Dell E30S Series

Table 18. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards (continued)
PCIe Slot Processor Connection Height Length Link Width Slot Width
3 (Gen3) Processor 1 Full height Full length x16 x16
4 (Gen3) Processor 1 Full height Full length x16 x16
5 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 x8
6 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 x8
NOTE: To use PCIe slots 5 and 6, both the processors must be installed.
NOTE: The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge T430 system supports 1866 MT/s, 2133 MT/s or 2400 MT/s DDR4 Registered DIMMs.
Table 19. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets
Memory capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
Twelve 288–pin
● 4 GB single-rank (RDIMMs)
● 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32
GB single and dual-rank
(RDIMMs)
● 4 GB with single processor
● 8 GB with dual processors
(minimum one memory
module per processor)
● Up to 256 GB with a single
processor
● Up to 384 GB with dual
processors
Drive specifications
Your system supports up to four 3.5 inch cabled hard drives or eight 3.5 inch hot swappable hard drives or sixteen 2.5 inch hot
swappable hard drives
Hard drives
The PowerEdge T430 system supports:
Table 20. Hard Drive Specification
Drives
Hard drives
Four–hard-drive systems Up to four 3.5 inch, internal, cabled SATA, or nearline SAS hard
drives.
Eight–hard-drive systems Up to eight 3.5 inch, internal, hot-swappable SATA, or nearline
SAS hard drives.
NOTE: 2.5 inch hard drives in 3.5 inch carriers are
supported for SAS, and SATA SSD hard drives.
Sixteen–hard-drive systems Up to sixteen 2.5 inch, internal, hot-swappable SATA, nearline
SAS, SAS, or SATA SSD hard drives.
Optical drive
The PowerEdge T430 system supports one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive or One optional slim SATA
DVD-ROM drive or DVD +/-RW drive.
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