Memory specifications
The PowerEdge R430 system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and load-reduced DIMMs
(LRDIMMs). Supported memory bus frequencies are 1866 MT/s, 2133MT/s, or 2400 MT/s.
Table 22. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets
Memory capacity
Minimum RAM
Maximum RAM
Twelve 288–pin
• 4 GB single rank
(RDIMMs)
• 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB
dual rank (RDIMMs)
• 4 GB with single
processor
• 8 GB with dual
processors (minimum
one memory module
per processor)
• Up to 256 GB with a
single processor
• Up to 384 GB with a
dual processor
Drive specifications
Hard drives
The PowerEdge R430 system supports SAS, SATA, Nearline SAS hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Table 23. Supported hard drive and SSD options for the PowerEdge R430 system
Four hard drive systems
Up to four 3.5-inch cabled hard drives, or
Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA, or
Nearline SAS hard drives, or
Up to four 2.5-inch hot-swappable SAS, SATA,
SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives.
NOTE: Four hard-drive systems support
software RAID. For more information about
software RAID, see the Dell PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC) documentation at
dell.com/
storagecontrollermanuals
.
Eight hard-drive systems
Up to eight 2.5-inch, hot-swappable SAS, SATA,
SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives
Ten hard-drive systems
Up to ten 2.5-inch, hot-swappable SATA hard drive
or SATA SSD
Optical drive
The PowerEdge R430 system supports one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE: The optical drive is supported on the four hard-drive systems and eight hard-drive systems.
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