From: Deanna Berman (dberman_at_dimensional.com)
Date: Sun May 05 2002 - 00:07:59 EDT
Perhaps you might find something out from going to the IBM warranty
lookup page and entering the serial number along with the known 2640
type and the mysterious BWU model, since that database is of unique,
individually-identifiable machines.
Deanna Berman
dberman_at_dimensional.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ross" <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>
To: "Rob Bell" <RobDBell_at_netscape.net>; <RWM_at_RWMann.com>
Cc: "Thinkpad User Group" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 01:53 AM
Subject: Re: 2640-BWU ??
> > Well, as long as the 2640 matches a 560 then you know what model
it is.
> > I believe the last 3 digits refer to options. I don't think
I've ever
> > heard of two different (numeric) models sharing a type number
(first 4
> > digits).
>
> All the 2640s were 560s and vice versa, but the different flavors of
560 were very different - different video
> chipset, MB chipset, cardbus vs pcmcia, etc., from the BIOS on up.
They just *looked* the same.
>
> - David R.
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