
 42 COG  
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. The IntelliStation A Pro 6217 contains AMD Opteron processors.
3. To achieve maximum memory capacity, an additional CPU must be installed to provide support for four 
additional DIMMs
4. A rack mount kit is available.
5. Maximum capacity for fixed (nonhot-swap) SCSI models is based on four 300GB fixed (nonhot-swap)
SCSI HDDs.
6. 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.
7. SATA model ships standard with a single 80GB, 7200 rpm SATA HDD.
8. SCSI model ships standard with a single 73GB, 10K rpm SCSI HDD.
9. PCI slot four is not available for models using the 3DLabs Wildcat Realizm 800 PCIExpress Video 
Adapter.
10. Models 28Y, 37Y, 38Y ships with Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 License. Other models ship preloaded 
with Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
6217
-83Y 
285-2.8 
2MB L2
1
/
2
2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA 
Quadro NVS 
285
Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA Fixed 
SATA
160GB DVD Combo 2
/
2
-5
/
5
6
/
6
6217
-84Y 
285-2.8 
2MB L2
1
/
2
4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA 
Quadro FX 
4500
Mini-
Tower
1GB U320 Fixed 
SCSI
73GB Multi-burner 4
/
4
-5
/
5
6
/
6
6217
-85Y 
285-2.8 
2MB L2
1
/
2
4GB/
16GB
nVIDIA 
Quadro FX 
3500
Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA Fixed 
SATA
160GB DVD Combo 2
/
2
-5
/
5
6
/
6
6217 
-52Y
3.0/ 
(256)1
MB L2
1
/
2
2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA 
Quadro FX 
1500 
Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA Fixed 
SATA
160GB DVD/CD-RW 6
/
6
6
/
6
5
/
5
6
/
6
6217 
-87Y
2.6/ 
(256)1
MB L2
1
/
2
2GB/
16GB
nVIDIA 
Quadro FX 
4500
Mini-
Tower
1GB SATA Fixed 
SATA
160GB DVD/CD-RW 4
/
4
6
/
6
4
/
5
6
/
6
Table 9. IntelliStation A Pro 6217 At-A-Glance (continued)
Part Number1
CPU/FSB Speed (GHz/MHz) - Cache2
Number of Processors (Std/Max)
Memory (Std/Max)3
Video Adapter (PCle)
Form Factor4
Integrated Ethernet
Storage Controller
Internal HDD Interface
Internal HDD Storage (Std/Max 5, 6
Optical Drive
HDD Bays (Std/Max)
Bays(Total/Avail)
PCI-X Slots (Total/Avail)
Slots (Total/Avail)