Server Components - Lenovo System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Server components

This information provides an overview of the major components in the server.
The server major components include the X6 Storage book, the LCD system information display panel,
compute book, X6 Standard I/O book, X6 half-length I/O book, X6 full-length I/O book, fan-packs, and power
supplies.
The following illustration shows the major components in the server. The illustrations in this document might
differ slightly from your hardware.
Note: All of the components are interchangeable between the 4-socket and the 8-socket server, except the
chassis, midplane, shuttle, and some microprocessors.
The following illustration shows the major components in the front of the server:
Chassis
8x1.8-inch
drive backplane
filler
8x1.8-inch
drive backplane
assembly
2.5-inch
hard disk
drive
backplane
2.5-inch
hard disk
drive filler
2.5-inch
hard disk
drive
Storage
Front I/O
book
panel
The following illustration shows the major components in the rear of the server:
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Midplane
assembly
Front fan-pack
Shuttle
RAID adapter
card
Storage
book board
assembly
Compute book
filler panel
Compute book