Product guide

IBM System x3100 M4 18
The Half-High SATA DVD-ROM supports the following media and speeds for reading:
CD-ROM 48X
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CD-DA (DAE) 40X
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CD-R 48X
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CD-RW 40X
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DVD-ROM (single layer) 16X
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DVD-ROM (dual layer) 12X
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DVD-R (4.7 GB) 16X
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DVD-R DL 12X
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DVD+R 16X
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DVD+R DL 12X
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DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 12X
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DVD+RW 12X
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DVD-RAM (4.7/9.4 GB) 6X
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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
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CD-RW 4X
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High Speed CD-RW 10X
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Ultra Speed CD-RW 16X
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DVD-R 8X
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DVD-R DL 8X
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DVD+R 8X
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DVD+R DL 8X
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DVD-RW 6X
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DVD+RW 8X
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DVD-RAM 3X
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I/O expansion options
The server offers four PCI Express expansion slots. The form-factors of available slots are:
Slot 1, PCIe 3.0 x8, full-height, half-length (PCIe 2.0 in models with processors announced
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September 2011)
Slot 2, PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 wired), full-height, half-length (PCIe 2.0 in models with processors
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announced September 2011)
Slot 3, PCIe 2.0 x4, full-height, half-length
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Slot 4, PCIe 2.0 x1, full-height, half-length
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