Memory Specifications; Drive Specifications; Hard Drives; Optical Drive - Dell PowerEdge E31S Series Owner's Manual

Table 18. Expansion card riser specifications
Expansion card riser
Riser 1
Riser 1
Riser 1
Riser 2
Riser 2
Riser 3 (alternate)
Riser 3 (default)
Riser 3 (default)
NOTE: When using slots 1 through 4 on the riser, ensure that both the processors are installed on the system.

Memory specifications

The PowerEdge R730 system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and load-reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs). Supported
memory bus frequencies are 1333MT/s, 1600 MT/s, 1866 MT/s, 2133MT/s, or 2400 MT/s.
Table 19. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets
Twenty-four 288–pin

Drive specifications

Hard drives

The PowerEdge R730 system supports SAS, SATA, or Nearline SAS hard drives.
Table 20. Supported hard drive options for the PowerEdge R730 system
Drives
Eight hard drive systems
Sixteen hard drive systems

Optical drive

The system supports one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
PCIe slots on the riser
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6
Slot 6
Slot 7
Memory capacity
● 64 GB or 128 GB quad rank
(LRDIMMs)
● 4 GB or 8 GB single rank
(RDIMMs)
● 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB dual
rank (RDIMMs)
Height Length
half-height low-profile
half-height low-profile
half-height low-profile
full-height full-length
full-height full-length
full-height full-length
full-height full-length
full-height full-length
Minimum RAM
● 4 GB with single processor
● 8 GB with dual processors
(minimum one memory
module per processor)
Specifications
up to eight 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS,
SATA, or Nearline SAS hard drives
up to sixteen 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS, SATA,
SAS/SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives
Link
x8
x8
x8
x16
x8
x16
x8
x8
Maximum RAM
● LRDIMM up to 1,536 GB
with a single processor
● LRDIMM up to 3,072 GB
with dual processors
● RDIMM up to 384 GB with
a single processor
● RDIMM up to 768 GB with
a dual processor
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