IBM Thinkpad A30 A30p A31 A31p Dock Manual

3020 ThinkPad Dock top cover
NoteThis section is only for the ThinkPad Dock (FRU no.
08N1546). The top cover and screw kit for ThinkPad
Dock (FRU no. 12P4143) is not available for the
ThinkPad Dock with extension plate (FRU no.
08N1537) .
1
(Rear view)
Step Screw (quantity) Torque

1M2.5×4.8 mm (2) 0.392 Nm
(4 kgfcm)
(continued)
Removing and replacing a FRU
ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p137 

2
2
2
(Bottom view)
Step Screw (quantity) Torque

2M2.5×4.8 mm (8) 0.392 Nm
(4 kgfcm)
(continued)
Removing and replacing a FRU
138MT 2652/2653/2654 

Make sure that the system lock keyAis set to the Unlock
position. Release the front latches in step
3, and then
remove the top cover
4. For step
5, see the inside
view, shown in the circle.
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3A
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ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p139 

When replacing the top cover, do the following:
vMake sure that the springs are placed correctly.
vMake sure that the device release lever is seated
correctly.
(continued)
Removing and replacing a FRU
140MT 2652/2653/2654 

vMake sure that the release button works correctly.
Removing and replacing a FRU
ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p141 

Locations
Front view

1Bluetooth on-off switch (only for MT2653)

2Bluetooth status indicator (only for MT2653)

3Power status indicators

4Power switch

5IEEE 1394 connector (only for MT2653)

6Hard-disk drive

7PC Card slots

8PC Card eject buttons

9Ultrabay 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.)

10Battery, standby mode,...

12
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
14
16
3
Locations
ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p143 

Rear view

1Security keyhole

2AC power connector

3Universal serial bus (USB) connectors

4Parallel connector

5External-monitor connector

6Ethernet connector

7Modem connector

8Video-out connector

9Video-in connector (only for MT2653)

10Serial connector

11Power status indicators

12Bluetooth status indicator (only for MT2653)
2
1
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11
12
Locations
144MT 2652/2653/2654 

Bottom view

1Battery pack

2Battery pack latches

3Mini PCI card and communication daughter card
slots

4Docking connector

5DIMM slots

6Infrared port

7Stereo headphone jack

8Stereo line-in jack

9Microphone jack

10Ultrabay 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.)

11Battery, standby mode, and Ultrabay status
indicator

12Ultrabay latch

13LCD latches

14Built-in...

Parts list
A30, A30p, A31 and A31p series includes several models.
The following tables summarize the characteristics of each
model, to help you determine which FRU in the part list
meets your need.
A30 and A30p series model matrix
Model CDC-
slot1/
slot2Mini PCI
adapterLCD Right
bay
deviceCPU
A30 (memory, 128 MB; video memory, 16 MB; HDD, 20 GB)
2652-1Ax—/
Modem—14.1-in.
XGACD-
ROM
(24x)Tual
933
M
2652-13x, 14x,
1Bx, 1NG, 1RG,
1SG, 1TG, 1TU,
1VG, 1Wx, 1XxEthernet/
Modem
2652-2Ax—/
Modem15.0-in.
XGA...