr Apr2002
2653-1UU Pentium III-M 1.0GHz 128MB 14.1” XGA 20GB CD-ROM Diskette Wi-Fi/modem 10/100 Windows XP Pro 3 yr Apr 2002
Type-model Processor Speed ScreenMemory Disk
Ultrabay
optical
CDC
ethernet Preload Avail
date
Mini PCI
wireless/modem
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 22P9101
Ultralight 8X Max DVD Ultrabay 2000 22P9102
DVD/CD-RW Combo II Ultrabay 2000 08K9701
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
20GB Hard Disk Drive 08K9686
40GB Hard Disk Drive 08K9687
60GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm) 08K9688
SOFTWARE14
Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional
✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
INCLUDED SOFTWARE14 (all)
Preloaded
•Access ThinkPad
-Access Connections
-Access Support
-Access Help
•ConfigSafe®
•Mediamatics™ DVD
•PC-Doctor™
•IBM Update Connector™,15
•ThinkPad Utilities
Downloadable
•IBM Rapid Restore™ PC
•IBM Data Transfer
•IBM Director Agent
License
- Lotus® SmartSuite® Millennium and
Lotus Notes® Client 5.0
Limited
warranty
Created by IBM PC Institute
Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)
These educational models of the ThinkPad A30 notebook must be sold only to qualified education customers. Qualified
institution/customer is a public or private K-12 (or higher) accredited school organized and operated exclusively for
educational purposes for use by Qualified Students and/or Qualified 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.
Ultrabay
diskette