13 PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Technical Guide   
3 Chassis views and features   
The following sections provide external and internal views of the Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd 
systems and describe the chassis features. For detailed information on features and descriptions for 
these systems, see the 
Dell PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Owner's Manual
 on 
Dell.com/Support/Manuals. 
Chassis views   
The R730 and R730xd are available in several chassis options with varying numbers of drive bays. 
Note: A chassis cannot be reconfigured or upgraded after point of purchase. 
R730 front views 
The R730 supports up to 16 x 2.5” or up to 8 x 3.5” front-accessible, hot-plug hard drives that are 
secured by a removable front bezel. Other front-panel features include an interactive LCD control 
panel, USB management port/iDRAC Direct, a video connector and a vFlash media card slot. 
Figure 1.  R730 front view (2.5” chassis with bezel) 
 
Figure 2.  R730 front view (2.5” chassis without bezel)