IBM PC Series
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The IBM PC Series personal computer was the follow-on to the IBM PS/ValuePoint
and IBM Personal System/2
. Announced in October 1994 and withdrawn in October 2000, it was replaced by the IBM NetVista
, apart from the Pentium Pro based PC360 and PC365, which were replaced by the IBM IntelliStation
.
, 486SX-20, 486DX2-100 to the Pentium 200 and in case of the Models 360 and 365 even the venerable Pentium Pro
. 486 models had a selectable bus architecture (SelectaBus) through a replaceable riser-card, offering the choice of either VESA Local Bus
/ISA
or PCI
/ISA.
Within the 300 series the following models appeared:
and four (2 external 5.25 inch, 1 external and 1 internal 3.5 inch) drive bays. It had in its latest version, the 6577, 1 DIMM-168 and 4 SIMM-72 RAM slots, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS. This PC has 2 USB 1.0 slots in the back. The latest operating system which can be installed in this PC is Windows 2000 or Windows ME. Windows XP can be installed, but the speed will be much slower than Windows 2000 or Windows ME, and it is nearly unoperable with Windows XP.
It comes with an 5 volt SDRAM slot which is not compatible with the 3.3V (the common used SDRAM). The slot looks same, but the keying is different. Trying to push a 3.3V SDRAM on the 5V SDRAM slot could make the slot faulty and/or broken RAM chips.
Submodels were:
The submodels were:
, 486SX-20, 486DX2-100 to the Pentium 200. It had, depending on the sub-model up to 5 ISA and/or 3 PCI expansion slots and five (2 external 5.25 inch, 1 external and 1 internal 3.5 inch) drive bays. It had in its last version, just like the 330, 1 DIMM-168 and 4 SIMM-72 RAM slots, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.
Submodels were:
CPU clocked at 150 or 200 MHz. It is packaged in a mini-tower with six drive bays. It had 4 SIMM-72 slots for a total of up to 128 Mb of memory, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.
The submodels were:
The submodels were:
Pentium processor with clock frequencies of 75, 90, 100, 133 and 166 MHz. Initial systems had selectable bus architecture (SelectaBus) through a replaceable riser-card. Options were either PCI/ISA or PCI/MCA
. The ISA or MCA bus would be connected to the PCI bus using a PCI to ISA/MCA bridge. The advantage of this is that even operating systems without MCA support worked on the system, as long as the MCA portion was not required.
Two form-factors were available, the 3x3 (3 slot, 3 bay) PC730 and the larger 5x5 (5 slot, 5 bay) PC750.
Two form-factors were available, the 3x3 (3 slot, 3 bay) PC830 and the larger 5x5 (5 slot, 5 bay) PC850.
only. It has a Pentium processor clocked at speeds ranging from 100 to 166 MHz and was shipped with a Mwave
modem
/sound
card.
and Pentium III
. Models using the Pentium MMX came in speeds of 166, 200 and 233 MHz; models using the Pentium II came in speeds of 266, 300, 333, 350, 400 and 450 MHz; and models using the Pentium III came in speeds of 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800 and 866 MHz.
The 300PL usually shipped with a hard drive with a capacity ranging from 2 GB to 20 GB, a CD-ROM drive, and a floppy drive. In some models, an IBM EtherJet 10/100 Ethernet network adapter is also included. The IBM 300PL came either in a tower or a desktop form-factor.
Four different types of form-factors exist:
, Pentium I, Pentium II and Pentium III throughout its lifetime. Celeron-based models had processors clocked at 333, 366, 433, 466, 500 and 533 MHz; Pentium I models had processors clocked at 133, and 166 MHz; Pentium II-based models had processors clocked at 350, 400, 450 MHz; and Pentium III-based models had processors clocked at 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800 and 866 MHz.
These systems were packaged in two case form-factors, desktop and micro-tower. There were two variants of the desktop case, one with two expansion slots and one with four. Both variants had four drive bays. The micro-tower case had four expansion slots and four drive bays.
IBM PS/ValuePoint
The IBM PS/ValuePoint personal computer was IBM's answer to the PC clone market, where the IBM PS/2 could not compete due to price and proprietary interfaces. Announced in October 1992 and withdrawn in July 1995, it was replaced by the IBM PC Series 300.These systems used standard ISA-bus...
and IBM Personal System/2
IBM Personal System/2
The Personal System/2 or PS/2 was IBM's third generation of personal computers. The PS/2 line, released to the public in 1987, was created by IBM in an attempt to recapture control of the PC market by introducing an advanced proprietary architecture...
