Dell EMC PowerEdge R340 - Pre-Operating System Management Applications; System Setup

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Storage
The PowerEdge R340 provides various storage options which includes dierent drive types, internal and external storage controllers,
and dierent chassis for dierent number of drive supports. The PowerEdge R340 supports the following drive-bay options:
• 4x 3.5" hot-plug drive option
• 8x 2.5" hot-plug drive option
Supported drives
The PowerEdge R340 system supports SAS, SATA, Nearline SAS drives/SSD drives.
Table 4. Supported Drives - SAS and SATA or SSD
Form
Factor
Type Speed
Rotational
Speed
Capacities
2.5-inch
SATA 6 Gbps 7.2K 1TB, 2TB
SAS
12
Gbps
7.2K 1TB, 2TB,
10K 600GB, 1.2TB, 1.8TB, 2.4TB
15K 300GB, 600GB, 900GB
SSD 6 Gbps 512n
480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 200GB, 240GB, 400GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.92TB,
120GB, 240GB
3.5-inch
SATA 6 Gbps 7.2K 1TB, 2TB. 4TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 14TB
SAS 12 gbps 7.2K 2TB, 4TB, 8TB, 10TB,12TB
Storage controller specications
The PowerEdge R340 system supports:
• Internal storage controller cards: PERC H330, H730P, S140, HBA330 and Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS) modules.
• External storage controller cards: 12 Gbps SAS HBA.
Optical drive
One ultra-slim type, 9.5mm, ODD is supported on the PowerEdge R340 via the system board embedded SATA. The R340 supports
both the ultra-slim SATA DVD-ROM and DVD+/-RW.
If the drive is not ordered with the system, a blank should be installed in its place. ODD cable is 100% included in the chassis even if
no ODD is ordered.
Tape drive
No internal tape drive support due to the dense rack form factor. External tape drive is supported via the 12 Gbps SAS HBA. The list
below are the supported external tape drives for the PowerEdge R340:
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