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X336 Visual Tour

 X336 Data Sheet

Configuration and Options Guide

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The X336 ships without a floppy drive on all SATA and 3.5 SCSI models. All models with 2.5 drive bay ship without DVD or flopppy drive.

• Memory is interleaved, meaning it must be populated two DIMMs at a time with the same size DIMM.
• 8 DIMM Sockets 2 used with non Chipkill memory standard 6 open
• Chipkillâ„¢ memory provides for the detection and correction of most multi-bit memory errors that can keep the server up and running while taking the inoperative memory offline (when using Chipkill memory)
• All supported DIMMs can coexist in the same system however Chipkillâ„¢ function is only active when Chipkill DIMMs are used
• Models -01U 02U  require optional Chipkill-enabled DIMMs for Chipkill protection. The DIMMs shipped with the systems are not Chipkill-enabled. Chipkill memory is designed to detect and correct single- and multibit errors.

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512MB KIT (2 x 256MB)  PC2-3200 CL3 DDR2 ECC SDRAM RDIMM Non-Chipkillâ„¢

The x336 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon processors, allowing customers to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require.

The x336 offers a choice of processor speeds:
2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.6GHz Xeon processor with 64-bit extensions, an 800MHz FSB, 1MB or 2MB of L2 processor cache and Hyper-Threading Technology Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) 64-bit extensions allow the Xeon processor to use large memory addressing when running with a 64-bit operating system. This in turn lets individual software processes directly access more than 4GB of RAM, which was the limit of 32-bit addressing. This can result in much higher performance for certain kinds of programs, such as database management and CAD. Additional registers and instructions (SSE3) can further boost performance for applications written to use them. Customers should contact their software provider to determine their software support for EM64T.

SMP Support

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Large Disk Storage Capacity
The x336 offers a choice of disk storage, supporting up to two internal 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch HDDs:
Hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI
2 x 3.5-inch, 10,000 RPMs — 36.4, 73.4 or 146.8GB (293.6GB maximum)
2 x 3.5-inch, 15,000 RPMs — 36.4 or 73.4GB (146.8GB)
4 x 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPMs — 36.4 or 73.4GB (293.6GB) ******NEW*****
Simple-swap ATA (SATA-150) ********NEW ******
2 x 3.5-inch, 7,200 RPMs — 80, 160 or 250GB (500GB maximum)
Simple-swap SATA drives are not hot-swap (the system has to be powered off first), however, no tools or jumpers are required for installation and removal, allowing for faster, simpler servicing than fixed drives. The 3.5-inch Ultra320 SCSI hot-swap drives use the Converged Tray for interchangeability with other xSeries systems. If the customer needs more storage space, terabyte capacities are possible with external IBM ServeRAID SCSI or IBM TotalStorageâ„¢ FAStT storage
solutions. SFF SCSI HDD models do not support an optical drive. 3.5in SCSI HDD and SATA models ship standard with an 8X Max DVD-ROM drive.

Hard Drive Compatibility list

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Ultra320 SCSI and SATA Controllers
The integrated single-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller (LSI 53C1020) in SCSI models allows speeds of up to 320MB per second11 across the SCSI bus and supports two internal 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch Ultra320 SCSI LVD (low-voltage differential) drives with either RAID-1 disk mirroring or RAID-1E enhanced disk mirroring (for a three-drive configuration). By adding a low-cost optional ServeRAID-6i+ controller, which leverages the onboard SCSI, your customer can take advantage of up to nine different RAID levels (0/00/1/10/1E/1E0/5/50/5EE).
The SATA controller integrated in the Intel chipset supports up to two internal SATA drives, with maximum data transfer rates of up to 150MB per second in the SATA models. This is up to 50% faster than the ATA-100 controller used in the x335.
Supported RAID controllers include:
ServeRAID-7t Kit — SATA, 4-channel, 64MB cache, 66MHz PCI, plus two SATA cables
ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 256MB battery-backed cache, 133MHz PCI-X
ServeRAID-6M — Ultra320, 2-channel, 128MB battery-backed cache, 133MHz PCI-X
ServeRAID-6i+ — Ultra320, zero-channel, 128MB cache, 133MHz PCI-X
(Note: The ServeRAID-6i+ controller must be installed in slot 1.)
The optional ServeRAID 7t SATA controller provides enhanced SATA throughput, due to dedicated cache memory and an onboard processor. The optional ServeRAID-6M controllers support external SCSI expansion via the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit. Each EXP400 adds up to 2.055TB of external Ultra320 SCSI storage capacity. 

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If the customer requires more than 293.6GB of hot-swap SCSI storage, an optional external SCSI expansion unit, such as the IBM EXP400 Storage Expansion Unit can be used. For even more external storage, an optional ServeRAID SCSI controller, or an IBM FAStT Fibre Channel adapter can be installed, along with external storage units.

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 64-bit High-Speed PCI-X and PCI-E Adapter Slots
The x336 has one full-length/full-height and one half-length/low-profile adapter slot. Slot 2 is a full-length slot on a riser card, capable of supporting 133MHz 64-bit and 32-bit PCI-X adapters and/or older 64-bit and 32-bit 66MHz and 33MHz PCI adapters. Slot 1 is a half-length PCI-X slot and operates at a maximum of 100MHz. Alternatively, the riser card that holds slot 2 can be replaced with an optional 64-bit PCI-Express (PCI-E x8) riser card, capable of supporting one full-size x1/x4/x8 PCI-E adapter at full speed. PCI-Express is a high-performance, low-latency, next-generation serial I/O bus. Over time it will replace today's parallel PCI and PCI-X buses, which are fast approaching their growth limits. For example, a x8 ("by 8") PCI-E adapter offers approximately four times the maximum throughput of a 133MHz PCI-X adapter16. (A x1 adapter offers throughput similar to a 64-bit 66MHz PCI-X slot.) Because the Ultra320 SCSI, SATA, dual Gigabit Ethernet, video and systems management controllers are integrated onto the system board, the two available high-speed adapter slots offer customers a wide degree of latitude in expansion options.

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More Options

Floppy supported only through External USB
Some models ship with out CDROM drives

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Second 585W Hot-Swap/Redundant Power Supply

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3 YR onsite repair 9x5x4 hour

3 YR onsite repair 24x7x4 hour

3 YR onsite repair 24x7x2 hour