IBM IntelliStation
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| IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Type 6221 | |
| Specifications | |
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| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Type | Workstation |
| Released | March 1997 |
| Discontinued | x86 models March 2008; POWER 185 and 285 January 2009 |
| CPU | x86 models: Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II and III (and Xeon), Pentium 4, Xeon, Core 2, Itanium; AMD Opteron. POWER models: POWER3-II, POWER4+, POWER5+, PowerPC 970 |
| Memory | By model, from EDO and SDRAM through RDRAM, DDR, DDR2 and FB-DIMM |
| Storage | By model: SCSI (Ultra Wide to Ultra320), ATA, SATA, SAS |
| Display | — |
| Sound | — |
| OS / Firmware | Windows NT 4.0 and later (x86); AIX 5L (POWER) |
| Predecessor | IBM PC Series 360 and 365 (x86); IBM RS/6000 (POWER) |
| Successor | Lenovo ThinkStation |
| Model no. | x86: 6204, 6214, 6216, 6217, 6218, 6219, 6220, 6221, 6223, 6224, 6225, 6226, 6229, 6230, 6231, 6233, 6836, 6846, 6849, 6850, 6851, 6865, 6866, 6867, 6868, 6878, 6888, 6889, 6893, 6894, 6898, 6899, 8654, 9228, 9229. POWER: 9112-265, 9114-275, 9111-285, 7047-185 |
The IBM IntelliStation is IBM's workstation line, first released in March 1997 as the follow-on to the IBM PC Series 360 and 365. Some IntelliStation M Pro models were close to identical in hardware to the low-end IBM Netfinity 1000 servers. In February 2002 IBM moved its POWER-based workstations, previously sold under the eServer pSeries brand, into the IntelliStation line. The Intel and AMD models were discontinued in March 2008, and the last models, the POWER 185 and POWER 285, were withdrawn in January 2009.[1]
Model lines
[edit | edit source]IBM sold the x86 machines as the E Pro (entry), M Pro (midrange), Z Pro (high-end dual-processor), A Pro (AMD Opteron) and R Pro (1U rack-mount), and the POWER machines as the IntelliStation POWER 185, 265, 275 and 285.[1] Every machine is identified by its four-digit machine type (MT) on the rear label, and IBM's service documents are indexed by it.
E Pro
[edit | edit source]| MT | Processor | Dates | Memory (max) | Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6893 | Pentium II 350 to 450 MHz; later Pentium III 450 to 600 MHz | Jun 1998 to Jun 2000 | 384 MB, later 768 MB PC100 | Ultra Wide SCSI or ATA |
| 6867 | Pentium III 600 to 933 MHz, 133 MHz bus | Nov 1999 to Nov 2000 | 512 MB RDRAM | Ultra2 SCSI or ATA66 |
| 6836, 6846 | Pentium III 800 MHz to 1 GHz | Oct 2000 to Jan 2002 | 1.5 GB PC133 | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA66 |
| 6204, 6214 | Pentium 4 1.6 to 2.2 GHz | Sep 2001 to Sep 2002 | 1 GB PC133 (IBM)[2] | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6216, 6226 | Pentium 4 2.0 to 2.8 GHz | Jul 2002 to Oct 2003 | 2 GB PC2100[3] | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
Dates and figures from Wikipedia except where an IBM reference is given.[1] Wikipedia gives 1.5 GB for the 6204 and 6214; IBM's overview gives 1.0 GB.[2]
M Pro
[edit | edit source]| MT | Processor | Dates | Memory (max) | Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6888 | Pentium II 266 or 300 MHz | May 1997 to Jul 1998 | 512 MB EDO | Ultra Wide SCSI |
| 6898 | Dual Pentium II 233 to 333 MHz | Oct 1997 to Oct 1998 | 512 MB SDRAM | Ultra Wide SCSI or ATA33 |
| 6889 | Dual Pentium II 350 to 450 MHz, then dual Pentium III 450 MHz to 1 GHz | Jul 1998 to Jun 2000 | 1 GB SDRAM; 2 GB RDRAM on the 133 MHz models | Ultra Wide SCSI or ATA |
| 6868, 6878 | Not in the sources consulted | 2000 (IBM HMM volume 2, June 2000)[4] | ||
| 6849 | Pentium 4 1.4 to 2.2 GHz | Nov 2000 to Jun 2002 | 2 GB RDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6850 | Dual Xeon 1.5 to 2.8 GHz | Jul 2001 to Jan 2003 | 4 GB RDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6231 | Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | Nov 2001 to Jul 2002 | 4 GB RDRAM | ATA100 |
