IBM x3550 User Manual

Installing the air baffle
To install the air baffle, complete the following steps.
Air baffleAir baffle
with cable guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 39.
2. Put the baffle into place from the top of the server and slide it forward to
engage the bulkhead.
3. Press down on the baffle until the pins seat in the system board.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before turning
on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage
server components.
4. Install the cover (see “Installing the cover” on page 42).
5. Slide the server into the rack.
6. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that were removed.
7. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.
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IBM x3550 Specifications

General

Processor Type	Intel Xeon
Chipset	Intel 5000P
Number of Processors Supported	2
Network Interface	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Maximum Internal Storage	2.4 TB
Storage	Up to six 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swap hard disk drives
Drive Bays	6
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1
Power Supply	670W or 835W
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESX
Memory	PC2-5300 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-667) or PC2-4200 Fully Buffered DIMMs (DDR2-533)