Statement of Limited Warranty

Warranty period ThinkPad A30, A31 Series System Hardware: 1 years System Battery: 1 year

Statement of Limited Warranty

Warranty period ThinkPad A30p, A31p Series System Hardware: 3 years System Battery: 3 year

System status indicators

Index number LED indicator LED indicator color LED indicator meaning 1 Bluetooth status Green The Bluetooth is operational. This indicator is on when the Bluetooth is on and not in suspend mode. 2 Battery status Green The battery is in use and has enough power. The ac adapter has charged the battery completely. Blinking green The battery is being charged, but still has enough power to operate. (At regular intervals, the indicator light turns off briefly.) Orange The battery is being charged, but the battery power is still low. Blinking orange The battery needs to be charged. When the indicator starts blinking orange, the computer beeps three times. 3 Standby status Green The computer is in standby mode. Blinking green The computer is entering standby mode or hibernation mode, or is resuming normal operation. 4 Power on Green The computer is on and ready to use. This indicator stays lit whenever the computer is on and is not in standby mode. 5 Scroll lock Green Scroll Lock mode is enabled. The Arrow keys can be used as screen-scroll function keys. The cursor cannot be moved with the Arrow keys. Not all application programs support this function. To enable or disable Scroll Lock mode, press the ScrLk key. 6 Caps lock Green Caps Lock mode is enabled. To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. 7 Num lock Green The numeric keypad on the keyboard is enabled. To enable or disable the keypad, press and hold the Shift key, and press the NumLk (ScrLk) key. 8 Drive in use Green Data is being read from or written to the hard-disk drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in the Ultrabay 2000. When this indicator is on, do not put the computer into standby mode or turn off the computer. NOTE: Do not move the system while the Green drive in use light is on. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors. 9 Ultrabay status Green An Ultrabay 2000 device is installed and in use. Blinking green An Ultrabay 2000 device is in the process of being detached. Turn off: An Ultrabay 2000 device is ready to be attached or detached. NOTE: If you are using Windows 2000, the Ultrabay status indicator does not blink while an Ultrabay 2000 device is being detached. Instead, a message box pops up when the process is completed; then the indicator turns off.

Function keys

Key combination Description Fn + F1 Reserved. Fn + F2 Reserved. Fn + F3 Turn off the LCD display, leaving the screen blank. To turn the LCD display on again, press any key or the TrackPoint stick. Fn + F4 Turn standby mode on. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key independently, without pressing a function key. NOTES: This mode is called suspend mode in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT. In Microsoft Windows 2000, this combination of buttons functions as a sleep button. The settings can be changed so that pressing it puts the computer into hibernation mode or even shuts the computer down. Fn + F5 Reserved. Fn + F6 Reserved. Fn + F7 Switch between the LCD and an external monitor (CRT). If a CRT is attached, computer output is displayed in the following three patterns by turns: CRT LCD + CRT LCD Fn + F8 Turn screen expansion on or off. (There is no symbol on the key.) NOTE: This function is not supported in Windows 2000. Fn + F9 Reserved. Fn + F10 Reserved. Fn + F11 Reserved. Fn + F12 Turn hibernation mode on. To return to normal operation, press the power button for less than four seconds. NOTE: To use Fn + F12 for hibernation in Windows 2000, IBM PM device driver must have installed on the computer. Fn + PgUp Turn the ThinkLight on or off. Fn + Home The LCD becomes brighter. Fn + End The LCD becomes less bright. Fn + Spacebar Magnify desktop and maximize application windows. NOTE: To use Fn + Space (Fullscreen Magnifier), On Screen Display must be installed.

Front view

Index number Description 1 Bluetooth on-off switch (only for machine type (M/T) 2653) 2 Bluetooth status indicator (only for M/T 2653) 3 Power status indicators 4 Power switch 5 IEEE 1394 connector (only for M/T 2653) 6 Hard disk drive 7 PC Card slots 8 PC Card eject buttons 9 Ultrabay Plus device NOTE: The Ultrabay Plus accepts several storage devices, such as a DVD drive or a CD-ROM drive, and also accepts an Ultrabay Plus carrier. (Ultrabay Plus does not support the Ultrabay 2000 battery.) 10 Battery, standby mode, and Ultrabay status indicators 11 TrackPoint pointing stick 12 TrackPoint buttons 13 Web keys 14 ThinkPad button 15 Volume and mute buttons 16 System-status indicators

Bottom view

Index number Description 1 Battery pack 2 Battery pack latches 3 Mini PCI card and communication daughter card slots 4 Docking connector 5 DIMM slots 6 Infrared port 7 Stereo headphone jack 8 Stereo line-in jack 9 Microphone jack 10 Ultrabay 2000 device NOTE: The Ultrabay 2000 accepts storage devices, such as a DVD drive or a CD-ROM drive. (The Ultrabay Plus carriage is supported only by Ultrabay Plus.) 11 Battery, standby mode, and Ultrabay status indicator 12 Ultrabay latch 13 LCD latches 14 Built-in stereo speakers 15 UltraPort connector