Optical Drives - Lenovo System x3550 M5 Product Manual

Internal backup units
The x3550 M5 server does not support internal tape drive options or other internal backup units. However,
it can be attached to the external tape drives using SAS or Fibre Channel connectivity (see Table 31).

Optical drives

The x3550 M5 server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Server models with
ten 2.5-inch drive bays on the front do not support an internal optical drive; a supported external optical
drive can be used instead.
Table 11. Optical drives
Part Feature
number code
00AM066 A5KG
00AM067 A5KH
Ultraslim 9.5mm SATA DVD-ROM (part number 00AM066) supports the following media and speeds for
reading:
CD-ROM 24X
CD-DA (DAE) 24X
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 24X
DVD-ROM 8X
DVD-R 8X
DVD+R 8X
DVD-R DL 6X
DVD+R DL 8X
DVD-RW 8X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM (4.7 GB) 5X
Ultraslim 9.5mm SATA Multi Burner (part number 00AM067) supports the same media and speeds for
reading as DVD-ROM (part number 00AM066). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for
writing:
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 4X
High-Speed CD-RW 10X
Ultra Speed CD-RW 24X
DVD-R 8X
DVD+R 8X
DVD-R DL 6X
DVD+R DL 6X
DVD-RW 6X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM 5X
System x3550 M5
Description
Ultraslim 9.5mm SATA DVD-ROM
Ultraslim 9.5mm SATA Multi Burner
Maximum Standard
supported models where
used
1 -
1 -
24