IBM RS/6000
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| IBM RS/6000 POWERstation 320 (7012-320), one of the 1990 launch models | |
| Specifications | |
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| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Type | RISC UNIX workstations and servers |
| Released | Announced 15 February 1990[1] |
| Discontinued | Brand replaced by eServer pSeries in 2000[2] |
| CPU | POWER (1990), POWER2 and POWER2 Super Chip, PowerPC 601, 603e, 604 and 604e, RS64 II to IV, POWER3 and POWER3-II[1] |
| Memory | 8 or 16 MB standard at launch (64 MB on the Model 540)[3] |
| Storage | — |
| Display | — |
| Sound | — |
| OS / Firmware | AIX |
| Predecessor | IBM RT PC[4] |
| Successor | IBM eServer pSeries[2] |
| Model no. | 7006, 7007, 7011, 7012, 7013, 7015, 7016, 7020, 7024, 7025, 7026, 7043, 7044, 7046, 7248 |
The IBM RISC System/6000 (RS/6000) is IBM's family of RISC workstations and servers running its AIX version of UNIX, announced on 15 February 1990.[1] The first machines used IBM's POWER architecture ("Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC"), developed under the code name "America" for the processor research and "RIOS" for the systems built on it; IBM's earlier RISC UNIX machine was the RT PC of 1986.[4] Later models moved to PowerPC, RS64 and POWER3 processors and from the Micro Channel bus to PCI. IBM renamed the line eServer pSeries in 2000.[2]
Launch models
[edit | edit source]IBM's February 1990 Hardware Offerings Overview describes six system units: the POWERstation and POWERserver 320 (7012), 520 and 530 (7013), the POWERserver 540 (7013), the POWERstation 730 (7016) and the rack-mounted POWERserver 930 (7015). The 320, 520 and 530 could be configured as either workstation or server; the 730 came with integrated high-speed 3D graphics and was a POWERstation only; the 540 and 930 were servers only. Three processors were used, the IBM SGR 2032, SGR 2564 and SGR 3064, running at 20, 25 and 30 MHz, each with an integrated floating-point unit. Standard memory was 8 or 16 MB (64 MB on the 540), with maxima from 32 to 256 MB. Every system unit had a 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive, a parallel port, two EIA-232D serial ports and a SCSI port.[3]
Machine types
[edit | edit source]The table lists the main models with the processor and clock IBM gave in its sales manual.[1]
| Type | Form | Models (processor, MHz, year announced) |
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| 7011 | Entry desktop | 220 (POWER, 33, 1992); 230 (POWER, 45, 1993); 250 (PowerPC 601, 66, 1993) |
| 7012 | Desktop/deskside | 320 (POWER, 20, 1990); 340, 350 (POWER, 33 and 41, 1992); 360, 370 (POWER, 50 and 62, 1993); 380, 390 (POWER2, 59 and 67, 1994); 39H (POWER2, 67, 1995); 397 (POWER2 Super Chip, 160, 1997) |
| 7013 | Deskside | 520, 530, 540 (POWER, 20, 25 and 30, 1990); 550 (POWER, 41, 1990); 560 (POWER, 50, 1992); 580 (POWER, 62.5, 1992); 58H and 590 (POWER2, 55 and 66, 1993); 591 (POWER2, 77, 1995); 595 (POWER2 Super Chip, 135, 1996) |
| 7015 | Rack | 930 (POWER, 25, 1990); 950 to 98B (POWER, 41 to 62.5, 1991-1993); 990 (POWER2, 71.5, 1993); R10 (POWER, 50, 1994); R20 and R24 (POWER2, 66 and 71.5, 1994); R30 (PowerPC 601, 2-8 way, 1994); R40 and R50 (PowerPC 604, 2-8 way, 1996 and 1997) |
| 7006 | Desktop | 41T and 41W (PowerPC 601, 80, 1994); 42T and 42W (PowerPC 604, 120, 1995) |
| 7007 | Notebook | N40 (PowerPC 601, 50, 1994) |
| 7020 | Desktop (40P) | PowerPC 601, 66, 1994 |
| 7248 | Desktop (43P, PReP) | 100, 120, 132 (PowerPC 604, 100, 120 and 133, 1995) |
| 7024 | Deskside | E20 and E30 (PowerPC 604 and 604e, 1995-1996) |
| 7025 | Deskside | F30 (PowerPC 604, 1996); F40 (PowerPC 604 and 604e, 1-2 way, 1996); F50 (PowerPC 604e, 1-4 way, 166 or 332, 1997); F80 (RS64 III/IV, 1-6 way, 2000) |
| 7026 | Rack | H10 (PowerPC 604e, 1996); H50 (PowerPC 604e, 332, 1-4 way, 1998); H70 (RS64 II, 340, 1-4 way, 1999); H80 and M80 (RS64 III/IV, 2000) |
| 7043 | Desktop/deskside (43P) | 140 (PowerPC 604e, 166 to 332, 1996); 240 (PowerPC 604e, 1-2 way, 1996); 150 (PowerPC 604e, 250 or 375, 1998); 260 (POWER3, 200, 1-2 way, 1998) |
| 7044 | Workstation (44P) | 170 (POWER3-II, 333 to 450, 2000); 270 (POWER3-II, 375, 1-4 way, 2000) |
| 7046 | Deskside | B50 (PowerPC 604e, 375, 1999) |
The 7248 43P is a PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) machine. The Linux HOWTO for the 7248-133 lists a "Carolina" motherboard with a 133 MHz PowerPC 604, integrated NCR 53c810 SCSI-2 and IDE controllers, AMD PCnet32 Ethernet, IBM E15 2 MB graphics based on the S3 Vision864, and Crystal CS4232 sound.[5]
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IBM POWER2 multi-chip module -
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7248 43P -
7248 front panel -
7248 system board
Operator panel and diagnostics
[edit | edit source]The Micro Channel machines have an operator panel with a power-on light, a key mode switch (Secure, Normal, Service), a Reset button and a three-digit display that tracks the built-in self-test, the power-on self-test and configuration, and shows a flashing 888 when a crash or diagnostic message is waiting. Diagnostics run from the operating system, from diskettes shipped with the system, or on some models from ROM.[6] The PCI-based 7043 uses four-character firmware checkpoints and System Management Services, entered with F1 at the keyboard indicator during start-up.[7] Codes and procedures are in the IBM RS/6000 Troubleshooting Guide.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- RISC System/6000 Hardware Offerings Overview, GC23-2188-00 (February 1990)
- POWERstation and POWERserver Diagnostic Programs: Operator Guide, SA23-2631-06 (April 1992)
- RS/6000 7013 500 Series Installation and Service Guide, SA38-0531-00 (November 1996)
- RS/6000 7043 43P Series Service Guide, SA38-0512-03 (October 1998)
- IBM Redbooks: RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook (SG24-5144-00) and RS/6000 Models E30, F40, F50, and H50 Handbook (SG24-5143-00), mirrored at ps-2.kev009.com; RS/6000 Graphics Handbook (SG24-5130-00) on bitsavers
- bitsavers also holds the RISC System/6000 System Overview (GA23-2406-03, October 1993) and the 1990 hardware technical references.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- IBM RS/6000 Maintenance Guide, IBM RS/6000 Troubleshooting Guide, IBM RS/6000 Capacitor Replacement Guide
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "RS/6000 Models", ps-2.kev009.com (RSmodels.htm), compiled from IBM's sales manual: machine type, model, processor, clock, and announcement, availability and withdrawal dates for each model.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wikipedia, "IBM RS/6000" (tertiary source), for the change of brand name in 2000.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IBM, RISC System/6000 Hardware Offerings Overview, GC23-2188-00, February 1990, pp. 1-6 (File:IBM RS6000 Hardware Offerings Overview GC23-2188-00.pdf).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "27 years of IBM RISC", ps-2.kev009.com (column_risc.htm).
- ↑ Installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO, section 2, "Overview" (tldp.org).
- ↑ IBM, POWERstation and POWERserver Diagnostic Programs: Operator Guide, Version 2.1, SA23-2631-06, April 1992, pp. 1-6 to 1-8 (File:IBM RS6000 Diagnostic Programs Operator Guide SA23-2631-6.pdf).
- ↑ IBM, RS/6000 7043 43P Series Service Guide, SA38-0512-03, October 1998 (File:IBM RS6000 7043 43P Series Service Guide SA38-0512-03.pdf).