HP Z230 Workstation - Maintenance and Service Guide

Drive installation and cabling scenarios
This section presents cabling guidelines for the most common maximum storage configurations. If you add
or remove drives, HP recommends you follow these guidelines for highest drive performance and efficient
cable routing.
SFF workstations—SATA cable connection guidelines
Configuration / PCA
SATA connector
SATA 0SATA 1SATA 2SATA 5
HDD x1 ODD x1 1st HDD 1st ODD e-SATA
HDD x2 ODD x1 1st HDD 2nd HDD 1st ODD e-SATA
Tower workstations—SATA cable connection guidelines
Configuration / PCA
SATA connector
SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 5
HDD x1 ODD x1 1st HDD 1st ODD e-SATA
HDD x1 ODD x2 1st HDD 1st ODD 2nd ODD e-SATA
HDD x2 ODD x1 1st HDD 2nd HDD 1st ODD e-SATA
HDD x2 ODD x2 1st HDD2nd HDD1st ODD2nd ODD e-SATA
HDD x3 ODD x1 1st HDD 2nd HDD 3rd HDD 1st ODD e-SATA
HDD x3 ODD x2 1st HDD 2nd HDD 3rd HDD 1st ODD 2nd ODD
Memory
Supported DIMM configurations
NOTE: Mirroring and DIMM sparing are not supported.
Platform Configuration
SFF
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Four DIMM slots
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Unbuffered ECC/nECC DIMMS only
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Maximum capacity: 32 GB
Tower
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Four DIMM slots
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Unbuffered ECC/nECC DIMMS only
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Maximum capacity: 32 GB
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