Chapter 1. Product Overview; Features - Lenovo ThinkStation C30 User Manual

Chapter 1. Product overview

This chapter provides information about the computer features, specifications, software programs provided
by Lenovo, and locations of connectors, components, parts on the system board, and internal drives.

Features

This section introduces the computer features. The information covers a variety of models.
To view the information about your specific model, do one of the following:
• Go into the Setup Utility program by following the instructions in Chapter 7 "Using the Setup Utility
program" on page 67. Then, select Main ➙ System Summary to view the information.
• In the Windows environment, click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties to view the
information.
Microprocessor
Your computer comes with one or two Intel
type). The processor speed, the number of the available processor cores, and the internal cache vary
by machine type.
Memory
Your computer supports up to eight double data rate 3 error correction code unbuffered dual inline memory
modules (DDR3 ECC UDIMMs) or double data rate 3 error correction code registered dual inline memory
modules (DDR3 ECC RDIMMs).
Internal drives
• Optical drive: DVD-ROM, DVD-R/W, or Blu-ray (optional)
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive
Note: To support SAS hard disk drives, an optional SAS hard disk drive enablement module or a
RAID-on-Chip (ROC) card is required.
• Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drive
• Solid state drive
Video subsystem
• Two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express x16 graphics card slots on the system board for
discrete graphics cards
Audio subsystem
• Integrated high-definition (HD) audio
• Audio line-in connector, audio line-out connector, and microphone connector on the rear panel
• Microphone connector and headphone connector on the front panel
• Internal speaker
Connectivity
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Xeon microprocessors installed (depending on the model
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