Dell OptiPlex 3280 All-in-One Setup and Specifications

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Storage

Your computer supports one of the following configurations:

One 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
One M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive (class 35, 40)
One M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive (class 35, 40) and one 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
Dual M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drives (class 35, 40)
Dual M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drives (class 35, 40) and one 2.5-inch hard-disk drive
One 2.5-inch hard-disk drive and one M.2 16 GB Intel Optane Memory

The primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration. For computers:

With a M.2 drive, the M.2 drive is the primary drive
Without a M.2 drive, the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive is the primary drive
With a M.2 16 GB Intel Optane memory, the 2.5-inch hard-disk drive is the primary drive

Table 1. Storage specifications
The following table provides the different storage options available on Dell Optiplex 3280 All-in-One .
Storage type	Interface type	Capacity
2.5-inch, 7200 RPM, Hard-disk drive	SATA	Up to 1 TB
2.5-inch, 7200 RPM, Opal Self-Encrypting Hard-disk drive	FIPS SATA	Up to 500 GB
2.5-inch, 5400 RPM, Hard-disk drive	SATA	Up to 2 TB
M.2 2230, PCIe NVMe, Class 35 solid-state drive	Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe	Up to 512 GB
M.2 2230, PCIe NVMe, Opal Self-Encrypting Class 35 solid-state drive	Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe	Up to 256 GB
M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, Class 40 solid-state drive	Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe	Up to 2 TB
M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, Opal Self-Encrypting Class 40 solid-state drive	Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe	Up to 1 TB