IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Service Guide

1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 169.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 177).
4. Remove the fans (see “Removing a hot-swap fan” on page 223).
5. Remove the PCI riser-card assemblies and the DIMM air baffle (see “Removing
a PCI riser-card assembly” on page 188 and “Removing the DIMM air baffle” on
page 180).
6. Press the fan-bracket release latches toward each other and lift the fan bracket
out of the server.
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IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Chipset	Intel 5520
Max Processors	2
Processor	Intel Xeon 5600 series
Memory	Up to 192GB DDR3
Network Interface	Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Bays	Up to 16 x 2.5" or 6 x 3.5"
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Memory Slots	18 DIMM slots
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware