Optical Drives - IBM System x3500 M3 Product Manual

Optical drives

The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 10. Optical drives
Part Feature
number code
None* 4154
81Y6404 4155
46M0901** 4161
46M0902** 4163
* This option is only available via CTO or is already installed in standard models.
** These UltraSlim optical drives are only supported in Configuration 2 as listed in Figure 5.
The two half-high drives in the table can be installed in any available 5.25" drive bays (Figure 5).
Half-High SATA DVD-ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading:
CD-ROM 48X
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CD-DA (DAE) 40X
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CD-R 48X
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CD-RW 40X
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DVD-ROM (single layer) 16X
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DVD-ROM (dual layer) 12X
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DVD-R (4.7 GB) 16X
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DVD-R DL 12X
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DVD+R 16X
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DVD+R DL 12X
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DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 12X
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DVD+RW 12X
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DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 6X
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Half-High SATA multiburner supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD-ROM. In
addition, this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing:
CD-R 24X
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CD-RW 4X
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High Speed CD-RW 10X
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Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
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DVD-R 8X
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DVD-R DL 8X
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DVD+R 8X
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DVD+R DL 8X
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DVD-RW 6X
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DVD+RW 8X
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DVD-RAM 3X
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IBM System x3500 M3
Description
Half-High SATA DVD-ROM
Half-High SATA Multiburner
IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM
IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multiburner
Maximum Models
supported where used
2 All standard models
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