IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915 User Manual

Stretching a PCI riser-card assembly
Note: It is not necessary to capture adaptor card with the full-length adaptor
bracket when installing half length adaptor cards.
If you are installing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot, you must
first stretch the PCI riser-card assembly.
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To stretch the riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Orient the riser-card assembly as shown.
2. Rotate the thumb screw 1, which is close by the PCI slot end,
counterclockwise and lengthen the PCI riser-card assembly 2.
3. Fasten the thumbscrew.
4. Return to the adapter-installation instructions.
Shrinking a PCI riser-card assembly (for half-length adapters)
If you are removing a full-length adapter in the upper riser-card PCI slot and will
replace it with a shorter adapter or no adapter, you must shrink the full-length PCI
riser-card assembly.
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To shrink the full-length PCI riser-card assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Rotate the thumb screw 1, which is far from the PCI slot end,
counterclockwise and shorten the PCI riser-card assembly 2.
2. Fasten the thumbscrew.
3. Return to “Installing a PCI adapter” on page 60 or “Installing a PCI riser-card
assembly” on page 56, as applicable.
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IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Chipset	Intel C600 series chipset
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Processor	Up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors
Memory	Up to 768GB DDR3 (24 DIMM slots)
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" or 6 x 3.5" SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Network	Four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Up to two redundant hot-swap 550 W, 750 W, or 900 W power supplies
Expansion Slots	Up to 7 PCIe 3.0 slots
Storage Controller	ServeRAID M5110e
Management	Integrated Management Module (IMM) v2