HP Z640 Workstation Series Service Manual

B Configuring RAID devices
This appendix explains how to configure RAID arrays on your workstation.
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RAID hard drive maximum and associated storage controller options
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Supported RAID configurations
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Configuring Intel SATA RAID
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Configuring RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controller
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Configuring RAID on an LSI 9270-8i MegaRAID controller
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Software RAID solution
For additional information about RAID configuration, go to
http://www.hp.com/support/RAID_FAQs.
RAID hard drive maximum and associated storage controller
options
This section lists the maximum number of hard drives supported on HP workstations according to RAID
configuration and storage controller options.
NOTE: This section applies to internal workstation configurations that do not use add-in cards and external
enclosures.
Hard Drives
SATA SAS Optional
8.5 mm
(3.5 in)
6.3 mm
(2.5 in)
8.5 mm
(3.5 in)
6.3 mm
(2.5 in)
RSTe LSI 2308
LSI
9217-4i4e
LSI 9270-8i
Z440 4 4 4 4 Yes — Yes Yes
Z640 4 4 4 4 Yes — Yes Yes
Z840 6 8 6 8 Yes Yes — Yes
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HP Z640 Workstation Series Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel C612
Memory Slots	8 DIMM slots
Form Factor	Tower
Processor Options	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4
Storage Options	SATA, SAS, SSD
Storage Controllers	Integrated SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller
Graphics Options	NVIDIA Quadro, AMD FirePro
Expansion Slots	1 PCIe Gen3 x8; 1 PCIe Gen3 x4; 1 PCI
Audio	Integrated Realtek HD ALC221
Networking	Integrated Intel I218LM PCIe GbE
Operating Systems	Windows 10