Xserve (Late 2006)

Introduced: August 2006
Terminated: n/a

Description

The Xserve (Late 2006) brought the power of the Intel processors to the Xserve line. Running the Xeon 5100 series in dual 2.0, dual 2.66 and dual 3.0Ghz configurations, this is the most powerful member of the Xserve line. The Xserve (Late 2006) was available with either a Combo drive or a SuperDrive. The maximum storage capacity was now 2.25Tb.

History

The new, Intel-based line of Xserves were faster, had better graphics and had more storage capacity. They also had redundant power supplies and used the 1U rack design.

Specifications

Processor: Intel Xeon 5100 series (“Woodcrest”)
Number of Cores: 2 per processor
Processor Speed: dual 2.0, dual 2.66, dual 3.0 GHz
Benchmarks: dual 2.0 GHz: 3831, dual 2.66 GHz: 5093, dual 3.0 GHz: 5632
Cache: 4 MB shared L2 cache per processor
System Bus: dual 1.33 GHz
Hard Drive: 80 GB 7200-rpm
Media: 24x Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Rack Support: Open or closed (cabinet-style) 19-inch-wide four-post rack from 24 to 36 inches deep
Weight and Dimensions (US): 31.7 - 38.3 lbs., 1.73” H x 17.6” W x 30” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 14.4 - 17.4 kg, 4.4 cm H x 44.7 cm W x 76.2 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 (8N1215) (Unlimited)
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test:—
Firmware: Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Firmware Update: None
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 32 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 8 - 240-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) (matched pairs)
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X1300
Graphics Memory: 64 or 256 MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Built-in Display: None
Display Connection: 1 - mini-DVI (X1300 with 64 MB) or 1 - dual-link DVI (X1300 with 256 MB)
Expansion Slots: 1 - 8-lane PCI Express (6.6-inch) or 1 - 8-lane PCI Express or 133MHz PCI-X (9-inch)
Expansion Bays: 3 - Apple Drive Module bays
Hard Drive Bus: 3 - 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
ADM Compatibility: 750 GB 7200-rpm SATA, 300 GB 15,000-rpm SAS, 80 GB 7200-rpm SATA, 73 GB 15,000-rpm SAS
Backup Battery:—
Max Watts: 253 to 414 W
Line Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Ethernet: 2 - 10/100/1000BASE-T (support for jumbo frames)
Modem: None
Serial: 1 - DB9 (RS-232)
USB: 2 - 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 800MBit/s, 1 - 400 MBit/s
Fibre Channel: None
Audio In: None
Audio Out: None