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Dell PowerEdge R820, PowerEdge R320, PowerEdge R420, PowerEdge R520, PowerEdge R620, PowerEdge R720, PowerEdge T320, PowerEdge T420, PowerEdge T620 Owner's manual

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Information update—SATA drive speed on the
12th generation of PowerEdge servers
This document provides information about the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems that support SATA
drives.
The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations
that support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.
Table 1. Systems—Backplane without expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration Storage controller
R620 4x 2.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch PCIe SSD H310, H710, H710P
R820 8x 2.5 inch H710, H710P
T320 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
T420 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
T620 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
Table 2. Systems—Backplane with expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration
R620 10x 2.5 inch
R720 16x 2.5 inch
R720xd 12x 3.5 inch
R820 16x 2.5 inch
T320 16x 2.5 inch
T420 16x 2.5 inch
T620 16x 2.5 inch
12x 3.5 inch
32x 2.5 inch
Rev. A00
2016 - 03
The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations
that do not support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.
Table 3. Systems—Backplane without expander chip
Systems Backplane configuration Storage controller
R620 4x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
8x 2.5 inch
R720 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
8x 3.5 inch
R820 8x 2.5 inch H310
R320 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
4x 3.5 inch
R420 8x 2.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
4x 3.5 inch
R520 8x 3.5 inch H310, H710, H710P
Table 4. Systems—Backplane with expander chip
System Backplane configuration
R720xd 24x 2.5 inch
24x 2.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch rear drive
12x 3.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch rear drive
To use SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed, change the limit of negotiated speed to 6 Gbps using PowerEdge
RAID Controller 8 (PERC8). For more information about the settings, see the Dell PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC) 8 User's Guide at Dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals.
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