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	Lenovo Support: Notebook Optical (CD, DVD, Multi-Burner, Blu-ray) Drives - Reference Guide - A list of other DVD, Multi-Burner, Blu-Ray internal or USB-attach external drives.
	Personal Systems Reference (PSREF) - Comprehensive information on the features and technical specifications of Lenovo products.

At a glance

Thinkpad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive (73P3270) features:

• Read CD or DVD media with its speedy data transfer rates
• Play back DVD movies and run or install DVD software at up to 8x maximum* DVD data transfer rates

* CD and DVD drives list maximum rates; rates are variable and are often less than the maximum possible

Warranty

1 year Limited - customer carry-in exchange

Packaging

You will receive one box containing the following items:

• ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive
• Carrying Case
• User's Guide and Software CD (part #73P327A), in the following languages:
  - U.S. English
  - Brazilian Portuguese
  - French
  - German
  - Italian
  - Japanese
  - Simplified Chinese
  - Spanish
  - Traditional Chinese
  - Czechoslovakian
  - Slovak
  - Turkish
• Quick Reference Guide
• Laser Safety Guide

Product dates

Worldwide

• Availability Date: October 2003
• Discontinued, withdrawn from marketing: December 2008
  

Technical specifications

Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

• Access speed:
  - DVD: 130 ms
  - CD-ROM: 110 ms
• Read speed:
  - 24x maximum using CD media
  - 8x maximum using DVD media
• Buffer memory: 2 MB
• Operating shock read: 15G/11 ms
• Non-operating shock: 100G/11 ms

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

Weight

• lbs: .40
• g: 198

• inches: .37
• mm: 9.5

• inches: 5.04
• mm: 128

• inches: 5.08
• mm: 129

Operating temperature

• between 5 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees Celsius
• between 41 degrees Fahrenheit and 95 degrees Fahrenheit

Relative humidity

• Operating: between 10% and 80% (non-condensing)

Agency approvals

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

Hardware compatibility

The ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Slim Drive supports the following systems:

* When installed with the optional ThinkPad Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 (X Series also requires the appropriate X Series Ultrabase).

Supported operating systems

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Windows XP

NOTE: Limited support is provided for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0.

Compatibility

Some configurations may not be compatible. Also, some DVD-R and DVD-RW media brands may not be compatible.

Installation time

Approximately 10 minutes.

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