Xserve(Early 2008)
Introducing the new Xserve. Now with 8-core processing power.
Background
Announced in January 2008, the Xserve (Early 2008) replaced the Xserve (Late 2006). It shipped in a single, highly customizable model, with a base price of $2999 U.S. BTO options included dual quad-core 2.8GHz or 3.0 GHz processors, up to 3 TB of storage via three hot-swappable bays, 32 GB of RAM via 8 slots, a Dual-Channel Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express card, Dual- and Quad-Channel 4 Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express cards, a Dual-Channel Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X card, and an Xserve RAID card.
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Key Specs
ChipIntel Xeon 5400 Series(Harpertown)
MemoryNone / Up to 32 GB
Storage80 GB 7200-rpm
Weight14.4 ~ 17.4 kg
Full Specifications
Basic Info
Release Date2008.01
IntroducedJanuary 2008
DiscontinuedApril 2009
Original Price$2,999 (base configuration)
OS SupportMac OS X Server 10.5.1 ~ Mac OS X 10.7.5
Support StatusDiscontinued (Obsolete)
Chip & Storage
ChipIntel Xeon 5400 Series(Harpertown)（Single or dual, Quad-core 2.8 GHz, Two 2.8 GHz or Two 3.0 GHz, 64-bit architecture, per processor 12 MB (2x6 MB) on-chip L2 cache）
MemoryNone / Up to 32 GB
Storage80 GB 7200-rpm
Hard Drive InterfaceThree 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) bays
FirmwareIntel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Graphics Memory64 MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Camera & Audio
Media Drive8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Connectivity & Expansion
Expansion SlotsOne half-length (6.6-inch) configurable (8-lane PCI Express 2.0 or 133 MHz PCI-X) and one 9.25-inch 16-lane PCI Express 2.0
Body & Dimensions
Width44 mm
Height4.4 mm
Thickness76.2 mm
Weight14.4 ~ 17.4 kg
Color
Available Colors
Model Identifier
Model IDXserve2,1 / A1246