IBM System x3650 M3 4255 User Manual

Removing a PCI riser-card assembly
The server comes with one riser-card assembly (with option to add one more) that
each contain two PCI Express x8 connectors. You can replace a PCI Express
riser-card assembly with a riser-card assembly that contains one PCI Express Gen
2 x16 connector or that contains two PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz connectors. See
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of riser-card
assemblies that you can use with the server.
PCI riser-card
assembly 2
PCI riser-card
assembly 1
To remove the riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 37.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cord and
all external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 45).
4. Grasp the assembly at the front tab and rear edge and lift it to remove it from
the server. Place the riser-card assembly on a flat, static-protective surface.
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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