. Announced in October 1994 and withdrawn in October 2000, it was replaced by the IBM NetVista
IBM NetVista
-Software Suite:The Software Suite was introduced in April 1996 as a client–server software suite, with the server software running on OS/2, and the client software on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95...
, apart from the Pentium Pro based PC360 and PC365, which were replaced by the IBM IntelliStation
IBM IntelliStation
The IBM IntelliStation was originally a workstation-class personal computer announced on March 1997 as the follow-on to the IBM PC Series 360 and 365. Certain IntelliStation M Pro Series were near hardware identical to low end IBM Netfinity 1000 Series network servers...
.
PC Series 300
Industry standard ISA/PCI architecture, first IBM machines with USB. Processors ranged from the 486DX2-50Intel 80486DX2
The Intel 80486DX2 is a CPU produced by Intel that was introduced in 1992. The i486DX2 was nearly identical to the i486DX but for the addition of clock multiplier circuitry. It was the first chip to use clock doubling, whereby the processor runs two internal logic clock cycles per external bus cycle...
, 486SX-20, 486DX2-100 to the Pentium 200 and in case of the Models 360 and 365 even the venerable Pentium Pro
Pentium Pro
The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1, 1995 . It introduced the P6 microarchitecture and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications...
. 486 models had a selectable bus architecture (SelectaBus) through a replaceable riser-card, offering the choice of either VESA Local Bus
VESA Local Bus
The VESA Local Bus was mostly used in personal computers. VESA Local Bus worked alongside the ISA bus; it acted as a high-speed conduit for memory-mapped I/O and DMA, while the ISA bus handled interrupts and port-mapped I/O.-Historical overview:In the early 1990s, the I/O bandwidth of...
/ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
Industry Standard Architecture is a computer bus standard for IBM PC compatible computers introduced with the IBM Personal Computer to support its Intel 8088 microprocessor's 8-bit external data bus and extended to 16 bits for the IBM Personal Computer/AT's Intel 80286 processor...
or PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Conventional PCI is a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer...
/ISA.
Within the 300 series the following models appeared:
PC 330
Its last sub model used the Pentium P54C processor clocked at 100, 133 or 166 MHz. It had, depending on the sub-model up to 4 ISA and/or 3 PCI expansion slotsExpansion slots
Expansion slots are specific slots on a PC motherboard that facilitate the placement of expansion cards.All such expansion slots are colour coded, and are built in such a way that only a specific type of card or device can interface with/ be inserted into the device.- Types :Common types of...
and four (2 external 5.25 inch, 1 external and 1 internal 3.5 inch) drive bays. It had in its latest version, the 6577, 1 DIMM-168 and 4 SIMM-72 RAM slots, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS. This PC has 2 USB 1.0 slots in the back. The latest operating system which can be installed in this PC is Windows 2000 or Windows ME. Windows XP can be installed, but the speed will be much slower than Windows 2000 or Windows ME, and it is nearly unoperable with Windows XP.
It comes with an 5 volt SDRAM slot which is not compatible with the 3.3V (the common used SDRAM). The slot looks same, but the keying is different. Trying to push a 3.3V SDRAM on the 5V SDRAM slot could make the slot faulty and/or broken RAM chips.
Submodels were:
| Name | Model | CPU | MHz | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Personal Computer 330 | Model 6571-Kxx, Lxx, Wxx | Intel 486 | 20-100 | |
| IBM Personal Computer 330 | Model 6573-Kxx, Lxx, Wxx | |||
| IBM Personal Computer 330 | Model 6575-1xx | Intel Pentium 5 | 60-66 | up to 133 Mhz using the Pentium overdrive |
| IBM Personal Computer 330 | Model 6576-3xx, 4xx, 5xx, 7xx, 9xx | Intel Pentium 54C | 75-100 | |
| IBM Personal Computer 330 | Model 6577-5xx, 7xx, 9xx, Gxx, Kxx, Lxx | Intel Pentium 54C | 75-166 | up to 233 Mhz using the Pentium 233 MMX with 75 Mhz settings |
PC 340
The PC 340 was a budget model. It used the Pentium processor clocked at 100, 133 or 166 MHz. It had 4 ISA and 3 PCI expansion slots and four (2 external 5.25 inch, 1 external and 1 internal 3.5 inch) drive bays. It also had 4 SIMM-72 RAM slots, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.The submodels were:
- PC 300 Series Model 340 (Model 6560-1xx)
- PC 300 Series Model 340 (Model 6560-4xx)
- PC 300 Series Model 340 (Model 6560-5xx)
- PC 300 Series Model 340 (Model 6560-6xx)
- PC 300 Series Model 340 (Model 6560-7xx)
PC 350
The PC 350 was a middle-class model, having the same motherboard as the PC 330 in a much roomier case with additional drive bays. Processors ranged from the 486DX2-50Intel 80486DX2
The Intel 80486DX2 is a CPU produced by Intel that was introduced in 1992. The i486DX2 was nearly identical to the i486DX but for the addition of clock multiplier circuitry. It was the first chip to use clock doubling, whereby the processor runs two internal logic clock cycles per external bus cycle...
