IBM System x3690 X5 - MAX5 Features and Specifications

Before you start the host server to power on the MAX5, make sure that the server
has the latest level of code or firmware installed. To obtain the latest code or
firmware and documentation, go to http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
MAX5 features and specifications
The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
MAX5 memory expansion module:
Table 2. MAX5 expansion module features and operating specifications
v Intel 7500 or 7510 scalable memory
buffer (depending on your model)
with eight memory ports (four
DIMMs on each port)
v Xcellerated Memory Technology
v EXA chip set
v QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
architecture technology:
– Four 6.4 Giga Transfers (GT) per
second QuickPath Interconnect
links (for up to 2
microprocessors)
– Three 10.0 GT per second EXA
scalability links
v Scalability:
– Connects to the x3690 X5 (2U)
rack servers using QPI cables
DIMMs:
v Minimum: 2 DIMMs (two 2 GB
DIMMs (4 GB))
v Maximum: 32 DIMM connectors
(up to 512 GB of memory,
depending on the DIMM size)
v Type of DIMMs: PC3-10600R-999,
1333 MHz or PC3-8500R, 1066
MHz, ECC, DDR3 registered
SDRAM dual inline memory
modules (DIMMs)
v Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16
GB DIMMs
v Supports l.35-volt (low-voltage)
and 1.5-volt registered DIMMs (see
“Installing a MAX5 memory
module” on page 120 for more
information).
Fans:
v Five hot-swap 40 mm fans
Power supply:
v One 675-watt (110 - 220 V ac
auto-sensing) standard
v Supports up to two 675-watt (110 -
220 V ac auto-sensing) hot-swap
power supplies with built-in fans
for redundancy support
Light path diagnostics LEDs:
v Board LED
v Configuration LED
v Fan LEDs
v Link LED (for QPI and EXA links)
v Locate LED
v Memory LEDs
v Power-on LEDs
v Power supply LEDs
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