Quick Specs
HP 1TB* SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Y Y
F3C96AA
Samsung Enterprise 240GB* SATA SSD
Y Y
F0W94AA
Samsung Enterprise 480GB* SATA SSD
Y Y
F0W95AA
Intel Pro 1500 180GB* SATA SSD
Y Y
F5Z70AA
HP 256GB* SATA 6Gb/s SED Opal 1 SSD
Y Y
G7U67AA
Note 1
NOTE 1:
The 256GB Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) version has similar performance to the standard 256GB SSD. It is also
available in Opal 1.0 and Opal 2.0 versions
*For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30GB of
system disk is reserved for system recovery software.
PCIe Solid State Drives
PCIe SSDs for HP Workstations
Factory
Configured
Option Kit Option Kit
Part
Number
Support
Notes
HP Z Turbo Drive 512GB* SSD
Y Y
G3G89AA
HP Z Turbo Drive 256GB* SSD
Y Y
G3G88AA
*For storage drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 30GB of
system disk is reserved for system recovery software.
Hard Drive Controllers
Factory integrated RAID on motherboard for SATA drives
Factory
Configured
Option
Kit
Option
Kit Part
Number
Support Notes
RAID 0 Configuration - Striped Array
Y
N
Note 1
RAID 0 Data Configuration -- Boot/OS Drive + 2 Drive
Striped Array
Y
N
Note 2
RAID 1 Configuration - Mirrored Array
Y
N
Note 3
RAID 10 Configuration - Striped/Mirrored Array
Y
N
RAID 5 Configuration - Parity Array
Y
N
Note 4
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kit
Y Y
Must have 4 or fewer SAS hard drives to configure this option
HP SAS Back Panel Bulkhead Connector Kit
Y Y
HP SAS Back Panel Connector kit required. Internal SAS HD drives are not supported
LSI iBBU09 Battery Backup Unit
Y Y
E0X19AA
LSI 9270-8i SAS 6Gb/s ROC RAID Card
Y Y
E0X21AA
Integrated LSI SAS 2308 Controller with RAID 0/1/1E/10
Y
N
Integrated SATA 6.0 Gb/s Controller
Y
N
NOTE 1:
Minimum of 2 hard drives needed. All hard drives must be identical (size/speed/type/bus/functional
capabilities). Must have 2, 3 or 4 HD Drives.
NOTE 2:
Minimum of 3 SATA hard drives needed. All hard drives must be identical
(size/speed/type/bus/functional capabilities).
At least 3 HD Drives required. May have 4th and 5th HD Drives. Drives must be the same drive
(size/speed/type/functional capability).
QuickSpecs
HP Z840 Workstation
Supported Components
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