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IBM xSeries 232: Installation Guide
Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for your
xSeries 232 server.
*KB equals approximately 1000 bytes. MB equals approximately 1000000 bytes. GB
equals approximately 1000000000 bytes.
Microprocessor:
•
Intel® Pentium® III
•
256 or 512 KB Level-2 cache
•
Supports up to two
microprocessors
Memory:
•
Maximum: 4 GB
•
Type: ECC, SDRAM, PC133,
registered DIMMs
•
Slots: Four (two-way
interleaved)
Drives standard:
•
Diskette: 1.44 MB
•
CD-ROM: 48X IDE
Expansion bays:
•
Hot-swap: Six slim high
•
Non-hot-swap: Three 5.25-
inch (one used by CD-ROM
drive)
•
You can install a drive-bay
expansion kit to convert two of
the 5.25 inch bays so that they
support three hot-swap drives
PCI expansion slots:
•
One 33 MHz/32-bit
•
Two 33 MHz/64-bit
•
Two 66 MHz/64-bit
Power supplies:
Either one of the following power
supplies is supported:
•
One 385-watt non-redundant
unit
•
Two 250-watt (115-230 V ac)
with a maximum of three 250-
watt units for power supply
redundancy, which requires a
power backplane upgrade
option on non-redundant
mode
Acoustical noise emissions:
•
Sound power, idling: 6.6 bel
maximum
•
Sound power, operating: 6.8 bel
maximum
•
Sound pressure, operating: 53 dBa
maximum
Video:
•
S3 video controller
•
Compatible with SVGA and VGA
•
8 MB video memory
Size (rack model 5U)
•
Height: 217 mm (8.5 in.)
•
Depth: 688 mm (27.1 in.)
•
Width: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
•
Weight: approximately 35.4 Kg (78 lb)
when fully configured
Size (tower model)
•
Height: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
•
Depth: 700 mm (27.5 in.)
•
Width: 217 mm (8.5 in.)
•
Weight: approximately 37.64 Kg (83
lb) when fully configured
Integrated functions:
•
Ultra160 SCSI controller
•
One 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX,
100BASE-FX, Intel Ethernet
controller with Alert on LAN™ and
Wake on LAN® support
•
Two serial ports
•
Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
•
Keyboard port
•
Mouse port
•
Video port
•
Integrated System Management
Processor
—
Two ISM RJ-45 connectors
—
One System management Serial
C port
Environment:
•
Air temperature:
—
Server on: 10
°
to 35
°
C
(50.0
°
to 95.0
°
F). Altitude: 0
to 914 m (2998.7 ft)
—
Server on: 10
°
to 32
°
C
(50.0
°
to 89.6
°
F). Altitude:
914 m (2998.7 ft) to 2133 m
(6998.0 ft)
—
Server off: 10
°
to 43
°
C
(50.0
°
to 109.4
°
F).
Maximum altitude: 2133 m
(6998.0 ft)
•
Humidity:
—
Server on: 8% to 80%
—
Server off: 8% to 80%
Heat output:
Approximate heat output in British
Thermal Units (Btu) per hour
•
Minimum configuration: 683 Btu
(200 watts)
•
Maximum configuration: 1877
Btu (550 watts)
Electrical input:
•
Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz)
required
•
Input voltage low range:
—
Minimum: 100 V ac
—
Maximum: 127 V ac
•
Input voltage high range:
—
Minimum: 200 V ac
—
Maximum: 240 V ac
•
Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA)
approximately:
—
Minimum: 0.08 kVA
—
Maximum: 0.52 kVA
Table 1. Features and Specifications.