, 486SX-20, 486DX2-100 to the Pentium 200. It had, depending on the sub-model up to 5 ISA and/or 3 PCI expansion slots and five (2 external 5.25 inch, 1 external and 1 internal 3.5 inch) drive bays. It had in its last version, just like the 330, 1 DIMM-168 and 4 SIMM-72 RAM slots, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.
Submodels were:
| Name | Model | CPU | MHz | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6578-5xx, 7xx | |||
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6581-Kxx, Lxx, Wxx | Intel 486 | 20-100 | up to 128 Mb RAM in four SIMM-72 slots |
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6583-Kxx, Lxx, Wxx | |||
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6585-1xx | Intel Pentium 5 | 60-66 | up to 133 Mhz using the Pentium overdrive |
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6586-3xx, 4xx, 5xx, 7xx, 9xx | Intel Pentium 54C | 75-100 | |
| IBM Personal Computer 350 | Model 6587-5xx, 7xx, 9xx, Gxx, Kxx, Lxx | Intel Pentium 54C | 75-200 | up to 192 Mb RAM, CPU up to 233 Mhz using a Pentium 233 MMX with 75 Mhz settings. |
PC 360
The PC 360 was an ISA/PCI-based system with six expansion slots that uses the Pentium ProPentium Pro
The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1, 1995 . It introduced the P6 microarchitecture and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications...
CPU clocked at 150 or 200 MHz. It is packaged in a mini-tower with six drive bays. It had 4 SIMM-72 slots for a total of up to 128 Mb of memory, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.
The submodels were:
- PC 360 Series Model 360 S150 (Model 6598-Cxx)
- PC 360 Series Model 360 S200 (Model 6598-Fxx)
PC 365
The PC 365 is an ISA/PCI-based multiprocessor system with five-expansion slots. It supports dual Pentium Pro processors clocked at 180 or 200 MHz. The case has five drive bays and either two ISA or PCI slots, plus an additional three of which are shared ISA/PCI slots. It had 4 DIMM-168 slots for a total of up to 512 Mb of memory, and featured an IBM SurePath BIOS.The submodels were:
- PC 365 Series Model 360 S180 (Model 6589-10U, 11U, 17U)
- PC 365 Series Model 360 S200 (Model 6589-12U, 13U, 15U, 18U)
PC Series 700
These systems used the IntelIntel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
Pentium processor with clock frequencies of 75, 90, 100, 133 and 166 MHz. Initial systems had selectable bus architecture (SelectaBus) through a replaceable riser-card. Options were either PCI/ISA or PCI/MCA
Micro Channel architecture
Micro Channel Architecture was a proprietary 16- or 32-bit parallel computer bus introduced by IBM in 1987 which was used on PS/2 and other computers through the mid 1990s.- Background :...
. The ISA or MCA bus would be connected to the PCI bus using a PCI to ISA/MCA bridge. The advantage of this is that even operating systems without MCA support worked on the system, as long as the MCA portion was not required.
Two form-factors were available, the 3x3 (3 slot, 3 bay) PC730 and the larger 5x5 (5 slot, 5 bay) PC750.
PC Power Series
This is the PC counterpart of the RS/6000RS/6000
RISC System/6000, or RS/6000 for short, is a family of RISC and UNIX based servers, workstations and supercomputers made by IBM in the 1990s. The RS/6000 family replaced the IBM RT computer platform in February 1990 and was the first computer line to see the use of IBM's POWER and PowerPC based...
- PowerPC 604 processor at 100, 120 or 133MHz
- ISA/PCI PRePPrepPrep may refer to:* A nickname for anything associated with a University-preparatory school, such as:** A member of the Preppy social group, stemming from the word "preparatory"** Another name for someone who attends a preparatory school in the US...
architecture - 16MB parity memory standard, expandable to 192MB
- Integrated 10baseT Ethernet, PCI Graphics and Audio
- Supports Windows NT 3.51 or AIX Version 4
- ARCAdvanced RISC ComputingAdvanced RISC Computing is a specification promulgated by a defunct consortium of computer manufacturers , setting forth a standard MIPS RISC-based computer hardware and firmware environment....
