IBM x3650 M3 User Manual

a. Insert the SAS expander card into the connector on the SAS riser-card.
b. Insert the front of the SAS expander card into the front retention bracket.
c. Install the SAS riser-card with the SAS expander card into the connector on
the system board, making sure that the alignment post goes through the
hole in the expander card. Press the riser card into place until the latch at
the rear of the card snaps closed.
19. If a battery and battery carrier are attached to the SAS controller that you
removed in step 8 on page 66, disconnect the battery carrier cable from the
battery and remove the three screws that secure the battery carrier to the SAS
controller. Set the battery and battery carrier aside.
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your
hardware.
Figure 74. SAS expander card installation
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IBM x3650 M3 Specifications

General

Memory	Up to 192 GB DDR3
Memory Slots	18 DIMM slots
Form Factor	2U Rack
Processor	Intel Xeon 5600 series
Storage	SAS/SATA drives
Network Interface	Gigabit Ethernet ports
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
RAID Support	IBM ServeRAID options available