Optical Drives; Tape Drives; External Storage Support - Dell External OEMR T610 Technical Manual

Dell
Product Usage
SAS 5/E
Adapter External SAS (DAS,
(SAS 6G tape)
HBA)
On Planar Internal SATA
ICH
via optical/tape (No
SATA
chipset HDD)
Internal/External
LSI LSI 2032 SCSI tape or
SCSI Adapter external legacy SCSI
storage
A maximum of 2 external storage controllers (Dell PERC and SAS cards) are allowed in the system in
addition to the integrated storage controller.

12.5 Optical Drives

Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge T610 systems and connect to the planar through the
SATA interface. The following internal optical drives are available on the PowerEdge T610:

DVD-ROM

DVD+RW
If an optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. In the absence of a
tape drive, an optional second SATA optical drive can be installed in the bay adjacent to the first
optical drive. IDE (PATA) optical drives are not supported.

12.6 Tape Drives

The PowerEdge T610 supports a maximum of one half-height tape backup unit (TBU), which is
optional in all T610 systems and connects to the planar SATA, SCSI controller card, or SAS controller
card. IDE tape drives are not supported.
Internal and external tape drives and tape libraries are supported. For more information on
supported tape drives and tape libraries, see http://www.dell.com/storage.

12.7 External Storage Support

External storage devices are supported. For more information, see http://www.dell.com/storage.
PowerEdge T610 Technical Guide
T610 Support Slot
PCIe
Yes—Max 2
slot
Yes—2 ports for
Optical and/or N/A
Tape
PCIe
Yes—Max 2
slot
PCIe PCI I/O
Con Bracket Con RAID
x4
ext
x8 Yes None
x4
ext
x1
N/A N/A N/A
int
x1
int
x4 Yes N/A
x1
ext
Battery
Backup
No
N/A
N/A
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