| 6233 | Xeon 1.7 GHz | Nov 2001 to Jul 2002 | 4 GB RDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6229 | Pentium 4 2.4 to 2.8 GHz | May 2002 to Feb 2003 | 2 GB RDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6219 | Pentium 4 2.4 to 3.06 GHz, 533 MHz bus | Nov 2002 to Oct 2003 | 4 GB PC2100[5] | Ultra320 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6220, 6230 | Pentium 4 2.8 to 3.4 GHz | Jul 2003 to Mar 2005 | 4 GB PC2700 | Ultra320 SCSI, ATA100 or SATA150 |
| 6225 | Pentium 4 with EM64T, 3.0 to 3.8 GHz | Oct 2004 to Mar 2006 | 4 GB PC2-3200 | Ultra320 SCSI or SATA150 |
| 6218 | Pentium 4 with EM64T 3.0 to 3.8 GHz, or dual-core 3.2 or 3.4 GHz | Aug 2005 | 8 GB PC2-4200 | Ultra320 SCSI or SATA300 |
| 9229 | Core 2 Duo E6300 to E6700, Core 2 Quad Q6600 | Sep 2006 | 8 GB PC2-5300 | SAS or SATA300 |
Dates and figures from Wikipedia except where an IBM reference is given.[1] Wikipedia does not list the 6868 and 6878.
Z Pro
[edit | edit source]| MT | Processor | Dates | Memory (max) | Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6899 | Dual Pentium Pro 200 MHz | Launched Mar 1997 | 1 GB EDO | Ultra Wide SCSI (Adaptec AHA-2940 in a PCI slot) |
| 6865 | Dual Pentium II Xeon 400 to 550 MHz | Oct 1998 to Apr 2000 | 2 GB SDRAM | Ultra2 SCSI |
| 6866 | Dual Pentium III Xeon 677 MHz to 1 GHz | Jan 2000 to Mar 2002 | 2 GB RDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI |
| 6894 | Dual Itanium 800 MHz | May 2001 to Jun 2002 | 16 GB SDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI |
| 6221 | Dual Xeon 2.4 to 3.2 GHz | Nov 2002 to Feb 2005 | 8 GB PC2100 | Ultra320 SCSI or ATA100 |
| 6223 | Dual Xeon with EM64T, up to 3.8 GHz, 800 MHz bus | Aug 2004 to Mar 2007 | 16 GB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2[6] | Ultra320 SCSI or SATA |
| 9228 | Dual-core Xeon 5130, 5140, 5150 or 5160 | Jun 2006 | 32 GB PC2-5300 FB-DIMM[7] | SAS or SATA300 |
Dates and figures from Wikipedia except where an IBM reference is given.[1]
A Pro and R Pro
[edit | edit source]| MT | Line | Processor | Dates | Memory (max) | Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6224 | A Pro | Dual Opteron 244 to 256 (single-core) | Mar 2004 to Jul 2005 | 16 GB PC3200 | Ultra320 SCSI or SATA150 |
| 6217 | A Pro | Dual Opteron 250 to 256, or dual-core 275, 280, 285 | Apr 2005 to Apr 2007 | 16 GB PC3200 ECC RDIMM[8] | Ultra320 SCSI or SATA150 |
| 8654 | R Pro | Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Mar 2001 to Sep 2001 | 4 GB ECC SDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA |
| 6851 | R Pro | Pentium III 1.13 or 1.26 GHz | Aug 2001 to Jul 2002 | 4 GB ECC SDRAM | Ultra160 SCSI or ATA |
Dates and figures from Wikipedia except where an IBM reference is given. Both R Pro types have a quad-port Matrox G200 MMS video card.[1]
POWER models
[edit | edit source]| Model | MT | Processor | Dates | Memory (max) | Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER 265 | 9112-265 | Dual POWER3-II 450 MHz | Feb 2002 to Sep 2003 | 8 GB | Ultra160 SCSI |
| POWER 275 | 9114-275 | One or two POWER4+ 1.0 or 1.45 GHz | Jun 2003 to Feb 2006 | 16 GB | Ultra320 SCSI |
| POWER 285 | 9111-285 | 1-core or 2-core POWER5+ 1.9 or 2.1 GHz, 36 MB L3 | Oct 2005 to Jan 2009 | 32 GB[9] | Ultra320 SCSI |
| POWER 185 | 7047-185 | One or two PowerPC 970 at 2.5 GHz | Feb 2006 to Jan 2009 | 8 GB[10] | Ultra320 SCSI |
Dates from Wikipedia; POWER 185 and 285 figures from IBM's Redpapers.[1]
Power supplies
[edit | edit source]IBM's ratings for the supplies fitted to the types it documents:
| MT | Supply | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6893 (E Pro) | 145 W (FRU 01K9846) | 1998 HMM[11] |
