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12.6.3 SATA Repeater
The M915 does not support the SATA repeater. The only SATA drives supported by M915 are the SSD
drives, which are only supported with a PERC solution.
12.7 Optical Drives
Optical drives are optional in all M915 systems and connect to the blade through the front USB
interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on the M915:
DVD-ROM
DVD+RW
PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported.
12.8 External Storage
A number of external storage options are available using the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis
and mezzanine card(s) in the M915 blade. See
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
Dell.com/Storage
for more information.
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