At a glance

The ThinkPad 600/570 Zip 100 MB UltraslimBay Drive for ThinkPad lets you save valuable hard disk drive (HDD) space. This option increases the storage capacity up to 100 MB on a single, 3.5-inch Zip diskette, providing 70 times more storage than a traditional diskette.

The ThinkPad 600/570 Zip 100MB UltraslimBay Drive offers:

• Sustained data transfer rate of 1.4 MB per second
  
• Reads/writes standard Zip media
  
• Easy slide-in installation
  
• Great for storing and transferring graphics and large databases
  

ThinkPad 600 and ThinkPad 570 customers can use the Zip disk drive to:

• Transfer large data files
  
• Store information from the Internet
  
• Back up HDDs
  

This storage option can accommodate graphics, photos, sound, and video on a single diskette without compression. In addition to saving disk space, this option delivers up to 25 times the performance (sustained data transfer rate) of the 1.44 MB diskette drive.

Warranty

3 year limited customer carry-in exchange

Packaging

One box containing

• Zip 100MB Drive
  
• User's guide
  
• Setup diskette
  
• BIOS diskette
  
• Hot/warm swap driver CD-ROM
  
• Carrying Case
  
• Zip Tools CD-ROM
  
• Publications
  

Marketing and FRU part numbers

Worldwide

Marketing part number -> 37L1507
FRU part number -> 37L1509 (drive with bezel)
FRU part number -> 37L1510 (removable bezel (only))

Additional part numbers
Part number(s) for ordering multiple quantities:
None

Asia Pacific, Canada, Latin America, United States Retail information:
Retail Model Number -> ZIP507
Retail UPC Code -> 0-87944-49789-9

EMEA
Retail EAN Number -> 50-19170-48633-5

Associated FRU part number(s):
None

Product dates
Worldwide

• Announce date: 20 Apr 1999
  
• Planned Availability date: 18 Jun 1999
  
• Withdrawal date: 26 Mar 2002
  

Technical specifications
Performance specifications as known at time of announcement

Average seek time
29 ms

Transfer rate sustained
up to 1.4 MB/sec

Transfer rate burst
up to 26.7 Mbits/sec

Access time (track-to-track)
5 ms

Electrical characteristics
Power consumption

• active <3.75 W
  
• idle <1.25 W
  
• standby <250 mW
  
• sleep <1 mw
  

Shock and vibration
Operating shock 7G

• 1/2 sine wave for 11 ms, 20 sec delay between pulse
  

Operating vibration

• .7G - 0-peak at 5-17 Hz
  
• .25G - 0-peak at 17-225 Hz
  

Non-operating shock

• 100G for 11 ms
  
• 200G for 2 ms
  

Non-operating Vibration

• 1.2G - 0-peak at 7-28 Hz
  
• 2.0G - 0-peak at 28-62 Hz
  
• 5.0G - 0-peak at 62-500 Hz
  

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

Weight

• 10 oz
• 283.5 g
  

Height

• 5.2 inches
• 131 mm
  

Width

• 5.7 inches
• 141 mm
  

Depth

• 0.8 inches
• 21 mm
  

Operating temperature

• Between 10 degrees Celcius and 57 degrees Celcius
  

Storage temperature

• Between -22 degrees Celcius and 59 degrees Celcius
  
• Between -40 degrees Fahrenheit and 60 degrees Fahrenheit
  

Relative humidity

• Operating between 20% and 80%
  
• Storage between 10% and 90%
  

Altitude

• Up to 3,048m
  

Agency approvals

• UL/C-UL
  
• TUV
  
• CE Mark
  
• C-Tick
  

ENERGY STAR-compliant
No.
The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

Hardware requirements
The ThinkPad 600/570 Zip 100MB UltraslimBay Drive is supported on the following platforms:

* The ThinkPad 570 UltraBase is an integral part of the 570, it has a separate part number and must be ordered for installation of this option.

Limitations
Some configurations may not be supported.