Optical drives
The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Server models with 3.5" HDDs do not
support internal optical drive; they provide a third USB port on the front for an external optical drive.
Table 10. Optical drives
Part number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
Standard models
where used
46M0901
4161
UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM
1
-
46M0902
4163
UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner
1
-
UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM (part number 46M0901) supports the following media and speeds for
reading:
CD-ROM 24X
CD-DA (DAE) 20X
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 24X
DVD-ROM (single layer) 8X
DVD-ROM (dual layer) 8X
DVD-R (4.7 GB) 6X
DVD-R DL 4X
DVD+R 6X
DVD+R DL 4X
DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 4X
DVD+RW 4X
DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 4X
UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (46M0902) supports the same media and speeds for reading as DVD-
ROM (46M0901). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing:
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 4X
High Speed CD-RW 10X
Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW 16X
DVD-R 8X
DVD-R DL 6X
DVD+R 8X
DVD+R DL 6X
DVD-RW 6X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM 5X
I/O expansion options
The server supports two PCI slots with different riser cards installed into two riser sockets on the system planar
(one riser socket supports the installation of one riser card). The slot form factors are as follows:
Slot 1: PCIe x16; low profile, half-length
Slot 2: PCIe x16, PCIe x8, or PCI-X; full-height, half-length (PCIe x16 slot requires second processor)
Riser 1 supplies slot 1, and riser 2 supplies slot 2. All standard models except for model DDx have two riser
cards installed that provide one PCIe x16 Gen 3 slot and one PCIe x8 Gen 3 slot (features A1HJ and A1HK).
System x3550 M4 (E5-2600 v2) (withdrawn product)
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