ThinkPad Laptops

ThinkPad 560

Machine Type 2640 · 1996-98 · 1 section available

The ThinkPad 560, 560E, 560X and 560Z — a breakthrough in ultraportables, fitting a full-size keyboard and screen into a strikingly slim profile. This service reference is incomplete.

Service Reference

Product Overview #

4 variants of this machine type, side by side. A cell spanning several columns is shared by those models, so the narrow cells are the differences — memory type, battery chemistry and panel are what usually change across a range.

Spec ThinkPad 560 ThinkPad 560E ThinkPad 560X ThinkPad 560Z
Released May 1996 June 1997 March 1997 September 1998
Processor CPU Type: Soldered TCP
Intel Pentium @100, 120, or 133MHz
Intel Pentium MMX @150 or 166MHz Intel Pentium MMX @200 or 233MHz Intel Mobile Pentium II @233 or 300MHz
Chipset Intel 430MX Intel 430TX Intel 440BX
Memory Type: EDO, 1x 144-pin Slot
Standard: 8MB Soldered
Maximum: 72MB
Type: EDO, 1x 144-pin Slot
Standard: 16MB Soldered
Maximum: 80MB
Type: EDO, 1x 144-pin Slot
Standard: 32MB Soldered
Maximum: 96MB
Type: EDO, 1x 144-pin Slot
Standard: 32 or 64MB Soldered
Maximum: 160 or 192MB
Storage 2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Sort of, has a cable inside
Standard: 810MB, 1.08GB, or 1.2GB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Sort of, has a cable inside
Standard: 2.1GB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Sort of, has a cable inside
Standard: 2.1 or 4.0GB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Sort of, has a cable inside
Standard: 4.0 or 6.4GB
Display 11.3" Passive Matrix LCD @800x600
12.1" Active Matrix LCD @800x600
12.1" HPA/Passive Matrix LCD @800x600
12.1" Active Matrix Color @800x600
12.1" Active Matrix LCD @800x600
Graphics Trident Cyber9382
VRAM: 1MB
Trident Cyber9382
VRAM: 2MB
NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD (NM2160)
VRAM: 2MB
Audio ESS AudioDrive 1688 Crystal CS4237B
Main battery Lithium Ion
CMOS battery CR1220 Lithium
Power supply Barrel Jack
Media drives None, external only
PC Cards 2x PCMCIA Slots
Networking None
Ports 1x Parallel
1x Serial
1x VGA Out
1x PS/2
1x Dock Connector
1x External FDD Connector
1x Mic In
1x Line Out
1x Parallel
1x Serial
1x VGA Out
1x PS/2
1x USB 1.x
1x Dock Connector
1x External FDD Connector
1x Mic In
1x Line Out
BIOS IBM BIOS w/ 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-B10, 2640-B1A, 2640-B1U, 2640-BOA, 2640-BOE, 2640-BOF, 2640-BOH, 2640-BOJ, 2640-BOK, 2640-BOO, 2640-BOP, 2640-BOS, 2640-BOU, 2640-BOW