1.  Go  to  http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 
2.  Under  Product  support,  click  System  x. 
3.  Under  Popular  links,  click  Software  and  device  drivers  for  firmware  updates, 
or  click  Publications  lookup  for  documentation  updates.
The
  server  comes  with  an  IBM  ServerGuide
™ 
Setup  and  Installation  CD  to  help  you 
configure  the  hardware,  install  device  drivers,  and  install  the  operating  system. 
The  server  comes  with  a  limited  warranty.  You  can  obtain  up-to-date  information 
about  the  server  and  other  IBM  server  products  at  http:/www.ibm.com/systems/x/. 
Record  information  about  the  server  in  the  following  table.  You  will  need  this 
information  when  you  register  the  server  with  IBM. 
 
Product  name  IBM  System  x3650  server 
Machine  type  7979 
Model  number  _____________________________________________ 
Serial  number  _____________________________________________
 
The  model  number  and  serial  number  are  on  the  ID  label  on  the  bezel,  as  shown  in 
the  following  illustration. 
ID label
 
 
Note:  This  illustration  shows  a  model  with  3.5-inch  serial-attached  SCSI  (SAS) 
hot-swap  hard  disk  drives.  Models  with  2.5-inch  SAS  hot-swap  hard  disk  drives  are 
also  available.  The  location  of  the  ID  label  is  the  same  on  both  model  styles.  This 
illustration  might  differ  slightly  from  your  hardware. 
For  a  list  of  supported  optional  devices  for  the  server,  see  http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
 
See  the  Rack  Installation  Instructions  document  for  complete  rack  installation  and 
removal  instructions. 
The  IBM  System  x  Documentation  CD 
The  IBM  System  x
™ 
Documentation  CD  contains  documentation  for  your  server  in 
Portable  Document  Format  (PDF)  and  includes  the  IBM  Documentation  Browser  to 
help  you  find  information  quickly. 
 
2  IBM  System  x3650  Type  7979:  Installation  Guide