
Cooling fans specifications
The PowerEdge XE2420 system supports up to six dual rotor fans.
System battery specifications
The PowerEdge XE2420 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.
Expansion card riser specifications
The PowerEdge XE2420 system supports up to two PCI express (PCIe) expansion cards:
Table 54. Expansion card slots supported on the system board
Configurations
PCIe slot
Riser
PCIe slot height
PCIe slot length
Slot width
1A
Cabled riser
Slot 1 Riser
Full-height
Half-length or Full-
length
Double-wide x16 (Gen 3)
or 2 Single-wide x 8(Gen
3)
2C
Cabled riser
Slot 1
Riser(PERC)
Full-height
Half-length
Single-wide x 8 (Gen 3)
3A
Cabled riser
Slot 1 Riser
Full-height
Half-length or Full-
length
Double-wide x16 (Gen 3)
or 2 Single-wide x 8(Gen
3)
All
Slot 4
Slot 4 Riser
Full-height
Half-length or Full-
height
Double-wide x16 (Gen 3)
or 2 Single-wide x 8(Gen
3)
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge XE2420 system supports the following memory specifications for optimized operation.
Table 55. Memory specifications
DIMM type
DIMM rank
DIMM capacity
Single processor
Dual processor
Minimum RAM
Maximum
RAM
Minimum RAM
Maximum RAM
RDIMM
Single rank
8 GB
8 GB
64 GB
16 GB
128 GB
Dual rank
16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
32 GB
256 GB
32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
64 GB
512 GB
64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
128 GB
1 TB
LRDIMM
Quad rank
64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
128 GB
1 TB
Octa rank
128 GB
128 GB
1 TB
256 GB
1792 GB
Table 56. Memory module sockets
Memory module sockets
Speed
Sixteen 288-pin
2933 MT/s, 2666 MT/s
Storage controller specifications
The PowerEdge XE2420 system supports the following controller cards:
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Technical specifications