Optical drives
The TS150 server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 10. Optical drive options
Description Part number
Maximum
supported
Half high optical drives
ThinkServer Half High SATA DVD-RW Optical Disk Drive 4XA0F28605 2
ThinkServer Half High SATA DVD-ROM Optical Disk Drive 4XA0F28606 2
Slim optical drives
ThinkServer Slim SATA DVD-RW Optical Disk Drive 4XA0F28607 2
ThinkServer Slim SATA DVD-ROM Optical Disk Drive 4XA0F28608 2
The SATA Optical Disk Drives support the following types of media: CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-
R (dual-layer recording), DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R (dual-layer recording), and DVD+RW.
Configuration notes:
A slim optical drive allows support for up to 4x 3.5-inch + 1x 2.5-inch internal drive bays in the server
without a second optical drive or an internal backup unit; or up to 3x 3.5-inch + 1x 2.5-inch internal
drive bays in the server with a second optical drive or an internal backup unit.
The 3.5" HDD to 5.25" Tray Convertor with Slim ODD Kit (4XF0G88936) is required to support a slim
optical drive.
A half high optical drive limits the maximum number of internal drive bays to 3x 3.5-inch + 1x 2.5-
inch in the server without a second optical drive or an internal backup unit; or to 2x 3.5-inch + 1x 2.5-
inch in the server with a second optical drive or an internal backup unit.
If two optical drives are used, an internal backup unit is not supported.
Internal backup units
The TS150 server supports the internal backup unit options listed in the following table.
Table 11. Internal backup unit options
Description Part number
Maximum
supported
Internal RDX backup unit (USB)
ThinkServer Internal RDX Tape Drive 4XF0F28769 1
Cartridges for RDX backup unit
ThinkServer 1TB SATA 3Gbps RDX Cartridge 4XB0F28660 1
ThinkServer 2TB SATA 3Gbps RDX Cartridge 4XB0G88711 1
Configuration note: If an internal backup unit is used, a maximum of one optical drive is supported.
I/O expansion