| 6899 (Z Pro) | 200 W (FRU 12J5109) | 1998 HMM[11] |
| 6865 (Z Pro), 6889 and 6898 (M Pro) | 330 W (FRU 20L2316 on the 6865, 01K9866 on the 6889 and 6898) | 1998 HMM[11] |
| 6868 (M Pro) | 330 W maximum capacity | IBM specifications[12] |
| 6204, 6214, 6216, 6226 (E Pro) | 160 W | IBM overviews[2][3] |
| 6219 (M Pro) | 340 W | IBM overview[5] |
| 6223 (Z Pro), 6217 (A Pro) | 530 W with power factor correction | IBM overviews[6][8] |
| 9228 (Z Pro) | 815 W with power factor correction | IBM overview[7] |
| POWER 285 | 700 W (feature 5170) | Redpaper REDP-4078[9] |
Service information
[edit | edit source]The IntelliStation hardware maintenance manuals are FRU-level: they give part numbers, symptom-to-FRU tables, POST and beep codes and removal procedures, not component values or schematics.[11] IBM's September 1998 manual for the PC 300, PC 700 and IntelliStation types 6865, 6888, 6889, 6893, 6898 and 6899 is hosted here. For later types, IBM's support site has per-type overview, specification and troubleshooting pages.
Things IBM documents that save time on the bench:
- Types 6865, 6889 and 6893 (and the later 6849) boot "quiet" by default when POST finds no error: no beep and no memory count. Turn on Power-on Status (or set POST to Enhanced on the 6849) in Setup to hear the beep.[13][14]
- The CMOS backup battery on the 6893 and 6899 is a lithium cell, FRU 33F8354. POST errors 161 (bad CMOS battery), 162 (configuration mismatch) and 163 (clock not updating) all list it as a FRU.[11][13]
- ECA036 (6893) and ECA037 (6889 and 6897) are firmware updates for IBM 9.1 GB and 18.2 GB 7200 rpm SCSI drives (option 20L0553, FRU 36L8648; option 20L0554, FRU 36L8649). Without the update, after the system is powered down the drive may not spin up again on an Adaptec controller, or may fail completely on a ServeRAID or Netfinity Fibre Channel controller.[15][16]
- The Z Pro 6221 system board is MSI's MS-9121. A badcaps.net member who compared the two found that IBM's version has Sanyo OS-CON polymer capacitors where MSI used other polymers, and Rubycon electrolytics at the processor voltage regulator where MSI's board had Nichicon.[17]
See IBM IntelliStation Maintenance Guide, IBM IntelliStation Troubleshooting Guide and IBM IntelliStation Capacitor Replacement Guide.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- IBM PC 300/700 and IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual, S83G-7789-17, September 1998 (types 6865, 6888, 6889, 6893, 6898, 6899).
- IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction, REDP-4135, April 2006.
- IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction, REDP-4078, September 2006.
- IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Type 6221 Installation Guide
- IBM PC 300/700/IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual
Gallery
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Z Pro Type 6899 -
M Pro Type 6850 -
M Pro Type 6219 -
Z Pro Type 6221 -
IntelliStation POWER 185 (7047-185) -
IntelliStation at Vintage Computer Festival Southwest 2023
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 IBM IntelliStation, Wikipedia (secondary source): release and discontinuation dates, the PC Series and eServer pSeries lineage, and the per-model processor, memory, drive and date listings used in the tables below.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation E Pro (Type 6204, 6214)": Pentium 4 with 256 or 512 KB L2, 128 MB to 1.0 GB PC133 in two DIMM slots, IDE or SCSI, 10/100 Ethernet, Quadro2 EX, Quadro4 or Matrox G450 video, 160 W power supply.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation E Pro (Type 6216, 6226)": Pentium 4 with 400 or 533 MHz bus, 256 MB to 2.0 GB PC2100, IDE or SCSI, gigabit Ethernet, Matrox G450 or Quadro4 200NVS video, 160 W power supply.
