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IBM 5170

RH-0CDY

One of a pair of IBM 5170s picked up from Ctrl-Alt-Rees at the RC Table Sale. Both purchased requiring full restoration.

Details

ManufacturerIBM
Model5170
Year1988
Chassisdesktop
CPUIntel 80286-6
Installed RAM9× 41256 (256 KiB + parity)
Drives5.25" 1.2MB floppy; 5.25" 360K floppy
ConditionPartially working
SourceRC Table Sale (ctrl-alt-rees)
Acquired2026-07-26
NotesMotherboard replaced from the original which is faulty and requires more diagnostics. Original board was RH-JKDJ. Both drives seem to be faulty. Power supply is untested, might contain RIFA capacitors.
Referencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_AT

Machine

Catalogue modelPC/AT 5170 — IBM PC, 1984

Motherboard

RH-UJDX · Motherboard

IBM 5170

Chipset
discrete
CPU family
286-class
BIOS
IBM AT (1985 variant)
Ports
DIN keyboard

Parts

0

Nothing fitted in it yet.

Files

No files for this one yet.

History

2026-08-19
variant: (empty) → PC/AT 5170
2026-07-30
duplicated to RH-B7F0
2026-07-29
cropped a photo
2026-07-29
cropped a photo
2026-07-27
condition: Working → Partially working
2026-07-27
summary: The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was r… → One of a pair of IBM 5170s picked up from Ctrl-Alt-Rees at the RC Table Sale. B… notes: Motherboard replaced from the original which is faulty and requires more diagno… → Motherboard replaced from the original which is faulty and requires more diagno…
2026-07-27
drives: (empty) → 1x 5.25" 1.2MB ; 1x 5.25" 360K notes: Motherboard replaced from the original which is faulty and requires more diagno… → Motherboard replaced from the original which is faulty and requires more diagno…
2026-07-27
added 3 photo(s)
2026-07-27
created

Photographs

3
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