Withdrawal Announcement March 25, 2003

Hardware Withdrawal: Selected IBM IntelliStation E Pro, M Pro, and Z Pro — Replacements Available

Overview Effective March 25, 2003, and April 25, 2003, IBM will withdraw from marketing the following machine types and associated models. After these dates, you can no longer obtain these products directly from IBM. You can obtain these products on an as-available basis through IBM Business Partners.

Machine Type/ Part Description Model Number

Effective March 25, 2003

IntelliStation M Pro 6219-26U 621926U 6219-36U 621936U 6219-37U 621937U 6219-46U 621946U 6219-47U 621947U

IntelliStation Z Pro 6221-36U 622136U

Effective April 25, 2003

IntelliStation E Pro 6226-45U 622645U

IntelliStation M Pro 6219-21U 621921U

IntelliStation Z Pro 6221-29U 622129U 6221-37U 622137U

Replacement Product Information

Withdrawn Replacement Replacement Product Product Part Number

IntelliStation E Pro IntelliStation E Pro 6226-45x 622655x

IntelliStation M Pro IntelliStation M Pro 6219-21x 621922x 6219-26x 621927x 6219-36x 621938x 6219-37x 621939x 6219-46x 621948x 6219-47x 621949x

IntelliStation Z Pro IntelliStation Z Pro 6221-29x 622149x 6221-36x 622138x 6221-37x 622147x

This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com.

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For additional information on the replacement products, refer to the following: • Hardware Announcement 102-311, dated November 19, 2002 (New IBM IntelliStation E Pro Models Deliver High-Speed Processing Power with 2.67 GHz Processor and New Graphics) • Hardware Announcement 103-083, dated March 18, 2003 (New IBM IntelliStation M Pro Models Feature Solid Performance and High-Powered Graphics with Intel Pentium 4 Processors) • Hardware Announcement 103-082, dated March 18, 2003 (New IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Models Deliver Fast Intel Processors for Outstanding Performance)

Trademarks

IntelliStation is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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