Dell PowerEdge M710 - Manual (Page 31)

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Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives
Each blade has USB ports on the front of the blade which allows you to
connect a USB diskette drive, USB flash drive, USB DVD/CD drive, keyboard,
or mouse. The USB drives can be used to configure the blade.
NOTE: These blades support only Dell-branded USB 2.0 drives. The drive must be
horizontal and level to operate properly. Use the optional external drive storage tray
to support the drive while in use.
NOTE: If the drive must be designated as the boot drive, connect the USB drive,
restart the system, then enter the System Setup Program and set the drive as first in
the boot sequence (see "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager"
on page 137). The USB device is displayed in the boot order setup screen only if it is
attached to the system before you run the System Setup program.
You can also select the boot device by pressing during system start-up and
selecting a boot device for the current boot sequence.
Hard-Drive Features
• PowerEdge M915 supports two 2.5-inch SAS or solid-state disk (SSD)
hard drives.
• PowerEdge M910 supports up to two 2.5-inch SAS, SATA, or SSD hard
drives.
• PowerEdge M905 and M805 support one or two hot-swappable
2.5-inch SAS hard drives.
• PowerEdge M710HD supports up to two hot-swappable
2.5-inch SAS or SSD hard drives.
• PowerEdge M710 supports up to four hot-swappable 2.5-inch SAS hard
drives.
• PowerEdge M610, M610x, M600, and M605 support one or two 2.5-inch
SATA hard drives or one or two 2.5-inch SAS hard drives.
NOTE: SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be mixed within a blade.
NOTE: SATA hard drives are not hot swappable with the SATA repeater
daughter card.
NOTE: Hot-swap drive operation is supported if an optional RAID controller
card is installed in the blade.