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Drive specifications
Drives
The PowerEdge T40 system supports the following drive configurations:
Table 28. Drive configurations
Configuration Capacity
Up to 3 x 3.5-inch drive cabled SATA drives. 1 / 2 / 4 TB
NOTE: The PowerEdge T40 system only supports entry drives.
Entry Drives : Least expensive drives used in applications where low usage and limited total number of drives are applicable.
Due to restrictions on use, these drives are available in a small number of systems and configurations.
Optical drives
The PowerEdge T40 system supports the following optical drives.
Table 29. Supported optical drive type
Supported drive type Supported number of drives
Slim 9.5 mm SATA DVD+/-RW drive One
NOTE: External optical drives can be connected through the USB ports.
Ports and connectors specifications
USB ports specifications
The PowerEdge T40 system supports the USB ports mentioned below:
Table 30. PowerEdge T40 system USB specifications
Front Panel Rear Panel
Two USB 2.0-compliant Type-A ports
One USB 3.0 Type-A compliant port
One USB 3.1-compliant Type-C port
Four USB 3.0 Type-A compliant ports
Two USB 2.0 Type-A compliant ports
NIC port specifications
The PowerEdge T40 system supports a Network Interface Controller (NIC) port on the back panel, which is available in
10/100/1000 Mbps NIC configurations.
Serial connector specifications
The PowerEdge T40 system supports one serial connector on the back panel, which is a 9-pin connector, Data Terminal
Equipment (DTE), 16550-compliant.
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Technical specifications