{"id":205,"date":"2026-10-24T16:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.10\/wordpress\/index.php\/landings-ibm_servers-x3400_m1_m2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:05:01","slug":"landings-ibm_servers-x3400_m1_m2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/landings\/ibm_servers\/x3400_m1_m2.php","title":{"rendered":"xSeries x3400 (M1, M2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"isn-lp-hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"isn-lp-hero__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_servers\/x3400.jpg\" alt=\"IBM System X3400 Type 7973\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"isn-lp-hero__points\">\n<li>Disk Drives<\/li>\n<li>Power Supplies<\/li>\n<li>Memory<\/li>\n<li>CPUs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"isn-lp-body\">\n<div class=\"isn-lp-main\">\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The IBM x3400 server has been revised over three different generations (M1-M3). Disk drive options for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/landings\/IBM_Servers\/x3400_m3.php\">M3 Series<\/a> are different than those for the M1-M2 series. The best way to determine which server you have is via the 4-digit IBM feature code on the front of your server. Certain upgrade options are common across all three generations (such as disk drives), but other features such as CPU upgrades are not common across all generations.<\/p>\n<p>Choose by capacity (left sidebar) or IBM Replacement Part FRU (right sidebar) for more information. All x3400 servers have optional internal (non-RAID) SATA disk modules.<\/p>\n<p> Contact us if you need more information or integration assistance for your IBM x3400 Server.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>FC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Max Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Max # CPUs &amp; Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Storage Bays (Front)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7973-7976 (M1)<\/td>\n<td>32GB (8x 4GB PC2-5300) <br \/>\n FBDIMM<\/td>\n<td>2x 2.0GHz Quad Core Xeon<\/td>\n<td>4\/8x Simple-Swap SATA (1TB)<br \/>\n 4\/8x Hot-Swap SATA (1TB)<br \/>\n 4\/8x Hot-Swap SAS (600GB)<br \/>\n *Standard models ship with 4 bays. An optional back plane upgrade allows for 8 drives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7836-7837 (M2)<\/td>\n<td>96GB (6x 8GB PC3-10600 Registered PER CPU) <\/td>\n<td>2x 2.26GHz Quad Core Xeon<\/td>\n<td>4x Simple-Swap SATA LFF (1TB)<br \/>\n 4x Hot-Swap SATA LFF (1TB)<br \/>\n 4x Hot-Swap SAS LFF (600GB)<br \/>\n 8x Hot-Swap SFF SAS (600GB)<br \/>\n 8x Hot-Swap SFF SATA (1TB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Notes:<\/td>\n<td>*Do not mix buffered and unbuffered memory. Do not mix memory ranks. Dual rank memory is always preferred. When using a 2nd CPU, memory should be installed in its dedicated CPU banks.<\/td>\n<td>*These represent the FASTEST CPU upgrade options. Contact us for other CPU upgrade options.<\/td>\n<td>*The use of (8) LFF or (16) SFF drives required an optional backplane upgrade. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>3.5&#8243; Hot Swap SAS &amp; SATA Tray<\/td>\n<td>3.5&#8243; Simple Swap Tray<\/td>\n<td>2.5&#8243; SAS &amp; SATA (SFF) Tray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ibm_lff_sas_sata_tray\" height=\"122\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_sas_sata_tray_35.jpg\" width=\"152\"\/><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IBM Simple Swap Tray\" height=\"142\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_servers\/ibm_simpleswap.jpg\" width=\"138\"\/><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IBM SFF Tray\" height=\"98\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/images\/ibm_servers\/sff_tray2.jpg\" width=\"139\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"isn-lp-side\">\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>HDD Options<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; SAS Disk Drive Options<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2244\">600GB 15K 6Gbps HS SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2239\">450GB 15K 6Gbps HS SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/42D0519\">450GB 15K Hot-Swap SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2234\">300GB 15K 6Gbps HS SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43X0802\">300GB 15K Hot-Swap SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7524\">146GB 15K Hot-Swap SAS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; SATA Disk Drive Options<\/h4>\n<h4>2TB 7200RPM NL SATA HS<\/h4>\n<h4>2TB 7200RPM NL SATA SS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7626\">1TB 7200RPM HS SATA II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7576\">750GB 7200RPM HS SATA II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/39M4530\">500GB 7200RPM HS SATA II<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SAS Disk Drive Options<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/X3400-600GB-10K\">600GB 10K 6Gb SFF HS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>300GB 10K 6Gb SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>146GB 15K 6Gb SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>146GB 10K SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>73GB 15K SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>500GB 7200RPM 6Gbps NL SAS<\/h4>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SATA Disk Drive Options<\/h4>\n<h4>500GB 7200RPM Non-HS<\/h4>\n<h4>Need other xSeries Options?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>Supported Models &amp; Options<\/h3>\n<h3>\n 40K1040<br \/>\n 40K1041<br \/>\n 40K1043<br \/>\n 40K1044<br \/>\n 42D0519<br \/>\n 42D0612<br \/>\n 42D0652<br \/>\n 43W7524<br \/>\n 43X0802<br \/>\n 43X0824<br \/>\n 43X0837<br \/>\n 39M4530<br \/>\n 41Y8232<br \/>\n 43W7576<br \/>\n 43W7626<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>Documents<\/h3>\n<h4>x3400 M1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/x3400_7973-7976_install.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Installation &amp; Setup Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/x3400_7973-7976_maintenance.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maintenance &amp; Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/x3400_7973-7976_install.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">User&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>x3400 M2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/x3400m2_userguide.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Installation &amp; User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/servermanuals\/x3400m2_userguide.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maintenance &amp; Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"isn-lp-box\">\n<h3>x3400 HDD FRU s<\/h3>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; SAS Replacement Parts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2245\"> FRU 44W2245<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2240\">FRU 44W2240<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/42D0520\">FRU 44D0520<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/44W2235\">FRU 44W2235<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43X0805\">FRU 43X0805<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7526\">FRU 43W7526<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/39R7350\">FRU 39R7350<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.5&#8243; SATA Replacement Parts<\/h4>\n<h4>FRU 42D0783<\/h4>\n<h4>FRU 42D0788<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7629\">FRU 43W7629<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/43W7579\">FRU 43W7579<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/39M4533\">FRU 39M4533 <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SAS Replacement Parts<\/h4>\n<h4>300GB 10K 6Gb SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>146GB 15K 6Gb SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>146GB 10K SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>73GB 15K SAS SFF HS<\/h4>\n<h4>2.5&#8243; SATA Replacement Parts<\/h4>\n<h4>500GB 7200RPM HS SATA II<\/h4>\n<h4>Need other IBM xSeries FRUs?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istoragenetworks.com\/rfq.php\">Request a quote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disk Drives Power Supplies Memory CPUs Overview The IBM x3400 server has been revised over three different generations (M1-M3). Disk drive options for the M3 Series are different than those for the M1-M2 series. 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