Tower configuration
Tower configurationTower configuration
Tower configuration
Quantity Supported
Quantity SupportedQuantity Supported
Quantity Supported
Position Supported
Position SupportedPosition Supported
Position Supported
Controller
ControllerController
Controller
Convertible Minitower
Convertible MinitowerConvertible Minitower
Convertible Minitower
Optional Diskette Drive
1 4
Diskette
Optical Disk Drives
2
1, 2
IDE
Hard Disk Drives
2 standard (2 additional in
Optical Bays via adapter)
(4 SATA, 4 SAS)
5, 6
(and 2 or 3, for 3rd or 4th
drives using optical bays,
adapter kit(s) required)
SATA (and/or optional SAS)
Factory Integrated RAID* 0, 1,
5, 10 (Levels 5, 10 available in
2007)
User configurable SATA RAID 0,
1, 10 standard
* NOTE
* NOTE* NOTE
* NOTE
: Hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent,
functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/c00060684.pdf
for RAID capabilities with Linux.
Linux does not support the mixing of SATA and SAS drives.
QuickSpecs
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Storage Specifications
DA - 12568 Canada — Version 12 — March 2, 2007
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