Thinkpad T43

The ThinkPad is a brand of portable laptop and notebook personal computers originally designed, manufactured and sold by IBM. Since early 2005, the ThinkPad range has been manufactured and marketed by Lenovo, which purchased the IBM PC division.

The T43 was released in Q2 of 2005 and is part of the ThinkPad T40 series.

Specifications

  • Intel Pentium M (Dothan) 1.6, 1.73, 1.86, 2.0, 2.13 or 2.26 GHz CPU
  • One of the following chipsets and graphics adapters:
    • Intel 915GM northbridge with integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (not capable of DVI output) using shared system RAM
    • Intel 915PM northbridge and an ATI Mobility Radeon X300 with 64MB on-chip dedicated RAM. Supports DVI output through a dock or port replicator.
  • Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M southbridge
  • One of the following displays:
    • 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
    • 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
    • 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
    • 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
  • 256 or 512MB PC2-4200 memory standard, 2GB max
  • 40, 60 or 80GB PATA HDD1
  • AD1981B AC'97 Audio controller
  • Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  • UltraBay Slim with one of the following:
    • DVD-ROM
    • DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo
    • DVD±RW
  • CDC slot with one of the following:
    • IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)
    • IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
  • MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
    • none (empty)
    • IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II
    • Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter
    • Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Mini-PCI Adapter
  • CardBus slot (Type 2)
  • ExpressCard/54 slot
  • IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0
  • IBM Active Protection System
  • Integrated Fingerprint Reader on select systems
  • UltraNav (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)