Owners Manual

Table 18. Expansion card riser specifications
Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the riser Height Length Link
Riser 1 Slot 1 half-height low-profile x8
Riser 1 Slot 2 half-height low-profile x8
Riser 1 Slot 3 half-height low-profile x8
Riser 2 Slot 4 full-height full-length x16
Riser 2 Slot 5 full-height full-length x8
Riser 3 (alternate) Slot 6 full-height full-length x16
Riser 3 (default) Slot 6 full-height full-length x8
Riser 3 (default) Slot 7 full-height full-length x8
NOTE: When using slots 1 through 4 on the riser, ensure that both the processors are installed on the system.
Memory specifications
The PowerEdge R730 system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and load-reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs). Supported
memory bus frequencies are 1333MT/s, 1600 MT/s, 1866 MT/s, 2133MT/s, or 2400 MT/s.
Table 19. Memory specifications
Memory module
sockets
Memory capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
Twenty-four 288–pin
● 64 GB or 128 GB quad rank
(LRDIMMs)
● 4 GB or 8 GB single rank
(RDIMMs)
● 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB dual
rank (RDIMMs)
● 4 GB with single processor
● 8 GB with dual processors
(minimum one memory
module per processor)
● LRDIMM up to 1,536 GB
with a single processor
● LRDIMM up to 3,072 GB
with dual processors
● RDIMM up to 384 GB with
a single processor
● RDIMM up to 768 GB with
a dual processor
Drive specifications
Hard drives
The PowerEdge R730 system supports SAS, SATA, or Nearline SAS hard drives.
Table 20. Supported hard drive options for the PowerEdge R730 system
Drives Specifications
Eight hard drive systems up to eight 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS,
SATA, or Nearline SAS hard drives
Sixteen hard drive systems up to sixteen 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable SAS, SATA,
SAS/SATA SSD, or Nearline SAS hard drives
Optical drive
The system supports one optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
Technical specifications
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