Optical Drives; Tape Drives - Dell PowerEdge T710 Technical Manual

Dell
Product Usage
Internal SATA
optical
On planar
ICH
and/or tape
via
SATA
chipset
(no hard
drive)
Internal/
External SCSI
LSI
LSI 2032 tape or
2032
Adapter external
SCSI
legacy SCSI
storage

12.8 Optical Drives

SATA optical drives are optional and connect to the planar via a SATA interface. IDE optical drives
are no longer supported. The following optical drives are available on T710:

DVD-ROM

DVD+RW
If the optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. In the absence of
tape drive, an optional second SATA optical drive is installed in the bay adjacent to the first optical
drive.

12.9 Tape Drives

Tape drives are optional and connect to the planar via SATA/SCSI controller card/SAS controller card.
IDE tape drives are no longer supported. The following tape drives are available for use on the T710:

Internal SATA, SCSI, and SAS

External SCSI and SAS
If the tape drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place.
T710 supports a number of internal tape backup options. Only half-height backup options are
supported.
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guide
T710 Support Slot
Yes—2 ports for
optical and/or
tape
Yes—Max 2
PCIe slot
PCI PCI
Con Bracket
— — —
x4 Yes
Battery
IO Con RAID
Backup
x1 int. —
SCSI
int.
—
SCSI
ext.
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