IBM System x3500 M4 User Manual

IBM System x3500 M4 17
Half-High SATA DVD-ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading:
CD-ROM 48X
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CD-DA (DAE) 40X
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CD-R 48X
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CD-RW 40X
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DVD-ROM (single layer) 16X
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DVD-ROM (dual layer) 12X
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DVD-R (4.7 GB) 16X
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DVD-R DL 12X
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DVD+R 16X
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DVD+R DL 12X
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DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 12X
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DVD+RW 12X
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DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 6X
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Half-High SATA multiburner supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD-ROM. In
addition, this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing:
CD-R 24X
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CD-RW 4X
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High Speed CD-RW 10X
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Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
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DVD-R 8X
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DVD-R DL 8X
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DVD+R 8X
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DVD+R DL 8X
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DVD-RW 6X
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DVD+RW 8X
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DVD-RAM 3X
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I/O expansion options
The server supports up to eight PCIe slots: six slots (1 to 6) when one CPU is installed or eight slots when
two CPUs are installed. These are the slot form factors:
Slot 1: PCIe x8 (x4 wired); full-height, half-length (supports optional PCI-X interposer card)
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Slot 2: PCIe x8; full-height, half-length
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Slot 3: PCIe x8; full-height, full-length
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Slot 4: PCIe x8 (x4 wired); full-height, full-length
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Slot 5: PCIe x16; full-height, full-length
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Slot 6: PCIe x8 (x4 wired); full-height, full-length
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Slot 7: PCIe x16; full-height, full-length (requires second processor)
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Slot 8: PCIe x16; full-height, full-length (requires second processor)
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All PCIe slots are PCI Express 3.0 slots except Slot 1, which is a PCI Express 2.0 slot. Slot 1 can be
converted to a PCI-X slot with the PCI-X Conversion Kit, which is described in the following table.
Table 11. PCI riser card options
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported
81Y7012 PCI-X Interposer Conversion Kit 1

IBM System x3500 M4 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3500 M4
Category	Server
Language	English