Chapter 1: Dell PowerEdge R730xd system overview..................................................................... 8
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R730xd system................................................................................8
Front panel...........................................................................................................................................................................10
24 x 2.5-inch hard drive/SSD chassis.....................................................................................................................10
12 x 3.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................................... 11
8 x 3.5-inch hard drive and 18 x 1.8-inch SSD...................................................................................................... 13
Back panel............................................................................................................................................................................14
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel...................................................................................................................... 15
Hard drive indicator codes......................................................................................................................................... 17
uSATA SSD indicator codes...................................................................................................................................... 18
NIC indicator codes..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Power supply unit indicator codes........................................................................................................................... 19
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...........................................................................................................................21
Quick Sync indicator codes.......................................................................................................................................23
Locating service tag of your system............................................................................................................................ 23
Chapter 2: Documentation resources...........................................................................................24
Chapter 3: Technical specifications............................................................................................. 27
Chassis dimensions........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Chassis weight................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Processor specifications..................................................................................................................................................28
PSU specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 28
System battery specifications........................................................................................................................................28
Expansion bus specifications..........................................................................................................................................29
Memory specifications..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Drive specifications...........................................................................................................................................................29
Hard drives....................................................................................................................................................................29
Ports and connectors specifications............................................................................................................................ 30
USB ports...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
NIC ports....................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Serial connector...........................................................................................................................................................30
VGA ports......................................................................................................................................................................30
Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................................................ 30
Video specifications...........................................................................................................................................................31
Environmental specifications...........................................................................................................................................31
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications ..................................................................................... 32
Standard operating temperature............................................................................................................................. 33
Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................33
Expanded operating temperature restrictions......................................................................................................33
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................34
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................................................34
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 34
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