1-2 Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 Servers Service Manual • June 2006
TABLE 1-1 Summary Comparison of Features
Feature or
Component Sun Fire X4100 Server Sun Fire X4200 Server
CPU Two AMD64 Opteron dual-core processors
(1MByte L2 cache per CPU chip)
Two AMD64 Opteron dual-core processors
(1MByte L2 cache per CPU chip)
Memory Up to eight DIMMs (up to 32GB capacity)
Qualified DIMMs:
• PC3200 400-MHz Registered ECC
DIMMs
• PC2700 333-MHz Registered ECC
DIMMs
(512MB, 1GB, or 2GB per DIMM)
Up to eight DIMMs (up to 32GB capacity)
Qualified DIMMs:
• PC3200 400-MHz Registered ECC
DIMMs
• PC2700 333-MHz Registered ECC
DIMMs
(512MB, 1GB, or 2GB per DIMM)
Hard disk drives
(HDDs)
Two Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) HDDs
(2.5 inch or 63.5 mm); up to four HDDs as a
factory-configured option
Four Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) HDDs
(2.5 inch or 63.5 mm)
Board
management
controller (BMC)
Motorola MPC8248 @ 266MHz Motorola MPC8248 @ 266MHz
RAID options Four-channel SAS RAID disk controller Four-channel SAS RAID disk controller
Network I/O • Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors)
• One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
management port (RJ-45 Connector)
• One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 Connector)
• Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit
Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors)
• One 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
management port (RJ-45 Connector)
• One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 Connector)
PCI I/O
Sun Fire X4100:
• One 133-MHz low-profile PCIX slot
• One 100-MHz low-profile PCIX slot
Sun Fire X4200:
• One 133-MHz PCIX slot
• One 100-MHz PCIX slot
• Three 66-MHz PCIX slots
Other I/O
Sun Fire X4100:
• Three USB 1.1 ports
• One VGA video port
Sun Fire X4200:
• Four USB 1.1 ports
• One VGA video port
Removable media
devices
Internal slim DVD-ROM drive (not
available if four-HDD option is ordered)
Internal slim DVD-ROM drive
Power Two 550W power supplies Two 550W power supplies
Fans Six front fan modules, containing 12,
40-mm fans; also one fan in each power
supply
Six front fan modules, containing 6,
80-mm fans; one rear fan tray; also one fan
in each power supply