Storage; Internal Storage; Storage Controllers; Table 10. Hard Drive Backplane Options - Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Manual

6 Storage

The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage
options, including several drive types and storage controllers to choose from. The M520 supports up
to 1.2TB of internal storage.
To reduce complexity and provide manageable solutions to meet customer needs, the M520
supports three versions of the PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERCs).

Internal storage

The M520 is available in two different hard-drive backplane options that support up to two 2.5-inch
SAS or SATA hard drives Table 10 lists the options for backplanes, hard-drive controllers, and drive
types for the M520.
Backplane
SATA
SAS
Supported hard drives
Table 11 lists the internal hard drives supported by the M520. For the latest information on supported
hard drives, visit Dell.com/PowerEdge.
Form
Type
factor
SATA (3GB)
Nearline SAS (6GB)
SAS (6GB)
2.5"
SAS (6GB)
SAS SSD (SLC, 6GB)
SATA SSD (eMLC, 3GB)

Storage controllers

Dell provides highly capable RAID options to ensure your data remains safe. Dell's RAID controller
options offer impressive performance improvements.
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Table 10. Hard drive backplane options
Controller
System board-embedded SATA
PERC H310, H710, H710P
Table 11. Supported hard drives
Speed
(rpm)
7.2K
7.2K
10K
15K
N/A
N/A
Drive types
SATA SSD/HDD
SAS SSD/HDD,
SATA SSD/HDD
Capacities
250GB, 500GB, 1TB
500GB, 1TB
300GB, 600GB, 900GB
146GB, 300GB
100GB, 200GB, 400GB
100GB, 200GB, 400GB, 800GB