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Internal storage controller cards: PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H730P, H740P, H330, HBA330, S140, 12Gbps SAS HBA,and
BOSS-S1.
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External storage controller cards: PERC H840 and 12Gbps SAS HBA.
Drive specifications
Hard drives
The T640 system supports:
Backplane Configuration Options:
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16 x 2.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD
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32 x 2.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD
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8 x 3.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD
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SW RAID on 3.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD
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18 x 3.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD
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8 x NVMe drive
Internal hard drive bay and hot-plug backplane:
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Up to 8 x3.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD, NVMe drive drives with optional flex bay
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Up to 18 x3.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD drives without optional flex bay
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Up to 32 x2.5 inches SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS,SSD drives with optional flex bay
Optical drive
The T640 system supports one optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD +/-RW drive.
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports
The T640 system supports:
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USB 2.0 compliant ports and USB 3.0 compliant ports on the front and back panel
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Internal USB 3.0 compliant port
The following table provides more information about the USB specifications:
Table 17. USB specifications
System
Front panel
Back panel
Internal
PowerEdge T640
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One USB 2.0 compliant port
and one USB 3.0 compliant
port
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One iDRAC USB MGMT port
(USB2.0)
•
Six USB ports
•
Four USB 3.0 compliant ports
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Two USB 2.0 compliant ports
One USB 3.0 compliant port
Technical specifications
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