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13 Storage
Overview
13.1
R310 supports up to 4 HDDs as can be seen in the diagram above.
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4x 3.5" cabled SATA from motherboard SATA connector
Or
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4x 3.5" cabled SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller
Or
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4x 3.5" hot-swap SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller
Or
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4x 2.5" hot-swap SAS or SATA or SSD via add-on storage controller
Note that 2.5" HDD requires hot-swap configuration with the 3.5" hard drive tray and the retention kit.
Customer must choose cabled configuration or hot-swap configuration at point of purchase. This is not an
upgrade option after point of sale.
The R310 backplane that supports the hot-swap hard drive chassis is shown in Figure 25.
Dell PowerEdge R310 Technical Guide
Figure 23. Cabled Hard Drive Chassis
Figure 24. Hot-Swap Hard Drive Chassis
Intrusion Detection Switch
Figure 25. Backplane with Hot-Swap Option
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