The ThinkPad Advanced Dock (250310U* - United States) is ideal for notebook users who work with high-end graphics, multiple monitors, digital media, or who require a second optical or hard drive. Features of the ThinkPad Advance Dock include:

• Left corner alignment for easy system attachment
• Step-by-step LED's and convenient buttons for easy system ejection
• Ultrabay Enhanced for device expansion - Supports the following bay options:
  • ThinkPad Ultrabay Slim DVD Burner - Parallel ATA (41N5643)
  • ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Ultrabay Enhanced Drive (73P3275)
  • ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (40Y8725)
• One half-size PCI Express card slot - Supports half-size PCI Express cards, including graphics adapters that enable multi-monitoring
• Six-in-one media card reader; Supports xD, SD, CompactFlash, Multi Media Card, SmartMedia, and Memory Stick
• Standard device ports - 5 USB 2.0 ports, 1 PS/2 port for mouse, serial, and parallel (keyboard supported via separately purchased Y cable)
• Audio Ports - Microphone in, headphone out, S/PDIF (digital audio)
• Video Ports - DVI-D (digital), VGA (analog) allow for two monitors (one digital and one analog) to attach. For more information, go to: ThinkPad Digital Video Interface (DVI) and DVI Pass-Through
• Communication ports - Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) and modem (RJ-11)
• Integrated key lock and cable lock slot physically secures the ThinkPad notebook and ThinkPad Advanced Dock.
  • The key lock and cable lock operate seperately
  • The cable lock secures the ThinkPad Advanced Dock to the workspace (desk, table, pole, furniture, wall)
    • The cable lock slot supports attachment of Kensington Cable Locks from Lenovo.
  • The separate key lock, on the side of the ThinkPad Advanced Dock, secures the ThinkPad to the ThinkPad Advanced Dock.
    • To remove the ThinkPad, from the ThinkPad Advanced Dock, the user turns the seperate key. The user does not need to remove the cable lock from the ThinkPad Advanced Dock
• Integrated power supply - Recharges the ThinkPad system battery while fueling all functions of the ThinkPad Advanced Dock

• Notes:
  • Ultrabay Enhanced second ThinkPad hard drive requires an Hard disk drive (HDD) installation kit.
  • The DVI-D (digital) video port does not support attachment of a DVI-I to VGA monitor cable.
  • The ThinkPad Advanced Dock varies by country. Service parts has a listing of the various country part numbers for the ThinkPad Advanced Dock

   

• Physical Specifications
  • Approximate height: 72 mm (2.8 in)
  • Approximate width: 361 mm (14.2 in)
  • Approximate depth: 373 mm (14.6 in)
  • Approximate weight: 2.8 kg (6.2 lbs)
• Operating Environment
• • Temperature: 5 deg to 31.3 deg C (41 deg to 88 deg F)
  • Relative humidity: 8% to 95% (non-condensing)
• Storage Environment
• • Temperature: 5 deg to 43 deg C (41 deg to 110 deg F)
  • Relative humidity: 8% to 95% (non-condensing)

1 year Limited – customer carry-in exchange

• Availability Date: September 2005
• Discontinued, withdrawn from marketing: December 2009
  • A replacement product is not available.
  • This option may be available via the Lenovo Option Continuation Program (OCP) at: www.lenovo.com/optionscontinuationprogram

The ThinkPad Advanced Dock (2503) supports the 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Dual-VGA or Dual-DVI, TV-out PCI-Express Graphics Adapter with the following ThinkPad system configurations:

• T60, T60p (type 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 2007, 2008, 2613, 2623)
• T60, T60p Widescreen (type 6369, 6370, 6371, 6372, 6373, 6374, 8741, 8742, 8743, 8744, 8745)
• Z61e, Z61p, Z61m (type 0672, 0673, 0674, 9450, 9451, 9452, 9453)
• Z61t (type 9440, 9441, 9442, 9443, 9448)

Installing the ATI X1300 graphics adapter in the ThinkPad Advanced Dock allows for multiple monitors to be attached to the ATI X1300 graphics adapter and to the monitor ports on the ThinkPad Advanced Dock. For more information on this configuration, the following documents are available:

• 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Dual-VGA or Dual-DVI, TV-out PCI-Express Graphics Adapter overview
• Setting up 4 monitors using ThinkPad Advanced Dock and ATI X1300 display adapter
• X1300 driver for ThinkPad Advanced Dock configurations
• Technical information and limitations of multi-monitor configurations
• Configuring a ThinkPad display with multiple monitors using ATI X1300 display adapter and ThinkPad Advanced Dock

• ThinkPad Advanced Dock with security keys
• Power cord (varies by country)
• RJ-11 Modem Cable
• Travel bezel
• Setup poster
• User's guide
• Warranty manual