IBM System x3300 M4 30
Power supplies
The server supports one of the following power supply configurations:
One 460 W fixed power supply, non-redundant (80 PLUS Bronze certified)
Up to two redundant hot-swap 550 W ac power supplies (80 PLUS Platinum certified)
Up to two redundant hot-swap 750 W ac power supplies (80 PLUS Platinum certified)
Table 2 lists the power supplies included in standard models. For servers with one redundant hot-swap
power supply, the following table lists the upgrades to add the second redundant power supply. Models
with a fixed power supply cannot be upgraded to hot-swap redundant power supplies.
Table 19. Optional redundant power supply upgrades
Part number Feature code Description Maximum
supported
Standard models
where used
94Y6668 A3DQ IBM 550W Redundant PSU 2 D2x, D4x, F2x
94Y6669 A3DR IBM 750W Redundant PSU 2 -
The use of the 460 W fixed power supply or 550 W power supply imposes the configuration limitations
that are listed in the following table.
Table 20. Configuration limitations based on power supply used (PSU = power supply unit)
Power
supply
Number
of
CPUs
Redundancy 2.5" drive
support
3.5" drive
support
GPU
support
PCIe adapter
support*
1 No No support Full support (8) No support Full support (5)460 W fixed
2 No No support Up to 4 drives No support Maximum 3
adapters
1 Yes with second
PSU
Full support Full support (8) No support Full support (5)550 W
hot-swap
2 Yes with second
PSU
Full support Full support (8) No support Maximum 3
adapters
1 Yes with second
PSU
Full support Full support (8) Full support Full support (5)750 W
hot-swap
2 Yes with second
PSU
Full support Full support (8) Full support Full support (6)
* Full support: With one processor installed, full support is five slots (slots 2 - 5); with two processors installed, full
support is six slots (slots 1 - 6).
An ac power supply ships standard without a line cord, which must be purchased separately.