IBM System x3550 M4
16
Internal backup units
The server does not support internal tape drive options or other internal backup units.
Optical drives
The server supports the optical drive options listed in the following table. Server models with 3.5" HDDs
do not support internal optical drive; they provide a third USB port on the front for an external optical
drive.
Table 9. 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
z
CD-DA (DAE) 20X
z
CD-R 24X
z
CD-RW 24X
z
DVD-ROM (single layer) 8X
z
DVD-ROM (dual layer) 8X
z
DVD-R (4.7 GB) 6X
z
DVD-R DL 4X
z
DVD+R 6X
z
DVD+R DL 4X
z
DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 4X
z
DVD+RW 4X
z
DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 4X
z
IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (46M0902) supports the same media and speeds for reading
as DVD-ROM (46M0901). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing:
CD-R 24X
z
CD-RW 4X
z
High Speed CD-RW 10X
z
Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
z
Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW 16X
z
DVD-R 8X
z
DVD-R DL 6X
z
DVD+R 8X
z
DVD+R DL 6X
z
DVD-RW 6X
z
DVD+RW 8X
z
DVD-RAM 5X
z
