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IBM XSERIES 232
The xSeries 232 contains 10 drive bays. The six 3.5in hot-swap bays are located on the lower half of the xSeries 232 tower models or on the left side of the rack
models. These bays support various hot-swap drive options. There are four bays on the top portion of tower models or the right side of rack models, which are
primarily designed for removable media devices. One bay contains the standard 3.5in SL diskette drive and another bay contains the standard CD-ROM drive. The
remaining two 5.25in/3.5in half-high bays can support tape back-up or other devices. Using an optional 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit, these two bays
can support three 3.5in SL hot-swap HDDs.
The xSeries 232 contains a backplane supporting six hot-swap drive bays.The backplane is connected to the integrated dual-channel, Ultra160 SCSI controller
connector through a 16-bit LVD SCSI cable. If internal RAID support is required, this cable can be used to connect to a supported RAID adapter rather than the
integrated SCSI controller. A two-drop, 16-bit SCSI cable with integrated terminator is included with the Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit. The two-drop cable
supports up to two internal devices in the open 5.25in/3.5in device bays. This cable can be attached to the integrated Ultra160 SCSI controller connector if a RAID
adapter is used to support the internal hot-swap drive bays. It can also be used to attach to a supported SCSI adapter if the integrated Ultra160 SCSI controller is
utilized for the hot-swap bays. The 48x-20x IDE CD-ROM is cabled directly to the IDE port. To attach external SCSI devices, a supported SCSI adapter is required.
xSeries 232 Memory
To t a l
Memory
1
Quantity of RDIMMs Added
256MB
(2 x 128)
Models
128MB
(33L3320)
256MB
(33L3322)
51 2 M B
(33L3324)
1GB
(33L3326)
512MB 2 - - -
768MB - 2 - -
1024MB
2
- 4 - -
1280MB - - 2 -
1152MB
2
- - 4 -
2.25GB - - - 2
Part
Number
Memory Description
1
4GB
2
- - - 4
33L3320 128MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
This table does not represent all possible memory configurations. Memory modules may vary in price
per MB. Selection of smaller RDIMMs may provide a more cost-effective alternative to using larger
RDIMMs. RDIMMs must be added in pairs to support interleaving technology,
1. Network operating systems may limit the maximum amount of addressable memory. See operating
system specifications for further information.
2. Requires removal of standard memory.
33L3322 256MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
33L3324 512MB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
33L3326 1GB PC133 ECC SDRAM RDIMM
1. Due to two-way interleaving, install memory options in pairs beginning with set 1.
xSeries 232 Internal SCSI Cabling
xSeries 232 Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Storage
Total Int
Storage
1
10,000RPM HDDs 15,000RPM HDDs
9.1GB
37L7204
18.2GB
37L7205
36.4GB
37L7206
73.4GB
06P5756
9.1GB
19K0655
18.2GB
19K0656
0GB Standard on base models
9.1G B 1 - - - 1 -
18.2GB 2 1 - - 2 1
27.3GB 3 - - - 3 -
36.4GB 4 2 1 - 4 2
45.5GB 5 - - - 5 -
54.6GB 6 3 - - 6 3
72.8GB - 4 2 - - 4
91G B - 5 - - - 5
109.2 GB - 6 3 - - 6
14 5.6 GB - - 4 - - -
182 GB - - 5 - - -
218.4GB - - 6 - - -
327.6GB
2
--9 - - -
440.4GB - - - 6 - -
660.6GB
3
-- - 9 - -
DIMM Set 1
DIMM Set 2
DIMM Set 2
DIMM Set 1
Std RDIMM
Recommended order of
installation: Set 1-2.
Std RDIMM