IBM / Lenovo
Service manuals, model identities and original software listings.
Sources
The references behind the catalogue, and what they can tell you.
Main sources
PSREF
Technical specifications and withdrawn product reference books.
ThinkWiki
Community research, model history and supporting references.
Reading the evidence
- Manufacturer listing
- The manufacturer lists the package. Its download may no longer be available.
- README association
- The original notes name the model or supported systems. Read the conditions.
- Compatibility
- A listing or README is not an installation test. Compatibility remains unverified.
Additional references
Model identity and dating references. Individual model pages also cite their documents, software and specifications.
IBM / Lenovo documentation
- IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual, Volume 1 (May 1995)
- IBM Mobile Systems Hardware Maintenance Manual, Volume 2 (April 1995)
- IBM ThinkPad history
- Lenovo retired-product Hardware Maintenance Manuals index
- Lenovo retired-product model selector
- Lenovo Power Management Driver model list
- IBM withdrawn notebook specifications, 1992–2001
- ThinkPad X220 Tablet and X220i Tablet Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad X220 and X220i Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad X230 and X230i Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad X200 Tablet and X201 Tablet Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200si, X201, X201i, X201s Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad X230 Tablet and X230i Tablet Hardware Maintenance Manual
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Product Specifications Reference
- ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (AMD) Product Specifications Reference
- ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Product Specifications Reference
- Lenovo Product Specifications Reference
- ThinkPad Edge E30 commercial-name declaration
- ThinkPad Edge E40 commercial-name declaration
- ThinkPad Edge E50 commercial-name declaration
- Lenovo Edge E31 machine-type identity crosswalk (not a launch date)
Community and other references
- ThinkWiki ThinkPad 300C identity
- ThinkWiki ThinkPad 700T identity
- ThinkWiki ThinkPad 750CE identity
- ThinkWiki model history
- IBM ThinkPad R52 commercial brochure, March 2005, p. 3 (third-party mirror)
- Sina ThinkPad E31 025027C: explicit February 2011 market-introduction field
- Tweakers X200si NS2FVMH: Dutch availability listing from 28 April 2010
- German campus dealer: July 2012 delivery forecast for 3438-AK8
- Contemporary X230i Tablet 3438-AK8 owner receipt and naming crosswalk, 29 July 2012
Coverage and methodology
Selected source-linked ThinkPad manual and driver metadata, prioritizing older models; not an exhaustive catalogue, download mirror or compatibility certification. Grouped manufacturer identities and exact variants remain distinct. Manufacturer listings advertise packages, not verified availability or model/OS compatibility. Readme model lists are documentary evidence, not installation tests. Community sources are identified separately. External files require Internet access and retain their original licences.
A regional listing or dated brochure does not establish a worldwide first launch. Exact variants and source qualifications remain on each model page.
Only factual metadata and links are published, not manufacturer files or copied source pages. External files need Internet access and keep their original licenses.
The catalogue never downloads or runs packages automatically. Firmware, recovery, erasure and diagnostics are separate deliberate operations. A source link or hash grants no redistribution rights.