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xSeries x3550 M3

IBM x3550 M3 Type 7944

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IBM x3550 M3 Type 7944 / 4254 Hard Drives

The M3 generation supports SFF 2.5″ drives only. Most models use hot-swap trays as pictured below, though non-hot-swap (aka simple swap) SSD drives exist as well. Please contact us if you need simple swap drives for your x3550 M3. Depending on optical drive configuration, the server supports between 4 and 8 disk drives.

2.5″ Hot Swap SAS & SATA Tray
IBM SFF G2 Slim HS Tray for x3550 M3

Hot-Swap 15K SAS HDDs (4)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
81Y9670 A283 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Option 81Y9670 FRU 81Y9671 $130.00
42D0677 5536 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8 Option 42D0677 FRU 42D0678 $120.00
90Y8926 A2XB IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8 Option 90Y8926 FRU 90Y8927 $120.00
90Y8944 A2ZK IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED 8 Request a quote
Hot-Swap 10K SAS HDDs (6)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
00AD075 A48S IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5'' G2HS HDD 8 Option 00AD075 FRU 00AD076 $150.00
81Y9650 A282 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Option 81Y9650 FRU 81Y9651 $180.00
49Y2003 5433 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8 Option 49Y2003 FRU 90Y8873 $130.00
42D0637 5599 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8 Option 42D0637 FRU 42D0638 $150.00
90Y8872 A2XD IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8 Option 90Y8872 FRU 90Y8873 $130.00
90Y8877 A2XC IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8 Option 90Y8877 FRU 42D0638 $150.00
Hot-swap SAS SEDs (6)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
00AD085 A48T IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5'' G2HS SED 8 Request a quote
81Y9662 A3EG IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED 8 Request a quote
90Y8908 A3EF IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED 8 Request a quote
90Y8913 A2XF IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS SED 8 Option 90Y8913 FRU 90Y8914 $250.00
44W2264 5413 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED 8 Request a quote
44W2294 5412 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS SED 8 Request a quote
Hot-Swap NL SAS HDDs (3)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
81Y9690 A1P3 IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Option 81Y9690 FRU 81Y9691 $150.00
42D0707 5409 IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8 Request a quote
90Y8953 A2XE IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 8 Request a quote
Hot-Swap NL SATA HDDs (4)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
81Y9730 A1AV IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Request a quote
42D0752 5407 IBM 500GB 7200 NL SATA 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 8 Request a quote
81Y9726 A1NZ IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Request a quote
81Y9722 A1NX IBM 250GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5" SFF HS HDD 8 Request a quote
Hot-swap SAS-SSD Hybrid Drive (1)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
00AD102 A4G7 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5'' G2HS Hybrid 8 Request a quote
Hot-Swap Enterprise Value SSDs (4)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
49Y5839 A3AS IBM 64GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 Request a quote
49Y5844 A3AU IBM 512GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 Request a quote
90Y8643 A2U3 IBM 256GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 Request a quote
90Y8648 A2U4 IBM 128GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 8 Request a quote
Hot-Swap Enterprise SSDs (2)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
49Y6195 A4GH IBM 1.6TB SAS 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 Request a quote
00W1125 A3HR IBM 100GB SATA 2.5" MLC HS Enterprise SSD 8 Request a quote
Simple-Swap Enterprise Value SSDs (4)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
49Y5849 A3AT IBM 64GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 4 Request a quote
49Y5854 A3AV IBM 512GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 4 Request a quote
90Y8663 A2UC IBM 256GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 4 Request a quote
90Y8668 A2UB IBM 128GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise Value SSD 4 Request a quote
Simple-Swap Enterprise SSDs (1)
IBM part number Feature code Description Max Buy / quote
00W1130 A3HS IBM 100GB SATA 2.5" MLC SS Enterprise SSD 4 Request a quote



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