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A stable, long-life, dual-socket, dual- and quad-core SMP
server, offering high-performance, massive capacity and
outstanding availability
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x3500 Specifications
Machine type
7977-4xX/4xY, 6xX/6xY, 9xX/9xY, AxX/AxY, BxX/BxY, CxX/CxY, DxX/DxY,
FxX/FxY, GxX/GxY, HxX/HxY, JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY, RxX/RxY
Form factor
Tower (convertible to 5U rack)
Processor type
Quad-core Intel Xeon
(E54xx/X54xx)
2.0GHz E5405 (AxX/AxY),
2.33GHz E5410
(DxX/DxY), 2.5GHz E5420
(JxX/JxY), 2.66GHz
E5430 (LxX/LxY),
2.83GHz E5440
(MxX/MxY), 3.0GHz
X5450 (RxX/RxY),
Quad-core Intel Xeon
(E53xx)
1.6GHz E5310 (BxX/BxY),
1.86GHz E5320
(CxX/CxY) 2.0GHz E5335
(FxX/FxY), 2.33GHz
E5345 (GxX/GxY),
2.66GHz X5355
(HxX/HxY)
Dual-core Intel Xeon
(51xx)
1.6GHz 5110 (4xX/4xY),
2.0GHz 5130 (6xX/6xY),
3.0GHz 5160 (9xX/9xY)
Maximum processor power draw
120W (HxX/HxY,
RxX/RxY)
80W (9xX/9xY, AxX/AxY,
BxX/BxY, CxX/CxY,
DxX/DxY, FxX/FxY,
GxX/GxY, JxX/JxY,
LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY,
RxX/RxY)
65W (4xX/4xY, 6xX/6xY)
Front-side bus (FSB) speed
1333MHz (6xX/6xY, 9xX/9xY, AxX/AxY,
DxX/DxY, FxX/FxY, GxX/GxY, JxX/JxY,
LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY, RxX/RxY)
1066MHz (4xX/4xY, BxX/BxY, CxX/CxY)
# of processors standard / maximum
1 / 2
Internal L2 cache
12MB (2 x 6MB shared
caches)— AxX/AxY,
DxX/DxY, JxX/JxY,
LxX/LxY, MxX/MxY,
RxX/RxY
8MB (2 x 4MB shared
caches)—BxX/BxY,
CxX/CxY, FxX/FxY,
GxX/GxY, HxX/HxY
4MB (1 x 4MB shared
cache)—4xX/4xY,
6xX/6xY, 9xX/9xY
Chipset
Intel 5000P
Standard / maximum memory
8
1GB (2 x 512MB) / 48GB
Standard memory type Fully buffered PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR II ECC with Chipkill protection
Memory interleaving
Yes (four-way using multiples of 4 DIMMs; two-way with two DIMMs)
DIMM capacities supported
512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB
# of DIMM sockets total / available
12 / 10
# of DIMMs supported
2, 4, 8, 12
Online spare memory supported / # of
DIMM sockets reserved for sparing
Yes / 1 DIMM “rank” per memory branch (2 ranks total)
Memory mirroring supported / # of
DIMM sockets reserved for mirroring
Yes / 6
# of drive bays total / available
15 / 14 (JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY) 11 / 10 (all other models)
# of HDD drive bays total / available 12 / 12 2.5-inch (JxX/JxY, LxX/LxY) 8 / 8 3.5-inch (all other models)
# of 5.25" bays total / available
3 / 2 (DVD-ROM installed)
Maximum HDD capacity
2.4TB (8 x 300GB) hot-swap 3.5-inch SAS
1.76TB (12 x 146.8GB) hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS
6.0TB (8 x 750GB) hot-swap 3.5-inch SATA
HDD capacities supported
3.5-inch Hot-Swap SAS
73.4, 146.8, 300GB —
10K RPMs;
2.5-inch Hot-Swap SAS
36.4, 73.4, or 146.8GB —
10K RPMs;
3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA
160, 250, 500, or 750GB
— 7.2K RPMs
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Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component
available.