IBM ThinkPad Notebooks - Personal Systems Reference - Revision history

Josh: Update links to IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference after page move

2026-10-01T18:25:18Z

Update links to IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference after page move

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	== Related pages ==		== Related pages ==

	* [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/R/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference]], the 2000-2005 volume		* [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference]], the 2000-2005 volume
	* [[IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual Volume 1]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 2 (340/355/360/370/700/701/720/750/755)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 3 (365C/CD/CS/CSD)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 4 (380/385/560/560E/760)]]		* [[IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual Volume 1]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 2 (340/355/360/370/700/701/720/750/755)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 3 (365C/CD/CS/CSD)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 4 (380/385/560/560E/760)]]
	* [[IBM PS2 Book]], [[IBM Personal Systems Reference - Monitors]]		* [[IBM PS2 Book]], [[IBM Personal Systems Reference - Monitors]]

Josh: Contents from the PDF with page numbers; 240 example checked; remove uncited coverage claims

2026-09-30T22:00:38Z

Contents from the PDF with page numbers; 240 example checked; remove uncited coverage claims

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	'''IBM Personal Systems Reference ~~—~~ IBM ThinkPad Notebooks, 1992 to 2001 ~~—~~ withdrawn'''~~, '''~~January 2001, Version 214~~''',~~ published by IBM PC Institute. 87 pages.		'''IBM Personal Systems Reference: IBM ThinkPad Notebooks, 1992 to 2001 - withdrawn''' (January 2001, Version 214) is a specification reference published by the IBM PC Institute, 87 pages. It has one sheet for each ThinkPad model or model update withdrawn from marketing by January 2001, from the ThinkPad 240 to the Power Series 850. It is not a service manual.

	~~This is a '''PSREF configuration reference''', not a service manual: specification tables for every ThinkPad withdrawn from marketing between 1992 and 2001, one column per type-model.~~		== Contents ==

	~~== What it contains ==~~		Page numbers are PDF pages; the sheets are not numbered.

	~~For each machine~~, a ~~full specification column~~: ~~processor~~ and ~~clock~~, ~~processor features~~ and ~~upgradability~~, ~~L2 cache~~ and ~~its organisation~~, ~~diskette drive, CD~~-~~ROM and DVD options~~, ~~memory~~, ~~display~~, ~~disk~~, ~~communications~~, ~~battery~~, ~~weight~~ and the ~~type~~-~~model numbers with their announcement dates~~.		* p. 2-3: ThinkPad 240 and 240X.
			* pp. 4-34: ThinkPad 300 to 385 families (the 500, 510Cs, 700 and 700C share sheets with the 300 and 350 on pp. 4 and 10), including separate sheets for the 380XD and the 380XD with a Pentium II (pp. 28-29).
			* pp. 35-52: ThinkPad 390, 390E and 390X, the 560 family, 570 and 570E, and 600, 600E and 600X.
			* pp. 53-82: ThinkPad 701, 710T/720/720C, 730T, 750, 755, 760 and 765 families, and the 770, 770E/ED, 770X and 770Z (pp. 79-82).
			* pp. 83-84: Power Series 820 and 850. Footnotes (pp. 85-86).

	The ThinkPad 240 entry is typical — Intel Mobile Celeron 300, 366 or 400 MHz on a 66 MHz bus, no upgrade processor (ball grid array), 128 KB full-speed synchronous pipelined burst ECC write-back L2 on board, external 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive connecting to the left-side FDD port, and optional external CD-ROM or DVD-ROM via the Portable Drive Bay — against type-models 2609-21U, 2609-31U and the rest.		== What this manual does not contain ==

	~~== What it does~~ not ~~contain ==~~		Each sheet gives processor, cache, memory, display, graphics, disk, drives, keyboard, dimensions, weight, battery type and life, chipset, preloaded software and availability and withdrawal dates, with a column for each type-model. There are no FRU part numbers, procedures, voltages or schematics. Models still on sale in January 2001 (for example the A, T and X series) are not included.

	~~No service content at all: no FRU numbers, no removals, no symptom-to-FRU index, no voltages, no schematics, no component values.~~		== What it settles ==

	~~It covers only machines '''withdrawn by January 2001'''~~, ~~so the A30~~, ~~A31~~, R-~~series~~, ~~T30~~ and ~~later X-series are not in it — those are in [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/R/T/X)~~ - ~~Personal Systems Reference\|the 2005 volume]]~~.		The ThinkPad 240 sheet (p. 2) is typical: Intel Mobile Celeron at 300, 366 or 400 MHz on a 66 MHz bus, soldered in a ball grid array; 128 KB on-board L2 cache; 64 MB standard memory, 192 MB maximum, with one SO-DIMM socket reached by removing three screws and the keyboard; external 1.44 MB diskette drive; type-models 2609-21U, 2609-31U and 2609-41U.

	~~== What it settles ==~~

	~~'''This is how to turn a ThinkPad type-model number into a specification''' for the 1992–2001 machines, which in turn tells you which~~ hardware ~~maintenance manual applies. The~~ maintenance manuals are organised by machine type, ~~and the badge on the lid often~~ is ~~not enough~~ to identify it.		The hardware maintenance manuals are organised by machine type, so this reference is a way to identify a machine from the type-model on its label before choosing a manual.

	<pdf> File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf </pdf>		<pdf> File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf </pdf>

	Download ~~it here~~: [[:File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf\|IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf]]		Download: [[:File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf\|IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf]]

	== Related pages ==		== Related pages ==

	* [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/R/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference]] ~~—~~ the 2000~~–~~2005 ~~machines~~		* [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/R/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference]], the 2000-2005 volume
	* [[IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual Volume 1]] ~~·~~ [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 2 (340/355/360/370/700/701/720/750/755)]] ~~·~~ [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 3 (365C/CD/CS/CSD)]] ~~·~~ [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 4 (380/385/560/560E/760)]]		* [[IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual Volume 1]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 2 (340/355/360/370/700/701/720/750/755)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 3 (365C/CD/CS/CSD)]], [[IBM ThinkPad HMM Volume 4 (380/385/560/560E/760)]]
	* [[IBM PS2 Book]] ~~·~~ [[IBM Personal Systems Reference - Monitors]] ~~— the same PSREF series~~		* [[IBM PS2 Book]], [[IBM Personal Systems Reference - Monitors]]

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Josh: P4 verification: real documentation page - title as printed, part/form number, edition, contents, honest gaps, what it settles, cross-links

2026-09-24T23:17:19Z

P4 verification: real documentation page - title as printed, part/form number, edition, contents, honest gaps, what it settles, cross-links

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 <pdf> File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf </pdf>
-IBM/Lenovo Personal Systems Reference for the entire ThinkPad notebook family.
+Download it here: [[:File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf|IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf]]
-Download the IBM ThinkPad Notebooks - Personal Systems Reference here: [[:File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf]]
+* [[IBM ThinkPad Notebooks (A/G/R/T/X) - Personal Systems Reference]] &mdash; the 2000&ndash;2005 machines
 [[Category:IBM Service Manuals]]

Josh: Create page for IBM ThinkPad Notebooks - Personal Systems Reference

2026-05-22T09:13:58Z

Create page for IBM ThinkPad Notebooks - Personal Systems Reference

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<pdf> File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf </pdf>

IBM/Lenovo Personal Systems Reference for the entire ThinkPad notebook family.

Download the IBM ThinkPad Notebooks - Personal Systems Reference here: [[:File:IBM ThinkPad Notebooks Personal Systems Reference.pdf]]

[[Category:IBM Service Manuals]]