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External- 12Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID)
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Internal- HBA330 (non-RAID)
NOTE:
The mini-PERC socket is not hot-pluggable.
Drives
Hard drive specifications
The PowerEdge R640 supports:
•
Up to ten 2.5 inch, hot swappable SAS, SATA, SAS/SATA SSD, NVMe (up to 8x) or Nearline SAS hard drives with up to 2 x 2.5 inch
hot swappable SAS, SATA, SAS/SATA SSD, NVMe or Nearline SAS hard drives supported at the back of the system
•
Up to eight 2.5 inch, hot swappable SAS, SATA, SAS/SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives
•
Up to four 3.5 inch, hot swappable hard drives with up to 2 x 2.5 inch hot swappable SAS, SATA, SAS/SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS
hard drives supported at the back of the system
Optical drive
Certain configurations of the system support one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE:
The optical drive is supported in both 4 x 3.5 and 8 x 2.5 inch hard drive systems.
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports
The PowerEdge R640 system supports:
The following table provides more information about the USB specifications:
Table 23. USB specifications
System
Front panel
Back panel
Internal
Four hard drive systems
One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant ports
Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
One 5-pin micro USB 2.0
management port
NOTE:
The micro USB 2.0-
compliant port on the front
panel can only be used as an
iDRAC Direct or a management
port.
N/A
N/A
Eight hard drive systems
One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant ports
Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
NOTE:
One optional USB
3.0-compliant port on the
front panel for 4 x 3.5
and 8 x 2.5 inch hard
drive systems.
One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
One 5-pin micro USB 2.0
management port
N/A
N/A
Ten hard drive systems
One 4-pins, USB 2.0-compliant port
Two 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
ports
Technical specifications
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