Dell PowerEdge T710 - Optical Drives; Tape Drives

Dell
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guide 44
Product
Usage
T710 Support
Slot
PCI
Con
PCI
Bracket
IO Con
RAID
Battery
Backup
ICH
SATA
On planar
via
chipset
Internal SATA
optical
and/or tape
(no hard
drive)
Yes—2 ports for
optical and/or
tape
—
—
—
x1 int.
—
—
LSI
2032
SCSI
LSI 2032
Adapter
Internal/
External SCSI
tape or
external
legacy SCSI
storage
Yes—Max 2
PCIe slot
x4
Yes
SCSI
int.
SCSI
ext.
—
—
12.8 Optical Drives
SATA optical drives are optional and connect to the planar via a SATA interface. IDE optical drives
are no longer supported. The following optical drives are available on T710:
 DVD-ROM
 DVD+RW
If the optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. In the absence of
tape drive, an optional second SATA optical drive is installed in the bay adjacent to the first optical
drive.
12.9 Tape Drives
Tape drives are optional and connect to the planar via SATA/SCSI controller card/SAS controller card.
IDE tape drives are no longer supported. The following tape drives are available for use on the T710:
 Internal SATA, SCSI, and SAS
 External SCSI and SAS
If the tape drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place.
T710 supports a number of internal tape backup options. Only half-height backup options are
supported.