IBM System x3100 M5 - Internal Drives

IBM System x3100 M5 Product Guide 12
Internal drives
Models of the x3100 M5 with the compact tower form factor (and either a 300 W or a 350 W fixed power
supply) support up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 6. Simple-swap drive bays of the compact tower models (accessible with the front bezel removed)
The following table lists the supported 3.5-inch hard disk drive options.
Table 6. Simple-swap 3.5-inch SATA disk drive options
Part number Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
81Y9802 A22U IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD 4
81Y9806 A22X IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD 4
81Y9810 A22W IBM 2TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD 4
81Y9814 A22V IBM 3TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 3.5" G2SS HDD 4
Models of the x3100 M5 using the standard tower chassis (and with hot-swap 430 W power supplies)
support either up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drives or four 3.5-inch hot-swap drives, as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 7. Hot-swap drives that are supported in standard tower models with hot-swap power supplies
(front bezel removed) - 4x 3.5-inch (left) or 8x 2.5-inch (right)