An IBM RS/6000 from 1997

Video Description

A physical deep-dive of this IBM RS/6000 F40 RISC Unix workstation from 1997. We'll have a look at all the hardware, turn it on, and try to see if we can get it to detect a SCSI hard drive. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro WinMan's channel https://www.youtube.com/@winmanthewizard Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #computers #networking Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00 Intro 00:24 Background of the IBM RS/6000 02:56 Front Overview 11:05 SSA Hard Drive Bays 15:36 Looking Inside 19:10 Back Connectors 25:10 Pulling the SCSI, Video, and CPU cards 27:37 Removing a Broken LED 28:38 Power Up 31:35 Looking at the Firmware and SMS 33:29 Trying to Detect a Drive 36:14 Outro