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TP 380Z - Product Overview

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OVERVIEW
The ThinkPad 380Z -- the latest edition of the highly successful, award-winning ThinkPad 380 family of notebook computers.

ALL-IN-ONE DESIGN

• Integrated diskette drive (FDD)
• 24x-10x variable-speed CD-ROM(1)
• Hard disk drive(2)
• Preloaded software

LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

• Powerful high-speed processors, including 300 MHz(4) which is the fastest mobile Intel Pentium(R) II available
• 32 MB(5) of memory, expandable up to 96 MB
• 4.0 GB(5) hard disk drive, expandable to 6.4 GB

BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT DISPLAY

• 13.3-inch (measured diagonally) Active Matrix(3) screen

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• TrackPoint with Press-to-Select for enhancing pointing Optional IBM Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet Feature Wake on LAN support for remote system management capability

SOFTWARE

• Windows 98 and Windows NT are installed along with a variety of selected applications. (US, AP, CAN, & EMEA only)
• Windows 98 is installed along with a variety of selected applications. (LA only)
• All models include the time-proven Lotus SmartSuite to enable immediate productivity gains through its word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Printed documentation is available for an extra charge.

UNBEATABLE VALUE
The ThinkPad 380Z is the ideal solution for small- and medium-sized businesses and budget-conscious companies that have already adopted the ThinkPad 380 and are looking for a stable platform with the latest technology at affordable prices. With all it has to offer, it is a great alternative to a desktop computer.

1. Actual playback speed will vary and is often less than the maximum possible.
2. An optional 6.4 GB HDD is available.
3. Thin film transistor (TFT) is the technology of the display.
4. MHz measures only processor internal clock speed, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance.
5. GB equals one billion bytes and MB equals one million bytes when referring to hard disk drives. Capacity available for end users may be less.

TRADEMARK INFORMATION

• IBM, ThinkPad, and TrackPoint are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries, or both.
• Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

NOTE: Lotus and SmartSuite are Trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

AT A GLANCE
The new ThinkPad 380Z value-priced systems offer incredible performance, leading-edge technology, and the following features:

• Windows 98 or Windows NT and selected applications preinstalled
• Powerful Mobile Pentium II processors at 300 MHz and 233 MHz, and 512 KB of L2 cache
• Bright 13.3-inch (measured diagonally) TFT display
• High-capacity 4.0 GB HDD (optionally upgradable to 6.4 GB)
• 32 MB of 64-bit EDO memory (upgradable to 96 MB)
• 24x-10x variable-speed CD-ROM
• Two speakers and one subwoofer, 16-bit and 32-bit stereo audio (supporting Sound Blaster Pro)
• Universal serial bus (USB) port
• TrackPoint with Press-to-Select
• Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet Feature (optional) with Wake on LAN support

FUNCTION

• New Mobile Pentium II processors at 300 MHz or 233 MHz and 512 KB of level 2 cache memory
• Large, bright 13.3-inch (measured diagonally) XGA TFT displays with 1024 x 768 resolution for outstanding clarity and contrast
• Customer upgradable S.M.A.R.T. 4.0 GB
• CAV bootable CD-ROM drives that access information at 24x-10x variable speed
• HDD, FDD, and CD-ROM are all within the covers of the notebook, no need to swap FDD and CD-ROM drives
• MPEG 1 playback enables educational and entertainment uses and other high-quality, multimedia viewing applications
• Stereo speakers with subwoofer
• Device drivers to support the Microsoft Windows 98 Multi-Monitor function for the ThinkPad 380Z will be available by the end of September. The IBM Web page address will be http://www.pc.ibm.com/support?page=IBM+ThinkPad

USABILITY

• Large 32 MB of 64-bit EDO memory that can be expanded up to 96 MB
• Customer-upgradable HDD
• Keyboard with integrated TrackPoint with Press-to-Select
• Improved user interface
• Full mobile support with OS/2 Warp 4 or Windows NT 4.0
• Up to 4 Mbps infrared (IR) transceiver for wireless data and file transfer
• Wired for Management System-compliant (DMI 2.0, WOL, PXE, ACPI)

THINKPAD 380Z FEATURES
LCD DISPLAY: 1024 X 768 resolution, 13.3-inch (measured diagonally) TFT display that provides excellent viewing capability.
Video Modes - 2.5MB VRAM

380Z Models	LCD Panels		External Monitor
Resolution	TFT-LCD	@85Hz	@75Hz	@60Hz
640x480 (VGA)	16M	16M	16M	16M
800x600	16M	16M	16M	16M
1024x768	16M	16M	16M	16M
1280x1024	256	NA	NA	256

KEYBOARD AND TRACKPOINT WITH PRESS-TO-SELECT: The keyboard has the familiar layout of a ThinkPad with function key capability that allows you to quickly access system functions, such as power management control. Use the TrackPoint with Press-to-Select to select objects by pressing the TrackPoint cap.

