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Product Information

Document ID: VLAR-3WLQMQ

How do I get to information on my particular IBM Option?

Applicable to: World-Wide

The products in the Options brand follow the same Brand, Product Family, Machine Type, and Model hierarchy as the system units. However, due to the unique nature of IBM Options products, the scheme used for the Product Family, Machine Type, and Model are very distinct from the system units - - this may prove to be confusing for some users of the database. To help users understand how to navigate through the site to find Options products, the information below is being provided. It outlines what Product Families are found under the Options Brand, what Machine Types are found under the various Product Families, and the types of products found under the various Product Family/Machine Type sets.

Note: Information for Networking products such as ATM Adapters, Ethernet Adapters, Token-Ring Adapters, Routers, Hubs, Switches, and Controllers can be found on the Networking Hardware site. A link to the site is accessible from any of the IBM Options pages. The Networking Hardware site can also be accessed by clicking here.

Product Family	Machine Type	Types of Products that belong to the Product Family
CD-ROM/Optical Drives	2X CD-ROM 4X CD-ROM 6X CD-ROM 8X CD-ROM 10X CD-ROM 16X CD-ROM 20X CD-ROM 24X CD-ROM 32X CD-ROM Optical	All CD ROM and Optical drives.
Communication Adapters	DSP ESCON ISDN MPA/SDLC RAS Serial WAC WAN	All ESCON ISDN, MPA, Port Adapters, SDLC, WAC, WindSurfer, Serial I/O, RAS, WAN.
Computer Telephony	9085	All Computer Telephony products.
Diskette/ZIP Drives	External Internal	All Diskette (a.k.a floppy, disk) drives and "ZIP" drives.
DVD Drives	External Internal	All DVD drives.
Emulation Adapters	3270 5250	All 3270 and 5250 adapters.
Expansion	Accessory Docking PCMCIA Adp Port Rep	All Expansion Units, Enclosures, Port Replicators, Selecta-Base, Docking Stations, Racks.
Hard Drives	under 1 GB 1.x GB 2.x GB 3.x GB 4.x GB 5.x GB 6.x GB 8.x GB 9.x GB 16.x GB 18.x GB Accessory	All Hard Drives.
Home Director Professional	0142	All Home Director Professional products.
Input Devices	Joysticks Keyboards Mouse Scanners	All Joysticks, Keyboards, Keypads, Pens, Mouse, Scanners.
Memory	1MB 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 96MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB Adapters Cache Video	All memory cards, cache, DIMM's, modules, other memory, SIMM's, video memory.
Miscellaneous	Accessory Adapters	Carrying Cases, Stands, Baseband Adapters, Artic Adapters, FDDI Adapters, I/O Controllers, Wireless Network Adapters, anything that doesn't fit in the other Product Families.
Modems	2400 9600 14.4K 19.2K 28.8K 33.6K 56K 128K Accessory	All modems: CDPD/cellular, cordless, digital, external, isa, mca, pcmcia, wireless.
Multimedia	Audio Video	Speakers, Microphone, MPEG, Sound cards, PS/2 TV, graphics cards.
Network Adapters	N/A	All Networking adapters (ATM, Ethernet, Token-Ring, etc.) and other networking devices are located on the Networking Division web page.
Power	AC adapter Battery Charger Cord Supply	All AC Adapters, Batteries, UPS systems, Surge Protectors, Cords/Cables.
Processor Upgrades	386 486 Pentium	All Processor Upgrades.
Racks/Storage Enclosures	3503 3510 3511 3516 3517 3518 3519 3520 3526 3527 3551 9306	All Racks and Storage Enclosures.
SCSI Adapters	ISA MCA PCI PCMCIA	All SCSI adapters.
Tape Drives	under 1 GB 1.x GB 2.x GB 4.x GB 5.x GB 10.x GB 12.x GB 20.x GB 24.x GB 35.x GB 440.x GB 525.x GB Accessory	All Tape Drive and Tape Backup Units.

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	Document Category	General Information
	Date Created	21-07-98
	Last Updated	02-04-99
	Revision Date	30-03-2000
	Brand	Cross Brand
	Product Family	Options
	Machine Type	Various
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