ThinkPad SL400 and SL500

This chapter presents following product-specific service references and product-specific parts information.

v“Specifications”

v“Status indicators” on page 52

v“FRU tests” on page 54

v“Fn key combinations” on page 56

v“FRU replacement notices” on page 58

v“Removing and replacing a FRU” on page 62

v“Locations” on page 138

v“Parts list” on page 145

Specifications

The following table lists the specifications of the ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 :

Table 7. Specifications

Feature

Description

 

 

 

Processor

v

Intel® Celeron® processor 575 (2.0 GHz), 3-MB L2 cache

 

v Intel Celeron processor 585 (2.16 GHz), 3-MB L2 cache

 

v Intel Celeron Dual Core processor T1600 (1.66 GHz), 3-MB

 

 

L2 cache

 

v Intel Celeron Dual Core processor T1700 (1.83 GHz), 3-MB

 

 

L2 cache

 

v Intel® Core2 Duo processor P7370 (2.0 GHz), 3-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor P7370 (2.0 GHz), 3-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8400 (2.26 GHz), 3-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8600 (2.40 GHz), 3-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8700 (2.53 GHz), 3-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5670 (1.8 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5870 (2.0 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6570 (2.1 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9400 (2.53 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9550 (2.66 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

v Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9800 (2.93 GHz), 6-MB L2

 

 

cache

 

 

 

Bus architecture

v

1066-MHz FSB

 

v

667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)

 

v

PCI bus

 

v

PCI Express bus

 

v

DMI

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IBM SL500 manual Specifications, Feature Description

SL500 specifications

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