PROCESSOR: Mobile Pentium II processor at 300 MHz or 233 MHz and 512 KB L2 cache memory for additional performance.

MEMORY: Non-parity, 64-bit EDO SO DIMM memory. Standard memory of 32 MB can be expanded to a maximum of 96 MB with 16 MB, 32 MB, or 64 MB cards. An internal slot is available for one extra memory module for users who need more memory.

PCMCIA: The Type III slot can accommodate either two Type I, two Type II, or one Type III PC card. Both 16-bit and 32-bit cards are supported. Both PCMCIA slots contain a ZV port.

PC CARD SUPPORT SOFTWARE: The auto configurator and memory device driver enable supported PCMCIA cards by sensing them automatically. (PCMCIA cards supported by the auto configurator and memory device driver are listed in the Sales Manual.)

STORAGE: The standard 4.0 GB HDD can be upgraded to 6.4 GB. These S.M.A.R.T. HDDs issue an alert if a failure is pending. The three-spindle design of the 1.44 MB FDD allows all the drive units, including the FDD, to be contained inside the ThinkPad 380Z covers.

MPEG 1: Software MPEG 1 support on Windows 98 systems provides multimedia viewing without such hardware prerequisites as ZV port cards. MPEG 1 decoders facilitate educational use for activities such as movies, teleconferencing, and games.

CD-ROM: Bootable, 24x-10x variable-speed CD-ROM.

AUDIO

• Support for Sound Blaster Pro applications
• Built-in stereo speakers, subwoofer, and microphone
• One jack for external stereo speakers or headphone and one jack for an external microphone
• Volume control

VIDEO: PCI bus support with video acceleration provides exceptional video performance.

INFRARED: IR transceiver for wireless file and data transfer and printing. The ThinkPad 380Z models are compatible with the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) IR data link specification with speeds up to 4 Mbps.

Preinstalled software provides wireless file transfer, file synchronization, and clipboard data transfer. With the IR feature, data can be exchanged with any system, accessories, or personal digital assistants (PDA) supporting the same specifications and data transfer speed. The IR feature may require the separate purchase of the appropriate hardware.

OTHER FEATURES: Enhanced parallel, SVGA (external display), pointer-keyboard-keypad, serial, and universal serial bus (USB) ports. An additional connector supports the Port Replicator with advanced EtherJet.

ACPI READY
The ThinkPad 380Z is ACPI ready. ACPI is not installed, but the system hardware and BIOS support ACPI. While ACPI shows a great deal of promise for the future, numerous problems affect the operation of ACPI on ThinkPad and other notebook systems. Therefore, the systems comes with Windows 98 running in APM mode. When the remaining issues with ACPI are resolved, an upgrade package will be made available on the IBM Web site. The upgrade package will contain operating systems updates, device driver updates, and BIOS updates as necessary to make ACPI work reliably.

YEAR 2000
This product is Year 2000 ready. When used in accordance with its associated documentation, as stated in the Official Published Specifications, it is capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the 20th and 21st centuries, provided all other products (for example, software, hardware, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange accurate date data with it.

This statement of Year 2000 Ready status applies only to the IBM hardware content and does not apply to any software (system software or application software) content that may be pre-installed or otherwise provided by IBM with the purchase of the IBM hardware product. For non-IBM products, whether or not obtained from IBM, please consult directly with the third party product developer for information about how its products will handle the Year 2000 transition. In some cases IBM may pass along information that third parties have provided us about the status of their products. However, IBM is not in a position to independently verify, or accept any responsibility for, the accuracy or completeness of such information.

This computer system maintains the date and time using an internal battery backed-up hardware clock. Consistent with PC industry standards, the hardware clock relies on timer functions in POST/BIOS to update the first two digits of the year, called the century indicator (i.e., from "19" to "20" Operating systems use the hardware clock to set their own date and time services each time the system is booted. After bootup, some operating systems de-activate some timer functions in BIOS and rely on their own date and time functions during use.

The POST/BIOS will ensure that the hardware clock century indicator is correctly updated to "20" the first time the system is booted up after the year 2000 occurs. If the system unit is powered "on" during the year 2000 transition, the characteristics of the operating system will determine whether the hardware clock century indicator is immediately updated during use. If the operating system does not immediately update the hardware clock century indicator, the user may accomplish this by rebooting the system. A delay in updating the hardware clock century indicator should not affect application programs if, consistent with good programming practice, they obtain date and time information from a Year 2000 Ready operating system, or use the BIOS GET DATE function call (1A) and do not directly access the hardware clock.

For additional information about Year 2000 related topics, see the IBM Personal Systems Group Web Page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/year2000.

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	Date Created	28-08-98
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