High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M 1.6GHz with
enhanced Intel SpeedStep™ technology1 and 400MHz frontside bus
512KB / on die (at processor speed) / ECC
256MB std / 1GB max7 / PC2100 266MHz30 DDR-SDRAM / non-parity / 2.5v /
two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / one socket available
None standard / use optional Ultrabay™-based or USB-based diskette drive
CD-RW / 8X/4X/24X9 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)
30GB8 / upgradable / S.M.A.R.T. / 12.5mm bay /
supports two additional disks with optional HDD adapter in each modular bay
15.0" (381mm) XGA (1024x768) TFT color / Active Matrix / 200:1 contrast
ATI® Mobility™ RADEON™ 7500 / AGP 4X / 16MB DDR-SDRAM 166MHz
External monitor support via analog DB-15 connector / up to 2048x1536x16.7M colors
at 75Hz / DDC2B / supports external digital monitor via the Digital Video Interface (DVI)
port on either of the optional docking solutions
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 13.0 x 10.7 x 1.8-1.9"; 329mm x 272.5mm x 44.6-46.8mm
with battery and optical drive: 7.5 lb (3.45kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell 10.8V 4.0Ah / intelligent / supports 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.5 hours / universal 72 watt AC adapter (16Vdc 4.5A)
Intel 845MP chipset / 82845MP Memory Controller Hub (MCH-M) /
82801CAM ICH3-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
(Ricoh® R5C552 CardBus/1394 combo 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 / integrated door
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
None
One Mini PCI IIIb slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradable
Some:
Mini PCI 11b Wi-Fi32 wireless4, Intersil® Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in
display cover, Wi-Fi certified /
56K29 V.90 (V.92-designed29) modem combo, Lucent® chipset
Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible
Some:
56K29 V.90 (V.92-designed29) CDC modem card / Lucent® chip set
10/100 ethernet on CDC / Intel 82562ET chipset (physical layer)
SoundBlaster Pro™-compatible / AD1881A 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 /
Some:
IBM Embedded Security Subsystem33 / hardware key storage / mulit-factor
authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security16
1 year - EasyServ™,19 onsite pickup and delivery courier service
Service upgrades22 provide up to five years of onsite or depot repair service
coverage from date of ThinkPad purchase (including warranty period)
Positioning
Processor
L2 cache
Memory
Diskette drive
CD-RW
Modular bays
(both 12.7mm)
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
IEEE 1394
Mini PCI
11b Wi-Fi32/mod
CDC
Modem
Ethernet
Audio support
Security
Security chip
Limited warranty12
Service options
IBM® ThinkPad® A31 (April 2002) - withdrawn
See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced April 23, 2002
US models withdrawn effective August 2003
(A31A) © IBM Corp. January 2004
PC 2001-compliant
ACPI 1.0b and 2.0 support
CIM and DMI 2.0-compliant
IBM ImageUltra™ Services available
IBM Rapid Restore PC available to
protect software image and data
Setup Guide, Service and Trouble-
shooting Guide, Windows manual
International Warranty Service17
24 hour x 7 day18 toll-free hardware
support during the warranty12
IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier 22P5737
IBM ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus c500 Cradle 22P5738
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypd 22P7330
ThinkPad Port Replicator 02K8667
ThinkPad Dock 263120U
Optical 3-Button Travel Wheel Mouse 31P7410
IBM USB Numeric Keypad 33L3225
IBM USB 32MB Memory Key 22P5296
Portable Drive Bay 2000 19K4480
10/100 EtherJet™ CardBus Adapter 08L3147
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
Other options at ibm.com/us/pc/accessories
2652-C3U Pentium® 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB8CD-RW Open 10/100 Modem XP Pr o W G Apr 2002
2652-C4U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB CD-RW Open 10/100 Modem 2000 W G Apr 2002
2652-C5U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB CD-RW 11b Wi-Fi32/mod10/100 Open Ye s XP Pr o W G Apr 2002
2652-C6U Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB CD-RW 11b WI-Fi/mod 10/100 Open Yes 2000 W G Apr 2002
2652-CTU Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 15” XGA 30GB CD-RW Open 10/100 Modem 2000 XP Office28 W Apr 2002
Type-model Processor Speed ScreenMemory Disk Ultrabay
optical CDC
modem Preload Avail
date
Mini PCI
wireless/modem
Ultrabay Plus integrated modular
bay supports most Ultrabay 2000
devices including CD-RW/DVD
Combo II 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
128MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0028
256MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0030
512MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0032
Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 08K6068
20GB Hard Disk 9.5mm (4200 rpm) 08K9686
40GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm) 08K9816
IBM 256MB USB 2.0 Memory Key 22P9025
ThinkPad Removable Diskette Drive 08K9603
SuperDisk (LS-240) UltraBay 2000 08K9616
Zip 250MB Ultrabay 2000 Drive 00N8253
Ultralight 8X Max DVD Ultrabay 2000 22P9102
DVD/CD-RW Combo III Ultrabay 2000 22P6980
Travel Bezel for Ultrabay 2000 08K6070
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
CDC
ethernet
SOFTWARE14
Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional20
✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
Windows 2000 models
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional20
•ConfigSafe®
✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
INCLUDED SOFTWARE14 (all)
Preloaded
•Access ThinkPad
- Access Connections
- Access Support
- Access Help
•Adobe Acrobat Reader
•PC-Doctor™
•ThinkPad Utilities
•IBM Update Connector™,15
•IBM RecordNOW by Veritas®
Downloadable
•IBM Rapid Restore™ PC
•IBM Data Transfer
•Client Security Software (for
security chip)
•IBM Director Agent
License (CD not included)
- Lotus® SmartSuite® Millennium and
Lotus Notes® Stand-alone Client
Office XP Small Business model
only (2652-CTU)
- Microsoft Office XP Small
Business28 (Word, Excel, Outlook,
Publisher, Small Business Tools)
✧Office XP Small Business CD
Workhorse or
Global model
Created by IBM PC Institute
Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)
Security
chip Small
business