Hello all
before I buy this laptop. I wanted to know if there is known problems which will prevent me from operating it under Linux.

specs as follows

Model name 2652C3A
Description TP A31 P4 1.6 256/30 CDRW 15XP

Bus type/architecture PCI
Bays Ultrabay 2000/Ultrabay Plus
Screen type description[?] TFT - active matrix
Viewable image size (diagonal) 15 inches
Screen illumination Backlit
Max colors or grey shades 16777216
Max resolution on built-in screen 1024x768
External display supported Yes
Simultaneous external display Yes

Graphics subsystem
Graphic chipset[?] ATI Mobility RADEON 7500
Graphic type XGA
Video RAM std./max. 16 MB / 16 MB
Video RAM type DDR
Max resolution (with max video RAM) 2048x1536
Max colors (with max video RAM) 16777216
Graphics bus interface AGP 4X


Processor
Processor manufacturer Intel
Processor (CPU)[?] Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor - M
Processor internal clock speed 1 1600 MHz
Front side bus 400 MHz
BIOS type Flash ROM


Memory
Memory (RAM std./max.)22 256 MB / 1024 MB
RAM speed supported 266MHz
RAM type PC2100 DDR SDRAM
RAM slots total 2 SODIMM
RAM slots available 1 SODIMM


Hard disk
Hard disk size (GB) 5 30 GB
Hard disk type ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE)


Optical Device
Optical device[?] CD-RW
Optical device speed 6 8X/4X/24X Max
Device interface EIDE


Audio
Audio chipset Sound Blaster Pro 16 compatible sound system
Audio data width 16
Integrated speakers 2
Speaker power rating 1 W
Volume control buttons Yes


Communications
Fax/modem 56K V.92 designed modem
Fax / modem speed 4 56Kbps data/14.4Kbps fax KBps
Infrared port Yes
Infra-red port speed 4Mbps
Network card 10/100 Ethernet
Network interface Ethernet
Network speed 100Mbps, 10Mbps
Network features RJ-45 connector


Standard features
Pointing device type TrackPoint with "Press-to-Select"
Floppy disk drive 3.5" Ultrabay 2000 FDD MB
Keyboard type[?] Full size
Product approvals / certifications VCCI Class B, SASO, NOM (Mexico), UL-1950, UK-PTT, MPR-II, JATE, IEC-950, FCC Class B- Part 15, EMI, BCIQ, ACA, CE MARK (Europe), CCIB, CSA C22.2 No. 950, CISPR-22 Class B


Power management
Heat emissions 56 W
Sound emissions 40 dB
Battery life min./max.12,7 2.5 Hrs hrs (with 1 battery)
Power management features Hibernation mode, Standby mode, Power management mode, Switching between display devices, Suspend mode
Battery type(s) 6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Charge time (on/off)) 6 hrs/ 2.6 hrs


Expansion options
Plug and Play support Yes
Parallel port(s) 1 (EPP)
Serial port type EIA/TIA-232-E, 2 (USB)
Additional Expansion ports Infrared, AC adapter jack, Microphone, S-Video out, Headphone/Line out, Serial, Parallel, RJ-45, 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB), RJ-11, Line in
PC Card Support 2 Type II or 1 Type III

Security
Hard disk drive password, Supervisor password, Power-on password, IBM Security Slot

This Laptop was made for Windows... BUT I know of several people... being ~100 in number that have this Latop that Dual Boot Linux and W2Kpro or WXPpro with out incident.

It is the Best Laptop money can buy for this purpose. Rugged, powerful and it SMOKES! 8)

great, I bought it yesterday. can you point me to where I can get info on setting it up to work under Linux and W2K?

thanks

Laptop Linux gives you alot of basics and a good place to get started. Only thing they don't have an A31 listed yet... but the A30 and A30P is a very good approximation.

A Google search for Laptop Linux give you lots and lots of generic Laptop Linux hints and clues

IBM A31 search gives you more specific info...

Good luck!!!