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IntelliStation A Pro (6217)


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A four-digit feature code is used to specify a component that is configurable in the IBM configurators, the eBusiness Configurator (eConfig) and the IBM Web-based Hardware Configurator, used in US and Canada. Options that do not have feature codes cannot be integrated by IBM into a system using these IBM configurators. To purchase options separately, refer to the option part number provided in this document.


IntelliStation A Pro (6217) provides an integrated Broadcom 5703ci Gb
Ethernet controller (WOL, ASF 2.0), five USB ports (three rear / two front),
two 9-pin serial ports, two IEEE 1394A ports (one front/one rear) and one
25-pin parallel port. It supports a single 530w power supply, and ships with
a keyboard and mouse but without a diskette drive.


Table 1. IntelliStation A Pro (6217) at-a-glance
Part number1 Withdrawal date2 CPU/
FSB
speed
(GHz/
MHz)-
cache3
Number of processors (std/
max)
Memory (std/
max)4
Video adapter (PCle) Form factor5 Integrated ethernet Storage controller
6217-62Y - 275-
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-37Y11 - 252-
1MB L2
2/2 8GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-36Y - 252-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-35Y - 252-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
3DLabs Wildcat Realizm 800 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-33Y - 252-
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-30Y - 252-
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-28Y11 - 250-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-22Y - 250-
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-21Y - 250-
1MB L2
2/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-68Y - 275-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
3DLabs Wildcat Realizm 800 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-38Y11 - 252-
1MB L2
2/2 8GB/
16GB
3DLabs Wildcat Realizm 800 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-41Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
1/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 PCIExpress Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-42Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
1/2 1GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-43Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 PCIExpress Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-44Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-45Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 PCIExpress Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-46Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 PCIExpress Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-47Y Mar 3
2007
254-
1MB L2
2/2 8GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 PCIExpress Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-61Y Mar 3
2007
280-
2MB L2
2/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-2GY - 250-
1MB L2
1/2 1GB/
16GB
nVIDIA for Open Graphics Models Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-6GY - 275-
2MB L2
1/2 1GB/
16GB
nVIDIA for Open Graphics Models Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-4BY May 25 2007 254-
2.8 1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-4CY May 25 2007 254-
2.8 1MB L2
1/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-4DY May 25 2007 254-
2.8 1MB L2
1/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-4FY May 25 2007 254-
2.6 1MB L2
1/2 8GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-4GY May 25 2007 254-
2.8 1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
- Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-8GY May 25 2007 285-
2.6 2MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
- Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-82Y May 25 2007 285-
2.8 2MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-83Y May 25 2007 285-
2.8 2MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-84Y May 25 2007 285-
2.8 2MB L2
1/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 Mini-
Tower
1GB U320
6217-85Y May 25 2007 285-
2.8 2MB L2
1/2 4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-52Y May 25 2007 3.0/
(256)
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA
6217-87Y12 May 25 2007 2.6/
(256)
1MB L2
1/2 2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA

Table 1. IntelliStation A Pro (6217) at-a-glance (continued)
Part number1 Withdrawal date2 Internal HDD interface Internal HDD storage (std/
max6,7
Optical drive HDD bays (std/
max)
Bays(total/
avail)
PCI-X slots (total/
avail)
Slots (total/
avail)
6217-62Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-37Y11 - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-36Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
Multi-Burner Plus 1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-35Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
Multi-Burner Plus 1/4 6/4 5/310 6/4
6217-33Y - Fixed SCSI 73GB/
1200GB9
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-30Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-28Y11 - Fixed SCSI 73GB/
1200GB9
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
- 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-22Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-21Y - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-68Y - Fixed SCSI 73GB/
1200GB9
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/310 6/4
6217-38Y11 - Fixed SCSI 73GB/
1200GB9
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/310 6/4
6217-41Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-42Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-43Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-44Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-45Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-46Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-47Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SCSI 73GB/
1200GB9
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-61Y Mar 3
2007
Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
1/4 6/4 5/4 6/5
6217-2GY - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
4/4 6/6 5/5 6/6
6217-6GY - Fixed SATA 80GB/
1000GB8
48X/32X
48X/16X
Max CD-RW/
DVD-ROM
4/4 6/6 5/5 6/6
6217-4BY May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-4CY May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-4DY May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-4FY May 25 2007 Fixed SCSI 73GB DVD Combo 4/4 6/4 5/5 6/6
6217-4GY May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-8GY May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-82Y May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-83Y May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-84Y May 25 2007 Fixed SCSI 73 GB Multi-burner 4/4 6/4 5/5 6/6
6217-85Y May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD Combo 2/2 6/2 5/5 6/6
6217-52Y May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD/CD-RW 6/6 6/6 5/5 6/6
6217-87Y12 May 25 2007 Fixed SATA 160 GB DVD/CD-RW 4/4 6/6 4/5 6/6
Notes:
  1. Model numbers provided are worldwide generally available variant
    (GAV) model numbers which are not orderable as listed and need to
    be modified by country. The U.S. GAV model numbers use the following
    nomenclature: xxU. For example, the U.S. orderable part number for
    6217-41Y is 6217-41U. See the product specific Official IBM announcement
    letter for other country-specific GAV model numbers. GAV to MTM
    mapping for L.A. and A.P. Geographies follow the same pattern. Substitute
    the last character with a country-specific designator.
  2. Withdrawal dates are provided for U.S. and Canada only. Business
    Partner Inventory may be available.
  3. The IntelliStation A Pro (6217) contains AMD Opteron processors.
  4. To achieve maximum memory capacity, an additional CPU must be
    installed to provide support for four additional DIMMs
  5. A rack mount kit is available.
  6. Maximum capacity for fixed (nonhot-swap) SCSI models is based
    on four 300GB fixed (nonhot-swap) SCSI HDDs.
  7. Maximum storage capacity for SATA models is based on four 250GB
    SATA HDDs which requires installation of the optional ServeRAID-7t
    RAID controller and replacement of the standard HDD.
    Standard configuration will support two SATA HDDs.
  8. SATA model ships standard with a single 80GB, 7200 rpm SATA
    HDD.
  9. SCSI model ships standard with a single 73GB, 10K rpm SCSI HDD.
  10. PCI slot four is not available for models using the 3DLabs Wildcat
    Realizm 800 PCIExpress Video Adapter.
  11. Models 28Y, 37Y, 38Y ships with Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
    License.
  12. Model 87Y ships with Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4. Other
    models ship preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

November 17, 2009