BIOS
Two form-factors were available, the 3x3 (3 slot, 3 bay) PC830 and the larger 5x5 (5 slot, 5 bay) PC850.
| Name | Model | CPU | MHz | RS/6000 counterpart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Computer Power Series 440 | 6015 | PowerPC 601 | 66 | Model 7020 (40P) |
| Personal Computer Power Series 830 | 6050 | PowerPC 604 | 100/120/133 | Model 7248 (43P) |
| Personal Computer Power Series 850 | 6070 | PowerPC 604 | 100/120/133 | Model 7248 (43P) |
PC Series 3000
This series was introduced in April 1996 in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
only. It has a Pentium processor clocked at speeds ranging from 100 to 166 MHz and was shipped with a Mwave
Mwave
Mwave was a technology developed by IBM allowing for the combination of telephony and sound card features on a single adapter card. The technology centers around the Mwave digital signal processor . The technology was utilized for a time to provide a combination modem and sound card for IBM's...
modem
Modem
A modem is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data...
/sound
Sound card
A sound card is an internal computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs. The term sound card is also applied to external audio interfaces that use software to generate sound, as opposed to using hardware...
card.
PC 300PL
The 300PL used three models of processors during its lifetime, the Pentium MMX, Pentium IIPentium II
The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors, the Pentium II featured an improved version of the first P6-generation core of the Pentium Pro, which contained 5.5 million...
and Pentium III
Pentium III
The Pentium III brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999. The brand's initial processors were very similar to the earlier Pentium II-branded microprocessors...
. Models using the Pentium MMX came in speeds of 166, 200 and 233 MHz; models using the Pentium II came in speeds of 266, 300, 333, 350, 400 and 450 MHz; and models using the Pentium III came in speeds of 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800 and 866 MHz.
The 300PL usually shipped with a hard drive with a capacity ranging from 2 GB to 20 GB, a CD-ROM drive, and a floppy drive. In some models, an IBM EtherJet 10/100 Ethernet network adapter is also included. The IBM 300PL came either in a tower or a desktop form-factor.
Four different types of form-factors exist:
- Three PCI slots, no AGP; it also has an extra bay for a CD or DVD drive (desktop)
- Three PCI slots and one AGP; it also an extra bay for a CD or DVD drive (desktop)
- Four PCI slots and one AGP; it also has an extra bay for a CD or DVD drive (desktop)
- Six PCI slots and one AGP; it also has two extra bays for a CD or DVD drive (tower)
PC 300GL
The PC 300GL used the CeleronCeleron
Celeron is a brand name given by Intel Corp. to a number of different x86 computer microprocessor models targeted at budget personal computers....
, Pentium I, Pentium II and Pentium III throughout its lifetime. Celeron-based models had processors clocked at 333, 366, 433, 466, 500 and 533 MHz; Pentium I models had processors clocked at 133, and 166 MHz; Pentium II-based models had processors clocked at 350, 400, 450 MHz; and Pentium III-based models had processors clocked at 450, 500, 533, 550, 600, 667, 733, 800 and 866 MHz.
These systems were packaged in two case form-factors, desktop and micro-tower. There were two variants of the desktop case, one with two expansion slots and one with four. Both variants had four drive bays. The micro-tower case had four expansion slots and four drive bays.
PC 300XL
The PC 300XL uses the Pentium MMX clocked at 233 or 266 MHz, or the Pentium II clocked at 233, 300 or 366 MHz. It features integrated 10/100 Ethernet.See also
- IBM IntelliStationIBM IntelliStationThe IBM IntelliStation was originally a workstation-class personal computer announced on March 1997 as the follow-on to the IBM PC Series 360 and 365. Certain IntelliStation M Pro Series were near hardware identical to low end IBM Netfinity 1000 Series network servers...
- IBM NetVistaIBM NetVista-Software Suite:The Software Suite was introduced in April 1996 as a client–server software suite, with the server software running on OS/2, and the client software on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95...
- IBM PS/2
- IBM PS/ValuePointIBM PS/ValuePointThe IBM PS/ValuePoint personal computer was IBM's answer to the PC clone market, where the IBM PS/2 could not compete due to price and proprietary interfaces. Announced in October 1992 and withdrawn in July 1995, it was replaced by the IBM PC Series 300.These systems used standard ISA-bus...
- IBM System xIBM System xThe IBM System x computers form a sub-brand of International Business Machines System brand servers...
for the IBM PC Server Series
External links
- [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/dwbook.pdf IBM PC Series Personal Systems Reference Guide] -->