Datasheet

IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive 5
Internal installation
The DDS
Generation
5 USB Tape Drive can be installed internally in specific servers as listed in Table 2.
Except where noted, the DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive is installed in its standard 5.25-inch form
factor.
As listed with a † symbol in Table 2, various servers support the tape drive mounted internally with the
addition of a 3.5-inch tape enablement kit. The specific tape enablement kits that are supported are listed
in Table 3.
Table 3. The 3.5-inch enablement kits for use with the DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive
Description
Part
number
Feature
code
IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit 43V5959 5387 / 4873‡ N Y N N Y* N
IBM System x3650 M2 RDX-DDS Tape Enablement Kit 49Y9883 7551 N N Y N N N
Tape Enablement Kit option for x3650 M3 59Y3806 1746 N N N Y N N
IBM x3620 M3 Tape Enablement Kit 69Y0798 6419 Y N N N N N
Tape Enablement Kit for x3755 M3 69Y1456 4787 N N N N N Y†
* The installation of IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit in an x3655 is in the field only. Installation is not
available as a factory installation (CTO) option.
‡ Feature 4873 is for 2.5 inch disk drive models of the x3650, 5387 is for 3.5 inch disk drive models of the
x3650
† The tape drive enablement kit for the x3755 M3 is only supported in systems with a simple-swap
backplane and drives
See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the devices supported by each System x server
type: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
Figure 2 shows the tape drive installed in the IBM DDS Tape Enablement Kit. This kit converts the tape
drive to a 3.5 inch form factor for installation in supported servers (see Table 2). An example of such
installation is shown in Figure 6.
Figure 2. DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive converted to 3.5 inch form factor (required for installation
internally in supported System x servers)