Hard Drives; Supported Hard Drive Configurations - Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

Next steps
1. Install the cooling shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3. Press F2 to enter System Setup, and check the System Memory setting.
The System Memory Size indicates the installed memory.
4. If the System Memory Size is incorrect, one or more of the memory modules may not be installed
properly. Ensure that the memory modules are firmly seated in their sockets.
5. Run the system memory test in the system diagnostics.
Related Tasks
Removing the cooling shroud
Installing the cooling shroud

Hard drives

Your system supports entry hard drives and enterprise class hard drives. Entry hard drives are designed for
5x8 operating environment with less workload rating to drives, and enterprise class drives are designed
for 24x7 operating environment. Selecting the correct drive class enables optimization of the critical
areas of quality, functionality, performance, and reliability for the target implementation.
NOTE: Do not mix enterprise class drives with entry hard drives.
Choosing the right drive type depends on the usage pattern. Improper use of entry hard drives (workload
rating that exceeds 55 TB/year) leads to significant risk and increases the failure rate of the drives.
For more information about these hard drives, see the 512e and 4Kn Disk Formats white paper and 4K
Sector HDD FAQ document at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
CAUTION: Before removing or installing a hot swappable hard drive, read the storage controller
card documentation to ensure that the host adapter is configured to support hot swappable hard
drive removal and installation.
CAUTION: Do not turn off or restart your system while the hard drive is being formatted. Doing so
can cause a hard drive failure.
Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane.
When you format a hard drive, allow enough time for the formatting to be completed. Be aware that
high-capacity hard drives can take several hours to format.

Supported hard drive configurations

Depending on the configuration, your system supports one of the following:
Two hard drive Up to two 3.5-inch cabled hard drives
systems
Four hard drive Up to four 3.5-inch hot swappable SATA hard drives, or SATA solid state drives
systems
Up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives
Up to four 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drives with 3.5-inch hard drive adapters
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After working inside your system.