IBM ThinkPad 365 Series
The ThinkPad 365 Series are a group of 486 and Pentium-based consumer laptops that were released starting in Late 1995. The non-Pentium models in the series were manufactured for IBM by ASE Technologies, a Taiwanese ODM/OEM and used the generic PhoenixBIOS instead of IBM's own BIOS. The 365X and 365XD share an identical design but were made in-house by IBM.
Specifications
| Spec | ThinkPad 365CS | ThinkPad 365C | ThinkPad 365CSD | ThinkPad 365CD | ThinkPad 365E | ThinkPad 365ED | ThinkPad 365X | ThinkPad 365XD |
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| Release Date | November 1995 | May 1996 | ||||||
| Discontinuation Date | June 1996 | October 1996 | October 1997 | |||||
| CPU Options | Cyrix Cx486DX4 @75MHz | IBM 5x86c @100MHz | Intel Pentium @100, 120, or 133MHz | |||||
| RAM | Type: FPM, 1x 72-pin slot Standard: 8MB Maximum: 24MB |
Type: EDO, 1x 144pin slot Standard: 8MB Maximum: 40MB |
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| HDD Type | 2.5" IDE | |||||||
| Uses Proprietary HDD Adapter? | Yes | |||||||
| HDD Standard Size | 340 or 540MB | 540MB | 810MB or 1.08GB | 810MB, 1.08GB, or 1.35GB | ||||
| Display Options | 10.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | - 10.4" or 11.3" Passive Matrix Color @800x600 - 10.4" Active Matrix Color @800x600 |
- 10.4" or 11.3" Passive Matrix Color @800x600 - 10.4" or 11.3" Active Matrix Color @800x600 |
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| GPU | Chips & Technologies 65545 VRAM: 512KB |
Chips & Technologies 65545 VRAM: 1MB |
Trident Cyber9320 VRAM: 1MB |
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| Audio | PC Speaker | ESS AudioDrive 1688 | PC Speaker | ESS AudioDrive 1688 | ||||
| Battery | NiMH (Non-intelligent) | |||||||
| CMOS Battery | Unknown, possibly a soldered lithium cell | Replaceable Lithium | ||||||
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack | |||||||
| PC Cards | 2x PCMCIA Slots (2x Type II/1x Type III) | |||||||
| Media Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive | 2x CD-ROM | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive | 4x CD-ROM | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive | 4x CD-ROM | ||
| Networking | None | |||||||
| I/O (Other) | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - Infrared |
- 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - 1x Mic In - 1x Line In - 1x Line Out - 1x External Floppy - 1x Proprietary MIDI/Game Port - Infrared |
- 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - Infrared |
- 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - 1x Mic In - 1x Line In - 1x Line Out - 1x External Floppy - 1x Proprietary MIDI/Game Port - Infrared |
- 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - 1x Mic In - 1x Line In - 1x Line Out - 1x External Floppy - Infrared |
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| BIOS | Generic PhoenixBIOS | IBM BIOS with Easy Setup | ||||||
| Pointing Device | TrackPoint | |||||||
Resources
 Service Manual |
Withdrawn Models PSREF |
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Common Faults & Maintenance
Brittle Plastic
The plastic used on these models is significantly more brittle than other ThinkPads - either that, or the hinge mounting design is worse, because these suffer from rampant hinge failure. This isn't just because many of the 365 models were made by ASE - the earlier ones are actually somewhat uncommon and I have little data on the condition of their plastics. It's the super common X and XD models that I see with bad hinges all the time.
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