14 PowerEdge R730 and R730xd Technical Guide   
R730xd front views 
The R730xd supports up to 24 x 2.5”, 12 x 3.5”, or 8 x 3.5” plus 18 x 1.8” front-accessible, hot-plug 
drives that are secured by a removable front bezel. Other front-panel features include an LED 
control panel, USB management port/iDRAC Direct and video connector. 
Figure 3.  R730xd front view (8 x 3.5” plus 18 x 1.8” with bezel) 
 
Figure 4.  R730xd front view (8 x 3.5” plus 18 x 1.8” without bezel) 
 
R730 back view 
The R730 back panel includes PSUs, Ethernet connectors, PCIe slots and many other features 
described in this guide. 
Figure 5.  R730 back view