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January 14th, 2022 16:00
OS Drive for R720
Hi,
I have a 3.5" R720 server. Is there a way to add a 2.5" SSD drive for the server OS? There is an available SATA connection but not sure where to get the power from.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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DELL-Shine K
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January 15th, 2022 04:00
If you have free slot on the backplane, you can connect the 2.5" SSD hard drive to it using a 3.5inch to 2.5 inch Hard Drive converter. Below are part# of this converter for R720
KG1CH - ASSY,CARR,HD,SAS,3.5
X968D - ASSY,CARR,HD,SATA,3.5
LECNT
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January 19th, 2022 04:00
Thank you for your reply, but my goal is to use the 3.5" HDD spaces for storage and have a small SSD for the OS. As I mentioned in my first post, there is an available SATA connector, it's back by the power supplies, but I need to get SATA-type power somehow.
Dell- Maria J
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January 19th, 2022 07:00
Hello LECNT,
There are 2 SATA connectors near the power supplies, first one is used for SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive and the second one for Tape backup unit.
Figure 78. System Board Jumpers and Connectors on page 129:
https://dell.to/3FN1QMp
2 J_SATA_CD Optical drive SATA connector
3 J_SATA_TBU Tape backup unit SATA connector
In SATA Setting Screen in BIOS you can check SATA ports:
Ports A, B, C, and D are used for the backplane drives, port E for the optical drive (CD/DVD), and port F for the tape drive. Source: https://dell.to/3FN1QMp p.25
Please ask me if you have any questions.