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Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your model.
The hot-swap server models support up to eight 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA hard
disk drives. The simple-swap server models support up to four 2.5-inch simple-swap
SATA hard disk drives. The following illustration shows the hot-swap server model.
On server models with an optional optical drive bay, the servers support up to four
2.5-inch simple-swap SATA or hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drives.
Rack
release
latch
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from
the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in the
documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be updated
occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might
be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server
documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
Record information about the server in the following table.
The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the front of the server,
as shown in the following illustration.
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Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Drive bay 0 Drive bay 2
Drive bay 1 Drive bay 3
Product name
Machine type
Model number
Serial number
Drive bay 4 Drive bay 6
Drive bay 5 Drive bay 7
Optional Optional
optical drive optical drive
activity LED eject button
Optional Power-control
drive bay button and LED
IBM System x3550 M3 server
4254 or 7944
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USB 1
connector
USB 2 Video
connector connector
Rack
release
latch
Operator Operator information
information panel release latch
panel