- ↑ IBM Support, "Hardware Maintenance Manual - IBM IntelliStation M Pro (Type 6868, 6878)", abstract: "IBM IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual volume 2 (June 2000)".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation M Pro (Type 6219)": Pentium 4 with 512 KB L2 and 533 MHz bus, 256 MB to 4 GB PC2100 in four DIMM slots, IDE or SCSI, Broadcom 5702 gigabit Ethernet, Quadro4 980XGL or Matrox G450 video, 340 W power supply.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation Z Pro (Type 6223)": dual-capable Xeon up to 3.8 GHz with EM64T, six DIMM sockets for 16 GB PC2-3200 ECC DDR2, Ultra320 SCSI or SATA, PCI Express x16 graphics slot, 530 W voltage-sensing power supply with PFC.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation Z Pro (Type 9228)": dual-core Xeon 5130 to 5160 at 1333 MHz bus, six sockets for 32 GB PC2-5300 ECC Chipkill FB-DIMM, SAS or SATA, PCI Express x16 graphics, 815 W voltage-sensing power supply with PFC.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 IBM Support, "Overview - IBM IntelliStation A Pro (Type 6217)": Opteron 254, 256 and 285, up to 16 GB PC3200 ECC RDIMM, Ultra320 SCSI and SATA, PCI Express graphics, 530 W power supply with power factor correction.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 IBM, IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction, Redpaper REDP-4078, second edition, September 2006: chapter 1, system specifications (maximum power consumption 750 W) and features (POWER5+ at 1.9 or 2.1 GHz with 36 MB L3, 1 to 32 GB memory, power supply feature 5170, 700 W). Hosted here as File:IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP-4078.pdf.
- ↑ IBM, IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction, Redpaper REDP-4135, first edition, April 2006: chapter 1 and Table 1-1 (1-core or 2-core PowerPC 970 at 2.5 GHz, 512 MB to 8 GB memory, three 3.5-inch disk bays and two 5.25-inch media bays, 100 to 127 or 200 to 240 V ac auto-ranging, maximum power consumption 450 W). Hosted here as File:IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP-4135.pdf.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 IBM, IBM Personal Computer 300 Series, 700 Series, IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual, S83G-7789-17, September 1998: parts lists for types 6865, 6888, 6889, 6893, 6898 and 6899 (pp. 114 to 143), specifications for each type (pp. 209 to 216). Hosted here as File:IBM PC 300 700 IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual S83G-7789-17 (Sep 1998).pdf.
- ↑ IBM Support, "Specifications - IBM IntelliStation M Pro (Type 6868)": size, weight, environment, heat output, electrical input, acoustics and airflow; the maximum power and heat figures are based on the 330-watt maximum capacity of the system power supply.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 IBM, S83G-7789-17 (1998 HMM), "Power-On Self-Test (POST)" and "POST Beep Codes", pp. 230 to 231; symptom-to-FRU index pp. 32 to 37. Hosted here as File:IBM PC 300 700 IntelliStation Hardware Maintenance Manual S83G-7789-17 (Sep 1998).pdf.
- ↑ IBM Support, "POST error codes - IBM IntelliStation M Pro (Type 6849)".
- ↑ IBM Support, "ECA037 - 9.1GB and 18.2GB SCSI hard drive firmware update - IBM IntelliStation M Pro (Type 6889, 6897)", RETAIN tip H037623.
- ↑ IBM Support, "ECA036 - 9.1GB and 18.2GB SCSI hard drive firmware update - IBM IntelliStation E Pro (Type 6893)", RETAIN tip H032316.
- ↑ "MSI MS-9121 vs IBM Z-pro Intellistation 6221", badcaps.net forum, February 2009 (a user's comparison, not a manufacturer document).
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- IBM IntelliStation Maintenance Guide · IBM IntelliStation Troubleshooting Guide · IBM IntelliStation Capacitor Replacement Guide
- IBM PC Series 300 · IBM RS/6000
- Capacitor Failure Symptoms