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IBM USB Keyboard With UltraNav

The document discusses several IBM USB and PS/2 keyboards - the SK-8835, SK-8840, SK-8845, SK-8845RC, and SK-8845CR - that were released between 2003-2015. The SK-8835 was a full-sized USB keyboard with a numeric keypad, while the SK-8840 was the only PS/2 model. The SK-8845 was a short-cable USB version of the SK-8840 intended for desktop and laptop use. Variants included the SK-8845RC with a longer cable and SK-8845CR which lacked a touchpad.

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IBM USB Keyboard With UltraNav

The document discusses several IBM USB and PS/2 keyboards - the SK-8835, SK-8840, SK-8845, SK-8845RC, and SK-8845CR - that were released between 2003-2015. The SK-8835 was a full-sized USB keyboard with a numeric keypad, while the SK-8840 was the only PS/2 model. The SK-8845 was a short-cable USB version of the SK-8840 intended for desktop and laptop use. Variants included the SK-8845RC with a longer cable and SK-8845CR which lacked a touchpad.

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IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav (SK-8835)

A 2003 IBM SK-8835 P/N 02R04249

The SK-8835 was the largest member of the family, uniquely featuring
a dedicated numeric keypad that makes the keyboard effectively a full-
size keyboard in the footprint of a tenkeyless keyboard. The SK-8835
were introduced in 200310 and most part numbers (constituting
European, Middle Eastern and African locale versions) were officially
withdrawn in September 200911. Lenovo also later referred to the
keyboard as the Lenovo ThinkPad Full-Size UltraNav USB Keyboard12.

IBM PS/2 Travel Keyboard with UltraNav (SK-8840)

A 2005 IBM SK-8840 P/N 89P85271

The SK-8840 was the only PS/2 member of the family, otherwise
visually identical to SK-8845 except. Due to the PS/2 connectivity, this
is the only member of the family that lacks the two-port USB hub the
others have. It was introduced by March 2004 for the IBM 17" 1U Flat
Panel Monitor Console13, seemingly confined for use with IBM's x86
Server Division and was out of production by 2014, thus Lenovo never
put their name on the design. In March 2006, the price of the SK-8840
was $99.00 USD and its cable length was 3 metres14.

IBM USB Travel Keyboard with UltraNav (SK-8845)

A 2004 IBM SK-8845 P/N 31P951415

The SK-8845 was the short-cable USB version of SK-8840 released by


April 2004 and intended for use with IBM desktop and ThinkPad
laptops of the period16. IBM support documentation also referred to
these early SK-8845s as the IBM USB Travel Keyboard Option, likely
in reference to the keyboard being an option for IBM PCs such as the
IBM IntelliStation M Pro17. Like the SK-8840, in March 2006, the price
of the SK-8845 was $99.00 USD18.

IBM UltraNav USB Keyboard (SK-8845RC)

A 2013 IBM SK-8845RC P/N 94Y61797


The SK-8845RC is a variant of the SK-8845 with a longer (3-metre19)
cable and is typically only intended for use with server consoles but is
otherwise electronically identical. Introduced by 2010 under the original
name IBM UltraNav USB Keyboard (40K5xxx), they seem to be
originally utilised with IBM 1U 17-inch and 19-inch Flat Panel Console
Kits intended for use with rack-mounted IBM System x and
BladeCenter servers20, then made available with a new part number
nomenclature (94Y6xxx) for the IBM System x as the IBM Keyboard
with Integrated Pointing Device USB21.

IBM Keyboard with Integrated Pointing Device USB (SK-8845CR)

A 2015 IBM SK-8845CR P/N 00WV00022

The SK-8845CR is the youngest member of the family bearing the SK-
884x shape but lacking a touchpad, thus making this the only non-
UltraNav variant. Most examples bear the name of IBM Keyboard with
Integrated Pointing Device USB like later SK-8845RCs in the context
of use with the IBM/Lenovo 1U 18.5-inch Standard Media Console
(part number nomenclature 46W67xx). Interestingly, Lenovo also
designates a single part number of this keyboard (00MW310) as the
Lenovo UltraNav Keyboard USB despite specifically noting "This
keyboard does not include a trackpad/touchpad"23. It seems SK-
8845CR was likely introduced in August 2013 with IBM also claiming
the system's keyboards to be UltraNav keyboards24. By 2015, another
part number (00WV000) was introduced for the IBM Storage Appliance
2421 Model AP125 and is likely the last IBM-branded ThinkPad-
derived/style product introduced.

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