User Manual
Dell 
PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide      43 
Product  Usage 
PowerEdge 
R610 
Support 
Slot 
PCI 
Con 
PCI 
Bracket 
IO 
Con 
RAID 
Battery 
Backup 
ICH9 
On planar 
via chipset 
Internal 
slimline 
SATA 
Optical (no 
HDD) 
Yes—1 port 
for Optical  
N/A  N/A  N/A 
1x 
int 
N/A  N/A 
LSI 
2032 
SCSI 
LSI 2032 
Adapter 
External 
SCSI Tape/ 
Legacy 
External 
storage 
Yes—Max 2 
(No 
internal 
tape 
backup 
support) 
PCIe 
slot 
X4  Yes 
1x 
int 
1x 
ext 
N/A  N/A 
12.5 Optical Drives 
Optical drives are optional in all PowerEdge R610 systems and connect to the planar through the 
SATA interface. The following internal slimline drives are available on the PowerEdge R610:  
•  DVD-ROM 
•  DVD+RW 
If an optical drive is not ordered with the system, a blank is installed in its place. 
12.6 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
. 
12.7 External Storage Support 
External storage devices are supported. For more information, see http://www.dell.com/storage. 










