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High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle
Mobile Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor-M 1.6GHz with
enhanced Intel SpeedStep™ technology
1
and 400MHz frontside bus
512KB / on die (at processor speed) / ECC
256MB std / 1GB max
7
/ PC2100 266MHz
30
DDR-SDRAM / non-parity / 2.5v /
two 200-pin SO-DIMM sockets / std memory in one socket / one socket available
3.5" 1.44MB / removable from left Ultrabay 2000 (but travel bezel in bay at ship)
CD-RW / 8X/4X/24X Max
9
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-RW)
30GB
8
/ 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™ 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
5
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 Bar
13
/ pitch: 19mm; stroke: 2.7mm
Illuminates the keyboard to improve visibility in low-light conditions / no UltraPort
TM
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 (3.32kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell 10.8V 4.0Ah / intelligent / supports 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.3 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 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-Fi
32
wireless
4
, Intersil
®
Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in display cover,
Wi-Fi-certified / 56K
6
V.90 (V.92-designed
29
) 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 / 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 /
2652:
1 year - EasyServ™
,19
onsite pickup and delivery courier service
2653:
3 years/1 year battery - EasyServ onsite pickup and delivery courier service
Service upgrades
22
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
Disk (removable)
Display
Graphics controller
Graphics - external
Keyboard
ThinkLight™
Case material
Dimensions
3
Approximate weight
2
Battery - type
Battery - life
10
Architecture
Port replicator
Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports
Video out
Mini PCI
Wi-Fi
32
/modem
CDC
Ethernet
Open
Audio support
Security
Limited warranty
12
Service options
IBM
®
ThinkPad
®
A31 - Education - withdrawn
See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced April 30, 2002
US models withdrawn effective January 2003
(A31E) © IBM Corp. December 2002
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
Personalized Web-based support
31
Proactive e-mail updates
31
International Warranty Service
17
24 hour x 7 day
18
toll-free hardware
support during the warranty
12
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
IBM USB Sleek Mouse 33L3244
IBM USB Numeric Keypad 33L3225
IBM USB 32MB Memory Key 22P5296
Portable Drive Bay 2000 19K4480
10/100 EtherJet™ CardBus Adapter 08L3147
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
Other options at ibm.com/us/pc/accessories
2652-AUU Pentium
®
4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 14.1” XGA 30GB
8
CD-RW Diskette Wi-Fi
32
/modem 10/100 Windows
®
XP Pro 1 yr Apr 2002
2653-AUU Pentium 4-M 1.6GHz 256MB 14.1” XGA 30GB CD-RW Diskette Wi-Fi/modem 10/100 Windows XP Pro 3 yr Apr 2002
Type-model Processor Speed ScreenMemory Disk
Ultrabay
optical
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
60GB HS Hard Disk 12.5mm (5400 rpm) 08K9688
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
SOFTWARE
14
Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Professional
20
✧Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
INCLUDED SOFTWARE
14
(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
• IBM Director Agent
License (CD not included)
- Lotus
®
SmartSuite
®
Millennium and
Lotus Notes
®
Stand Alone Client
Created by IBM PC Institute
Personal Systems Reference (PSREF)
Ultrabay
diskette
Limited
warranty
These educational models of the ThinkPad A31 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.