Optical drives, Tape drives, External storage support – Dell POWEREDGE R610 User Manual
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PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide
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Product
Usage
PowerEdge
R610
Support
Slot
PCI
Con
PCI
Bracket
IO
Con
RAID
Battery
Backup
ICH9
On planar
via chipset
Internal
slimline
SATA
Optical (no
HDD)
Yes—1 port
for Optical
N/A
N/A
N/A
1x
int
N/A
N/A
LSI
2032
SCSI
LSI 2032
Adapter
External
SCSI Tape/
Legacy
External
storage
Yes—Max 2
(No
internal
tape
backup
support)
PCIe
slot
X4
Yes
1x
int
1x
ext
N/A
N/A
12.5 Optical Drives
Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge R610 systems and connect to the planar through the
SATA interface. The following internal slimline drives are available on the PowerEdge R610:
DVD-ROM
DVD+RW
If an optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place.
12.6 Tape Drives
External tape drives and tape libraries are supported. For more information on supported tape drives
and tape libraries, see
12.7 External Storage Support
External storage devices are supported. For more information, se