IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Hardware Announcement ZG09-0272
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Key prerequisites
• Monitor
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Rack
Planned availability date
June 19, 2009
IBM product availability is subject to general availability of the Intel processors
used in such IBM products. Accordingly, availability dates in this announcement are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives
only.
Description
Solid-performing server subsystems
This uniprocessor, entry rack server delivers a solid range of performance by
combining Intel Pentium dual-core, Core 2 Duo, and Xeon® processors with high-
speed ECC memory and EM64T.
The System x3250 M2 server uses the Intel chipset to optimize throughput from
processors to memory and to the PCI-E bus.
Standard System x3250 M2 configurations
Model Processor Cache Memory Interface HDD
4190-1Bx 2.00 GHz Ce440 512 KB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
4190-BDx 2.60 GHz E5300 2 MB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
4190-CDx 2.80 GHz E7400 3 MB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
4194-1Bx 2.00 GHz Ce440 512 KB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
4194-BDx 2.60 GHz E5300 2 MB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
4194-CDx 2.80 GHz E7400 3 MB 1 GB O/B SS SATA Open bay
EMEA part numbers x = G
Note: All models have 351-watt power supplies and include a combination optical
drive.
Additional features include:
• System board that supports 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB 800 MHz PC2-6400 CL6 ECC
DDR2 800 MHz DIMM memory
• HDD bays supporting:
– Simple-swap 3.5-inch SATA (with simple-swap tray)
– Hot-swap 3.5-inch SAS 10,000 or 15,000 rpm or SATA 7,200 rpm
– Hot-swap 2.5-inch SAS 10,000 rpm
• Dual full-duplex, Gigabit Ethernet PCI controllers that speed network
communications to LAN clients
Function and expansion capacity
The System x3250 M2 server with a 1U, 19-inch rack-optimized package supports
installation of adapters, memory, and HDD options. Functions such as SVGA video,