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At a glance

• The ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay 2000 Drive lets you play and record audio files, install software, playback and navigate DVD video, and write data for distribution and back-up. You can read or store huge amounts of data quicker than ever using this innovative drive, combined with industry-leading DVD movie navigator and CD-RW writing software.
• This new slim drive easily slides in and out of the Ultrabay 2000 for ThinkPad A and T Series laptops, ThinkPad Dock, and UltraBase X2 media slice. This option also includes:
  • Carrying case for convenient protective mobility
  • Appropriate software for writing data and audio files on CD-R and CD-RW media
  • Software for DVD movie playback and navigation
• Improve the productivity of your ThinkPad with the new ThinkPad Ultrabay 2000 IDE storage device.
  • Writes data with its quick 4x maximum (writing to CD-R and CD-RW media) data transfer rates
  • Reads data at fast 24x maximum (reading CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW media) data transfer rates
  • Plays back DVD movies and runs or installs DVD software at 6x maximum DVD data transfer rates
  • Stores multimedia, graphics, pictures, and large amounts of data on a single, standard CD-R or CD-RW
  • Includes industry-leading CD-RW software, and DVD movie navigator software for CD burning and DVD movie playback

Warranty

1 year Limited - customer carry-in exchange

Packaging

You will receive one box containing the following items:

• CD-RW/DVD drive
• Carrying case
• CD-RW software
• DVD Navigator movie playback software
• Publication

Product marketing and replacement part numbers (FRU)

Worldwide

• ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay 2000 Drive
• Marketing part number: 08K9572
• Replacement part number: 08K9571

Product dates

Worldwide

• Announce date: 30 Mar 2001
• Planned availability date: Jul 2001
• Effective withdrawal date: 12 Feb 2002

Technical specifications

Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

Physical, environmental, and compatibility specifications as known at time of announcement

Approximate height:

• inches: 0.56
• mm: 14.20

• inches: 5.13
• mm: 130.40

• inches: 5.68
• mm: 144.30

Operating temperature

• Between 10 degrees Celsius and 50 degrees Celsius
• Between 50 degrees Fahrenheit and 122 degrees Fahrenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating: between 8% and 80% (non-condensing)

Agency approvals

• UL
• CSA
• TUV
• C-Tick
• BSMI
• MIC

Hardware requirements

The ThinkPad CD-RW/DVD Combo Ultrabay 2000 Drive 2 is supported on the following systems:

Supported operating systems

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Windows 98
• Windows NT 4.0
• Windows 2000
• Windows Millennium

Limitations

• A Pentium III processor or faster is required for DVD 2 movie playback under Windows NT 4.0.
• Some configurations may not be supported.

Installation time
Approximately 10 minutes