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Reference Material & Links

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PS/2 PDF Documents (HMM, TR, HITR, schematics, brochures, etc.)
IBM INF Books (ServerGuide, IBM PC Assistant and other), Online INF Reader
PS/2 BOO Books (HMR, HMS, RETAIN tips, etc.)
PS/2 Technical Specifications (Specs and options, by model/sub-model, HTML)
Patents PS/2 and MCA related patents
IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletins List and preview links only
Other PS/2 Documents (PS/2 FAQ, PS/2 Ref., IBM FTP PCCBBS Contents)
Magazine Articles (Scans of articles from PC Mag, InfoWorld, and other mags, JPEGs)
Personal Systems Magazine (Scans of the PS magazine)
Technical Information Catalog (PS/2 and other PC products, list only, no files)
Processor Documentation (Intel, AMD, Cyrix, IBM, IDT, etc., 8086 - Super7)

Electronic Pocket Reference Manual ("EPRM" - parts lists, FRU P/Ns, etc.)

External Links (PS/2 and MCA oriented sites, etc.)
Media Links (Photos, YouTube videos, etc.)
Link Graveyard (Dead but possibly still useful links, archive links)

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Software & Drivers

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PS/2 Reference, Diagnostic & Option Disks
Reply Files
Kingston Files

IBM PS/2 System ROM Images (POST & BIOS)

Utilities and Drivers (DOS/Windows Drivers, Disk image tools, MCA utilities, etc.)
   Win9X/NT Drivers for XGA/XGA-2, Spock, and Adaptec by Unal Z
   HIMEM Update for Windows 95 systems with >16 MB
   QBMCA & IDMCA Identifies MCA cards in your system.
   System Information Tool ("SIT") Info about system hardware and software

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IBM Systems

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Personal System/2 (PS/2) Family [Types 85xx, 95xx]

PC Servers [Types 86xx] Server 195/295, 320, 500 & 720
EduQuest Systems [Types 96xx] Computers for education
Multistation Family [Types 55xx] Pre-PS/55 55xx systems
Personal System/55 (PS/55) Family [Types 55xx] Japanese PS/2
PC/XT/AT Family [Types 51xx and 4860]
RT PC Systems [Types 615x]
PC Series 700 [Types 68xx] PC 720/730/750, PCI/MCA or PCI/ISA
Personal Typing System [Type 6900]
RISC System/6000 (RS/6000) Family [Types 70xx, 72xx]
Industrial Computers [Types 75xx] (incl. Gearbox and SBC)
Personal Science Laboratory [Type 7694]
ThinkPad Family [Types 9552 & 252x]
Point of Sale Systems (POS) [Types 46xx]
Remote Control Unit [Type 5494]
External Enclosures and Expansion Units [Types 35xx]

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Non-IBM Systems & Planar Upgrades

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ALR Micro Channel Systems
Apricot Micro Channel Systems
Bull Micral 500
NCR/AT&T System 3000 Family
Olivetti Micro Channel Systems
Reply Systems and Planar Upgrades
Research Machines RM Nimbus M Series
Tandy 5000 MC
Wells American CompuStar
Wang MC 350/16S (386SX-16, 5x 16-bit MCA)

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MCA Adapters

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Adapter Description Files (ADF files necessary to setup/install your MCA adapters)
Adapter Picture Collection (low-res, requires Javascript, by Peter H. Wendt)

Video Adapters (Video output and capture cards)
Sound Cards (Digital audio, FM synthesis, Voice, etc.)
Storage Adapters (SCSI, ESDI, Tape, Floppy, Optical, etc.)
Network Adapters (Token Ring, Ethernet, FDDI and other MCA NICs)
Communication Adapters (Async/Serial, Parallel, Multiport, Modem, Twinax, etc.)
Memory Expansion Adapters
Processor Cards (Upgrades, coprocessors, accelerators, etc.)
Miscellaneous Adapters (Printer & Scanner, Game, PCMCIA, Server Guard, POS, etc.)

Don't see your adapter? Let Us Know!
Wanna contribute photos, outlines, or other files? Learn How!

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Parts & Technology

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System Components (CPU, memory, storage, video, sound, keyboard, RTC, ports)

Processor Complex Identification (outlines)
Processor Complex Index

Micro Channel Architecture (MCA slots, pinouts, features, transfer modes, SCB, etc.)
Technical Background (CMOS, BIOS, Int 4Bh, etc.)

Networking Index

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Setup & Configuration

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Setup and Configuration (Reference disk and partition, ADFs, IML, etc.)
Troubleshooting (Diagnostics, Error codes, CP codes aka "checkpoints", etc.)
How to clear Power On Password (POP, "Key Symbol")

AIX for PS/2 (version 1.3.x)
Linux & MCA (by Christian Hansen, missing files)

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Other

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About the Ardent Tool
Other Hardware
Extreme Computing with Micro Channel by Tam Thi Pham (MAD Max)
Other Stuff

PS/2 MOST (ZIP) & RS/6000 MOST (ZIP)
PDF Datasheets, Unsorted File Stash

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Legal Info & Contact

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