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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655

Internal storage options include eight 2.5 SAS (584GB max), four 3.5 SAS (1.8TB), or six 3.5 SATA (3.0TB max) drives. All of the front-loading disks are hot-swappable.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655 – Rear View

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The x3655s rear panel sports dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, a single 10/100BaseT management port, four USB ports, three PCI-E expansion slots and an available HyperTransport riser. Theres also space for an optional redundant 835-watt power supply


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655 – Inside

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IBM offers 1.8GHz to 2.6GHz Opteron Rev F processors for the x3655s dual socket motherboard.


eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: IBM System x3655 – Memory

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Sixteen dual in-line memory module slots on the x3655 support up to 64GB of DDR2 667MHz memory.

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