ThinkPad Laptops

ThinkPad 560

Machine Type 2640 · 1996–98 · 1 section available

IBM's ultraportable of 1996–98: 1.2 inches thick and about 4.1 lb (1.9 kg), yet with a full-size keyboard. Only the product overview is transcribed here. For service procedures use the IBM manuals listed below: Hardware Maintenance Manual Volumes 3 and 4 cover the 560 and 560E, and the 560X and 560Z have manuals of their own.

This is a transcribed historical service reference and may contain incomplete captures. Consult the linked original manuals as the authoritative sources before servicing.

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Product Overview #

Four variants side by side, compiled from a hardware survey and IBM's product records. A value spanning several columns applies to each of those variants; a dash means no source records it.

Specifications by variant
Specification ThinkPad 560 ThinkPad 560E ThinkPad 560X ThinkPad 560Z
Released May 1996 June 1997 November 1997 September 1998
Processor Intel Pentium, 100, 120 or 133 MHz (soldered TCP package) Intel Pentium MMX, 150 or 166 MHz Intel Pentium MMX, 200 or 233 MHz Intel Mobile Pentium II, 233 or 300 MHz
Chipset Intel 430MX Intel 430TX Intel 440BX
Bus
  • PCI bus
  • ISA bus
Memory Standard 8 MB soldered; maximum 40 MB (72 MB with a ThinkPad Proven option); EDO, 1 × 144-pin slot Standard 16 MB soldered; maximum 80 MB; EDO, 1 × 144-pin slot Standard 32 MB soldered; maximum 96 MB; EDO, 1 × 144-pin slot Standard 32 or 64 MB soldered; maximum 160 or 192 MB; EDO, 1 × 144-pin slot
Storage 2.5" IDE: 810 MB, 1.08 GB or 1.2 GB; drive connects through an internal cable 2.5" IDE: 2.1 GB; drive connects through an internal cable 2.5" IDE: 2.1 or 4.0 GB; drive connects through an internal cable 2.5" IDE: 4.0 or 6.4 GB; drive connects through an internal cable
Display
  • 11.3" passive matrix, 800 × 600
  • 12.1" active matrix, 800 × 600
  • 12.1" HPA passive matrix, 800 × 600
  • 12.1" active matrix, 800 × 600
 12.1" active matrix, 800 × 600
Graphics Trident Cyber9382, 1 MB video memory Trident Cyber9382, 2 MB video memory NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD (NM2160), 2 MB video memory
Audio ESS AudioDrive 1688 Crystal CS4237B
Main battery Lithium-ion
CMOS battery CR1220 lithium cell —
Power connector Barrel jack
Media drives None; external drives only
PC Card slots 2 × PCMCIA (2 × Type II or 1 × Type III)
  • 2 × PCMCIA (2 × Type II or 1 × Type III)
  • Cirrus Logic PD6729 controller
  • 2 × CardBus (2 × Type II or 1 × Type III)
  • Zoomed Video support
  • TI PCI1250A controller
Networking None
Ports
  • Parallel
  • Serial
  • VGA out
  • PS/2
  • Port replicator connector
  • External floppy connector
  • Microphone in
  • Line out
  • Infrared
  • Parallel
  • Serial
  • VGA out
  • PS/2
  • USB 1.x
  • Port replicator connector
  • External floppy connector
  • Microphone in
  • Line out
  • Infrared
BIOS IBM BIOS with Easy-Setup
Pointing device TrackPoint
IBM model codes — 104 models of machine type 2640
VariantModel codes
ThinkPad 5602640-100, 2640-10A, 2640-10F, 2640-10J, 2640-10P, 2640-10S, 2640-10U, 2640-200, 2640-20A, 2640-20F, 2640-20J, 2640-20P, 2640-20S, 2640-20U, 2640-50A, 2640-50C, 2640-5DA, 2640-5FA, 2640-5HA, 2640-5JA, 2640-5NA, 2640-5NC, 2640-5QA, 2640-DSW, 2640-E0A, 2640-E0C, 2640-EDA, 2640-EFA, 2640-EHA, 2640-EJA, 2640-ENA, 2640-ENC, 2640-EQA, 2640-F0D, 2640-F0E, 2640-F0G, 2640-FDE, 2640-FFE, 2640-FHE, 2640-FJE, 2640-FND, 2640-FNE, 2640-FNG, 2640-FQE, 2640-T95, 2640-TF1, 2640-TFW
ThinkPad 560E2640-300, 2640-30A, 2640-30F, 2640-30J, 2640-30P, 2640-30S, 2640-30U, 2640-400, 2640-40F, 2640-40J, 2640-40K, 2640-40P, 2640-40S, 2640-40U
ThinkPad 560X2640-600, 2640-60A, 2640-60F, 2640-60J, 2640-60P, 2640-60S, 2640-60U, 2640-700, 2640-70A, 2640-70E, 2640-70F, 2640-70J, 2640-70K, 2640-70P, 2640-70S, 2640-70U
ThinkPad 560Z2640-900, 2640-90A, 2640-90F, 2640-90H, 2640-90J, 2640-90K, 2640-90P, 2640-90S, 2640-90U, 2640-90W, 2640-910, 2640-91A, 2640-91U, 2640-B00, 2640-B0A, 2640-B0E, 2640-B0F, 2640-B0H, 2640-B0J, 2640-B0K, 2640-B0P, 2640-B0S, 2640-B0U, 2640-B0W, 2640-B10, 2640-B1A, 2640-B1U