IBM 59H4533 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 59H4533 is an IBM feature #6383 internal tape drive, an MLR1-S QIC 5010-DC quarter-inch cartridge drive with 16GB native and 32GB compressed capacity, fitted as a half-height 5.25-inch internal SCSI device. Sold under IBM’s AS/400 feature numbering, the #6383 drive was a standard save/restore and backup device on AS/400 and early iSeries system units, connecting over the system’s internal SCSI bus for scheduled backups, alternate IPL and program-distribution tasks. AS/400 and iSeries installations from this era are still found in production in a number of long-running midrange environments, where a working internal tape drive remains a practical requirement for local backup and system recovery even alongside newer external or virtual tape solutions. Specifiers should confirm the system unit model accepts the #6383 feature before ordering. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies the 59H4533 for engineers maintaining AS/400 and iSeries backup capability.