Dell PowerEdge T430 - Expansion Bus Specifications; Memory Specifications; Drive Specifications; Hard Drives

Expansion bus specifications
The PowerEdge T430 system supports PCI express (PCIe) generation 3 and 2 expansion cards. The
following table describes the supported expansion cards:
Table 18. Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards
PCIe Slot Processor Connection Height Length Link Width Slot Width
1 (Gen2) Platform Controller
Hub
Full height Half Length x4 x8
2 (Gen2) Platform Controller
Hub
Full height Half length x1 x1
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:
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