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PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide      50 
   
11 Storage 
11.1  Overview 
T310 supports up to 4 HDDs, using one of the following options: 
•  4x 3.5” cabled SATA from motherboard SATA connector 
•  4x 3.5” cabled SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller 
•  4x 3.5” hot-swap SAS or SATA via add-on storage controller 
•  4x 2.5” hot-swap SAS or SATA or SSD via add-on storage controller 
 
The 2.5” HDD requires hot-swap configuration with the 3.5” hard drive carrier tray and the retention kit. 
Cabled configuration or hot-swap configuration must be selected at point of purchase as this is not an 
upgrade option. 
11.2  Drives 
Table 22.  PowerEdge T310 Drives 
Form 
Factor  Capacity  Speed  Type  Notes 
3.5”  160GB  7.2K  SATA   
3.5”  250GB  7.2K  SATA   
3.5”  500GB  7.2K  SATA   
3.5”  1000GB  7.2K  SATA   
3.5”  2000GB  7.2K  SATA   
3.5”  500GB  7.2K  NL SAS   
3.5”  1000GB  7.2K  NL SAS   
3.5”  146GB  15K  SAS   
3.5”  300GB  15K  SAS   
3.5”  450GB  15K  SAS   
3.5”  600GB  10K  SAS   
2.5”  146GB  10K  SAS  Hot-swap only (through Hard drive 
carrier) 
2.5”  300GB  10K  SAS  Hot-swap only (through Hard drive 
carrier) 
2.5”  25GB  N/A  SSD  Hot-swap only (through Hard drive 
carrier) 
2.5”  50GB  N/A  SSD  Hot-swap only (through Hard drive 
carrier)