IBM System x3650 M4 HD
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I/O expansion options
The server supports up to six PCIe slots with different riser cards that are installed into two riser sockets
on the system board (one riser socket supports the installation of one riser card). Riser 1 supplies slots 1,
2, and 3. Riser 2 supplies slots 4, 5, and 6. Standard models have Riser card 1 installed with three PCIe
3.0 x8 slots. To enable slots 4 - 6, install a second processor and a second riser card.
These options are available through CTO only. Slots 1 and 2 can be replaced with a two-bay 2.5-inch
hot-swap drive kit, feature A3NQ. The kit includes a 1-card riser for a RAID card that is installed in slot 3.a
The following table lists the PCI riser card options that are available.
Table 11. PCI riser card options
Part number
Feature
code*
Description
Maximum
supported
Models
where used
None*
A47M
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 1
(1 x16 FH/FL + 1 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1
-
00Y7757
A47Z
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 2
(1 x16 FH/FL + 1 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1†
-
None*
A47Y
x3650 M4 HD PCIX Riser Card 1
(1 x16 FH/HL PCIe + 2 PCI-X FH/FL)
1
-
00Y7758
A480
x3650 M4 HD PCIX Riser Card 2
(1 x16 FH/HL PCIe + 2 PCI-X FH/FL)
1†
-
None*
A47N
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 1
(1 x8 FH/FL + 2 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1
All other
models
00Y7759
A481
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 2
(1 x8 FH/FL + 2 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1†
-
None*
A47P
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 1
(1 x16 for GPU + 1 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1
-
00Y7760
A47Q
x3650 M4 HD PCIe Riser Card 2
(1 x16 for GPU + 1 x8 FH/HL Slots)
1†
-
None
A3NQ
x3650 M4 HD Rear 2 HDD Kit
-- includes riser for RAID card in slot 3
1
H3x
* CTO only.
† The use of Riser card slot 2 requires a second processor to be installed.
The locations of the PCIe slots are shown in the following figure.
Figure 7. Slot dimensions