Optical drives
The server supports the optical drive options that are listed in the following table.
Table 13. Optical drives
Part number
Feature
code
None*
4154
81Y6404
4155
* This option is only available through CTO or is already installed in standard models.
The Half-High SATA DVD-ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading:
CD-ROM 48X
CD-DA (DAE) 40X
CD-R 48X
CD-RW 40X
DVD-ROM (single layer) 16X
DVD-ROM (dual layer) 12X
DVD-R (4.7 GB) 16X
DVD-R DL 12X
DVD+R 16X
DVD+R DL 12X
DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 12X
DVD+RW 12X
DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 6X
The Half-High SATA Multi-Burner supports the same media and speeds for reading as HH DVD-ROM. In
addition, this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing:
CD-R 24X
CD-RW 4X
High Speed CD-RW 10X
Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
DVD-R 8X
DVD-R DL 8X
DVD+R 8X
DVD+R DL 8X
DVD-RW 6X
DVD+RW 8X
DVD-RAM 3X
I/O expansion options
The server offers four PCI Express expansion slots. The form-factors of available slots are as follows.
This applies to both the compact tower chassis and the standard tower chassis.
Slot 1, PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 wired), full-height, half-length
Slot 2, PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8 wired), full-height, half-length
Slot 3, PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 wired), full-height, half-length
Slot 4, PCIe 2.0 x4 (x1 wired), full-height, half-length
IBM System x3100 M5 Product Guide
Description
Half-High SATA DVD-ROM
Half-High SATA Multi-Burner
Maximum
Standard models
supported
where used
1
A3x, B3x, C3x, EAx
1
All other models
17