HP xw8600 Quickspecs

80GB SATA 10K rpm SFF in 3.5" Frame HDD Y Y EM172AA See note
1
160GB SATA 10K rpm SFF in 3.5" Frame HDD Y Y EW222AA See note
1
300GB SATA 10K rpm SFF in 3.5" Frame HDD Y Y FM802AA
Sub-Section Description/Notes
Sub-Section Description/NotesSub-Section Description/Notes
Sub-Section Description/Notes : Up to 5 SATA drives, 5 SAS* drives, or 6 SAS Small Form Factor (SFF)*
drives
If 1st drive is SATA, 2nd drive can be EITHER SATA or SAS
1 GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 8 GB of hard drive (or system disk) is
reserved for the system recovery software (XP and XP Pro). Up to 12 GB of system disk is reserved for
system recovery software. (Vista)
NOTE 1:
NOTE 1:NOTE 1:
NOTE 1: NCQ (Native Command Queuing) not supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hard Drive Controllers
Hard Drive ControllersHard Drive Controllers
Hard Drive Controllers
Factory
FactoryFactory
Factory
Configured
ConfiguredConfigured
Configured
Option
OptionOption
Option
Kit
KitKit
Kit
Option
OptionOption
Option
Kit Part
Kit PartKit Part
Kit Part
Number
NumberNumber
Number Support Notes
Support NotesSupport Notes
Support Notes
Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives
Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drivesFactory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives
Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives
RAID 0 Configuration - Striped Array Y N See note 1
RAID 0 Data Configuration -- Boot/OS Drive + 2
Drive Striped Array
Y N See note 2
RAID 1 Configuration - Mirrored Array Y N See note 3
RAID 10 Configuration - Striped/Mirrored Array Y N
RAID 5 Configuration - Parity Array Y N See note 3
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s ControllerIntegrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller
Integrated SATA 3.0 Gb/s Controller, RAID 0, 1, 10,
5 supported
Y Y
Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0, 1, 1E/10E
Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0, 1, 1E/10EIntegrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0, 1, 1E/10E
Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0, 1, 1E/10E
Integrated LSI SAS 1068E Controller with RAID 0 (IS),
RAID 1(IM), RAID 10(IME) capability
Y Y
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kit
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kitHP SAS Back Panel Connector kit
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kit
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kit Y Y Must have 4 or
fewer SAS hard
drives to
configure this
option
HP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector Kit
HP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector KitHP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector Kit
HP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector Kit
HP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector Kit Y Y HP SAS Back
Panel
Connector kit
required.
Internal SAS
HD drives are
not supported
LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
LSI MegaRAID® SAS 8888ELP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
LSI 8888ELP 8-port SAS HW RAID Card Y Y GE258AA
QuickSpecs
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Supported Components
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HP xw8600 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel 5400
Form Factor	Tower
Processor	Intel Xeon 5400 series
Memory	Up to 32GB DDR2 FB-DIMM
Storage	SATA or SAS hard drives
Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro or ATI FirePro
Operating System	Windows XP, Vista, or Linux
Expansion Slots	PCI, PCI-X, PCIe
Power Supply	800W