IBM System x3690 X5, At-A-Glance Manual

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Internal tape drives
The server does not support an internal tape drive option.
Optical drives
The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table.
Table 14. Optical drives
Part number Description Maximum quantity
supported Standard models
where used
46M0901 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM 1 -
46M0902 UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner 1 -
IBM 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

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (part number 46M0902) supports the same media and
speeds for reading as DVD-ROM (46M0901). 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

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
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