High-performance desktop alternatives with exceptional versatility; three spindle
Mobile Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor-M 1.8GHz
with
enhanced Intel SpeedStep
™
technology
1
and 400MHz frontside bus
512KB
/ on die (at processor speed) / ECC
256MB
std / 1GB max
7
/
PC2100 DDR-SDRAM
/ 266MHz
30
/ 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
Combo / 8X/8X/24X/8X
21
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)
60GB
8
/ high-speed 5400 rpm / upgradeable / S.M.A.R.T. /
supports two additional disks with optional HDD adapter in each modular bay
15.0"
(381mm)
UXGA-IPS (1600x1200) TFT color
/ Active Matrix / 400:1 contrast /
FlexView display with wide viewing angle and high density using in plane switching
(IPS) technology
ATI
®
Mobility
™
FireGL
™
7800
/
AGP 4X
/
64MB
DDR-SDRAM 183MHz /
supports OpenGL technology for 3D applications
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
UltraPort connector on top of display for options such as digital UltraPort Camera
Color: black; Top: ABS plastic; Bottom: glass-fiber reinforced plastic
Approximately 13.0 x 10.7 x 1.8"; 329mm x 272.5mm x 45.8mm
with battery and optical drive: 7.7 lb (3.49kg)
Lithium Ion 6-cell 10.8V 4.0Ah / intelligent / supports 2nd battery in Ultrabay 2000
2.0 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 [Bluetooth], 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 / 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) / IEEE 1394 / no keyboard/mouse
S-video in and out ports / industry standard connectors / cable ships standard
IEEE 1394 FireWire port
One Mini PCI type III slot (Communications Bay) / customer upgradeable
Some: Mini PCI Wi-Fi
32
wireless
4
, Intersil
®
Prism 2.5 chipset, dual antennas in
display cover / 56K
6
V.90 (V.92-designed
29
) modem combo, Lucent
®
chipset
Two Communications Daughter Card (CDC) sockets / customer accessible
Some: 56K
6
V.90 (V.92-designed
29
) CDC modem card / Lucent
®
chip set
10/100 ethernet on CDC / Intel
82562ET chipset (physical layer)
Some: Bluetooth wireless technology / on CDC / power button on display
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 /
IBM Embedded Security Subsystem
33
/ hardware key storage / multi-factor
authentication / local file encryption / enhances VPN security
16
3 years
/1 year battery - EasyServ
™
,
19
onsite pickup and delivery courier service
Service upgrades
22
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
DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Modular bays
Disk (removable)
Display
Graphics controller
Graphics - external
Keyboard
ThinkLight
™
UltraPort
™
Case material
Dimensions
3
Approximate weight
2
Battery - type
Battery - life
10
Architecture
Port replicator
Docking Station
PC Card Std slots
Ports
Video in and out
IEEE 1394
Mini PCI
Wi-Fi
32
/modem
CDC
Modem
Ethernet
Bluetooth
™
Audio support
Security
Limited warranty
12
Service options
IBM
®
ThinkPad
®
A31p (June 2002) - withdrawn
See footnotes for important warranty information
US models announced June 4, 2002
US models withdrawn effective October 2002
(A31PJ)
©
IBM Corp. October 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
24x7 toll-free support
18
for warranty-
related issues during the warranty
period
12
Ultrabay 2000 Li-Ion battery
02K6646
Multiple Li-Ion/NiMH Battery Charger
02K6719
ThinkPad 72W AC Adapter
02K6699
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Carrier
22P5737
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus c500 Cradle
22P5738
ThinkPad Ultrabay Plus Numeric Keypd
22P7330
ThinkPad Port Replicator
02K8667
ThinkPad Dock
263120U
IBM USB Keyboard w/ USB Ports
10K3849
IBM USB Sleek Mouse
33L3244
IBM 128MB USB 2.0 Memory Key
22P8998
Portable Drive Bay 2000
19K4480
10/100 Enet /56K Mini PCI (3Com)
09N9774
ServicePac
®,
22
2yr IOR 9x5 NBD
30L9190
ServicePac 3yr IOR 9x5 NBD
30L9197
Other options at
ibm.com
/us/pc/accessories
2653-N3U Pentium
®
4-M 1.8 256MB 15” UXGA 60GB
8
DVD/CD-RW Open
10/100 Modem
Yes XP Pro
No Jun 2002
2653-N4U Pentium 4-M 1.8 256MB 15” UXGA 60GB DVD/CD-RW Open
10/100 Modem
Yes Windows
®
2000
No Jun 2002
2653-N5U Pentium 4-M 1.8 256MB 15” UXGA 60GB DVD/CD-RW Wi-Fi
32
/mod 10/100 Bluetooth Yes XP Pro
No Jun 2002
2653-N6U Pentium 4-M 1.8 256MB 15” UXGA 60GB DVD/CD-RW Wi-Fi/mod
10/100 Bluetooth Yes Windows 2000
No Jun 2002
2653-NTU Pentium 4-M 1.8 256MB 15” UXGA 60GB DVD/CD-RW Wi-Fi/mod
10/100 Bluetooth Yes XP Pro
Office XP SB
28
No Jun 2002
Type-model Processor
GHz
Screen
Memory
Disk
Ultrabay
optical
CDC
Mod/Blu
Preload
Avail
date
Mini PCI
128 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0028
256 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0030
512 MB PC2100 DDR-SDRAM CL2.5 SOD 10K0032
Second HDD Adapter for Ultrabay 2000
08K6068
20GB Hard Disk Drive
08K9686
40GB Hard Disk Drive
08K9687
60GB HS Hard Disk 9.5mm (5400 rpm)
08K9688
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive
05K9276
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
ThinkPad A30 Series Li-Ion Battery
02K6878
CDC
Ethernet
SOFTWARE
14
Windows XP Pro models
- Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Professional
✧
Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
Windows 2000 models
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional
13
•
ConfigSafe
®
✧
Disk-to-Disk Recovery
(in hidden Service Partition)
INCLUDED SOFTWARE
14
(all)
Preloaded
•
Access ThinkPad
- Access Connections
- Access Help
- Access Support
•
Adobe Acrobat Reader
•
InterVideo
™
Win DVD
•
MGI VideoWave 4
•
PC-Doctor
™
•
ThinkPad Utilities
•
IBM Update Connector
™
,
15
•
Veritas RecordNOW and DLA
Downloadable
•
IBM Rapid Restore
™
PC
•
IBM Data Transfer
•
IBM Director Agent
•
Client Security Software (security
chip models)
License
(CD not included)
- Lotus
®
SmartSuite
®
Millennium and
Lotus Notes
®
Standalone Client
Office XP Small Business models
only
(Model NTU)
- Microsoft Office XP Small
Business
28
(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 bus
software
Certified software
- Visit
ibm.com
/pc/thinkpad/cert.html
for a complete list of applications
certified to run on the ThinkPad A31p
Supported operating systems
35
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second
Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT
®
4.0 SP6a
- Red Hat Linux
®
- SuSE Linux
