HP XW8400 Quickspecs

3.
4.
Hard drive 5 must be the
same as hard drive 4.
In non-mixed Microsoft Windows
and Linux systems, rules 2 & 3
apply.
Configure-to-order RAID configs
must all have the same
size/speed hard drives.
Up to 4 channels of SAS/SATA
can be supported natively.
Using external enclosures, an
additional 6 channels of SATA
3.0Gb/s can be supported.
NOTE:* Factory Integrated RAID 0 Configuration (Striped Array) and RAID 1 Configuration (Mirrored Array) requires 2 hard drives with
identical speeds, capacity and interface. Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software
RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf for RAID capabilities with Linux.
If your first HD is a SATA drive, the 2nd must be also. Mixing SATA and SAS is not supported under Linux.
QuickSpecs
HP xw8400 Workstation
Storage
DA - 12522 North America — Version 28 — February 22, 2008 Page 21

HP XW8400 Specifications

General

Processor Speed	Up to 3.0 GHz
Chipset	Intel 5000X
Power Supply	800W
Form Factor	Tower
Processor	Intel Xeon (Dual-core or Quad-core)
Memory	Up to 32 GB DDR2
Storage	SATA or SAS Hard Drives
Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro
Expansion Slots	2 PCI Express x16, 2 PCI
Operating System	Windows XP Professional
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM
USB Ports	7 USB 2.0
Network	Integrated Gigabit Ethernet