Release Notes

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

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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.
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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.