Specifications

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on the backplane. Both LEDs are used to indicate certain conditions under direction of a storage
controller.
For more information, see the Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns section in the About Your System
chapter in the PowerEdge R715 Hardware Owner’s Manual on Support.Dell.com.
11.5 Optical Drives
Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge R715 systems and connect to the planar via the SATA
interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on the PowerEdge R715: DVD-ROM and
DVD+RW.
If an optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place.
11.6 Tape Drives
External tape drives and tape libraries are supported. For more information on supported tape drives
and tape libraries, see http://www.dell.com/storage.
11.7 External Storage Support
External storage devices are supported. For more information, see http://www.dell.com/storage.