T61p and 14" 4:3 Hardware Maintenance Manuals

Lenovo posted two new Hardware Maintenance Manuals this afternoon:

T61 14" 4:3. No camera. XGA and SXGA+. Horizontal USB Ports.
Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T61 (type 8895, 8896, 8897, 8898, 8899, 8900, and 8938)
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67979

T61p 15" WS. WXGA, WSXGA+, WUXGA. "UWB" Card and antenna (probably wireless USB)
Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T61 15.4inch widescreen (type 6463, 6464, 6465, 6466, 6467, 6478, and 6471)
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-67980

Enjoy.

 

Maybe they'll release it soon then (probably not).

 

Wow, WUXGA, that is going to make things so tiny!

I am amazed they would put in UWB as well...seems very early and few other devices that would utilize it with the laptop right now:
http://www.intel.com/technology/comms/uwb/

 

lol just reading through that manual makes me excited...when i get it ima get the urge to challenge myself to take it completely apart and put it back together...but i think ill fight that urge lol since its worth $2k and ive never taken one apart before..but makes me want to wait for it to come out

 

This looks promising!

 

Grentz - UWB is a technology, not a product. Fundamentally, UWB is just another way to transmit data wirelessly - there needs to be an upper layer protocol, such as wireless USB, to make the technology useful.

Still I'm really curious about what they have in there. It seems to be a mini "PCI Express" card, so you'll have to give up Robson or WWAN. Probably something like this: http://www.wisair.com/products/reference-designs/wusb-pci-e-mini-card/

neonlaser - If you do take your laptop apart, either get a tube of temporary threadlocker (blue loctite) or order a new screw set. Otherwise you risk screws unscrewing themselves a few years later and bouncing around inside the laptop. If this if your first time, follow the hardware maintenance manual's FRU removal instructions.

 

I was sorda just joking about actually taking it apart..except for replacing memory and hard drive which will be the only things i will most likely be replacing but i was kidding about taking it completely apart..lol

 

I was just able to configure the following system on my alumni Lenovo site (it says T60 but I think that's a typo):

1 SYS.8895CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
$1,315.38 $1,315.38
1 8895CTO CTO THINKPAD T60 3YSDW $1,315.38
1 39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
1 39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
2 42V8300 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ
1 42V8302 SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH
1 42V8376 SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG.
1 42V8606 SBB INT.WLAN ANTENNA 14.1"
1 42V8611 SBB ST LCD COVER/BEZEL 14.1"
1 42V8619 SBB 14"SXGA+W/BTW/OWWANW/11N
1 42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
1 42V8667 SBB MT 8895 SYSTEM LABEL
1 42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
1 42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
1 42X0807 SBB INTEL GMA X3100 W/OWWAN
1 42X0828 SBB INT GMA 960 W/OWWAN,W/ AMT
1 42X0850 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
1 42X0995 SBB PC CARD SLOT EXP.CARD SLOT
1 42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
1 42X1483 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
1 46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
1 62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
1 93P7250 SBB THINKPAD LOGOPLATET-SERIES
1 41W1592 SBB PACKAGING US
1 41W1749 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BT
1 41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
1 41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
1 42R9191 SBB THINKPAD 11N #1
1 42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
1 42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
1 42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
1 42V8190 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7300
1 42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
1 42V8229 SBB MS LABEL (XP)
1 42V8239 SBB ODD SW DVD REC
1 42V8285 SBB 14.1 SXGA+ TFT
1 42V8294 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TOUCHPAD)

 

Wow! It says copyright May 2007!!!! They wouldn't have copyrighted something without products already produced. That means the bloody T61p's are ready, and they're just sitting on them!

 

Well, they got the following bit wrong in the HMM (on Page 34):

 

They were released yesterday

 

That's good news
but
Where can I buy it?

 

I think he meant that these manuals were released yesterday.

I think it's pretty weird that they neglected to mention a discrete video card.

 

Thanks for the info. Does this mean there will be T61 with standard screen (4:3) coming out soon? That's exactly what I'm hoping for, perhaps I should wait for a while?

 

ew.

let's hope that doesn't happen to all of 'em.