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At a glance
The DVD/FDD drive upgrade is available for selected ThinkPad 390 and 1700 model i Series Systems. ThinkPad 390 models with Pentium MMX 233Mhz(1) system processors (model 2XX) are not supported. All other ThinkPad 390 and i Series 1700 model Systems are supported.

• Supports all industry standard DVD and CD-ROM applications
• DVD movie playback on all supported ThinkPad 390 and i Series 1700
• Model Systems via included software
• Includes industry standard 1.44 MB diskette drive
• Easy slide-in installation
• Enables viewing of up to 17 GB of DVD content on a single DVD disc

(1) MHz only measures microprocessor internal clock speed, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance.

Warranty
1 year limited Customer Carry-In Exchange

Packaging
One box containing

• DVD/FDD Drive Assembly
• Media Group
• Publications

Marketing and FRU part numbers

Worldwide
Marketing part number -> 05K8921
FRU part number -> 05K8937

Additional part numbers

Worldwide retail information
Retail Model Number -> TP921
Retail UPC Code -> 0-87944-45909-5

Product dates

Worldwide
Announce Date-> 03/17/99
Planned Availability Date-> 04/30/99

Technical specifications
Performance Specifications as known at time of announcement
Data transfer rate

• 1,352 to 3,268 Kbps for DVDde-2
• 1,200 to 3,000 Kbps for CD mode 1
• 684.4 to 1,587.8 Kbps for CD mode 2
• PIO mode 4 data transfer without I/O channel ready at 16.7 Mbps
• DMA-multiword mode 2 data transfer at 16.7 Mbps

Technical information

• ANSI X3T9.2/791D
• AT Attach command set SSF 8020 Revision 2.6
• AT Attach packet interface for DVD-ROM SFF 8090 Revision 1.0
• Read only on:
• DV ROM at 1X - 2.4X
• CD-ROM at 8.6X - 20X
• CD audio at 4X - 9.3X
• CD-RW at 4X - 9.3X
• 128K Data Buffer
• Electrical eject tray with disk clamp
• CD-DA audio playback and digital data transfer
• Unbalance disk detection/spin down function
• CD-DA audio play with the eject button
• Regional protection code 2 (RPC2)

Physical, Environmental, and Compatibility Specifications as known at time of announcement

Weight

• 1.11 lbs
• 505 g

Height

• 1.18 inches
• 30.0 mm

Width

• 5.71 inches
• 145.0 mm

Depth

• 6.06 inches
• 154.0 mm

Operating temperature

• Between 5 degrees Celcius and 35 degrees Celcius
• Between 41 degrees Fahrenheit and 95 degrees Fahrenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating between 8% and 95%

Agency approvals

• CE Mark
• UL
• CSA
• TUV

ENERGY STAR-compliant
No.

The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

Hardware requirements for systems
The ThinkPad 390 DVD/FDD Bay Drive is supported on all models of the following systems:

• ThinkPad 390 (2626) (except 2XX models)
• ThinkPad i-Series 17xx (2627)

Supported operating systems

• Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22
• Windows for Workgroups 3.11
• Windows 95, Windows 98
• Windows NT 4.0 (does not support DVD movie playback)
• PC DOS 6.3, 7.0, and 2000

Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported

Supported software
Not Applicable

Other
None

Document Note(s)

1. The symbol * is used to denote that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
2. All dates are represented in the US English format of mm/dd/yyyy (where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year).
3. FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
4. Effective Withdrawal means that on the given date the products will have been withdrawn from marketing. After that date, the product can not be obtained directly.