Setup and Specifications

Table 12. Storage matrix (continued)
Storage 1
st
2.5-
inch
hard
drive
2
nd
2.5-
inch
hard
drive
3.5-inch
hard
drive
1
st
M.2
socket
(2230/2
280)
2
nd
M.2
socket
(2230)
3
rd
M.2
socket
(2280)
1
st
Bootabl
e Device
Dual M.2 solid-state
drive
2.5-inch hard drive Yes No No Yes Yes No 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Dual M.2 solid-state
drive
3.5-inch hard drive No No Yes Yes Yes No 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Three M.2 solid-state drive No No No Yes Yes Yes 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Three M.2 solid-state
drive
3.5-inch hard drive No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Three M.2 solid-state
drive
2.5-inch hard drive Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Three M.2 solid-state
drive
Dual 2.5-inch hard
drive
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 1
st
M.2
solid-
state
drive
Table 13. Storage specifications
Storage type Interface type Capacity
2.5-inch, 5400 RPM, hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 Up to 2 TB
2.5-inch, 7200 RPM, hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 Up to 1 TB
2.5-inch, 7200 RPM, Opal Self-
Encrypting hard-disk drive
SATA 3.0 500 GB
3.5-inch, 5400 RPM, hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 4 TB
3.5-inch, 7200 RPM, hard-disk drive SATA 3.0 Up to 2 TB
M.2 2230, SSD, Class 35 PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 Up to 1 TB
M.2 2230, SSD, Class 35, Opal Self-
Encrypting Opal 2.0, FIPS
PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 256 GB
M.2 2280, SSD, Class 40 PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4 Up to 2 TB
M.2 2280, SSDClass 40, Self-Encrypting,
Opal 2.0, FIPS
PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 Up to 1 TB
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
For optimal performance when configuring drives as a RAID volume, Dell recommends drive models that are identical.
Specifications of OptiPlex 7000 Small Form Factor
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