Setup Guide

Getting Started With Your System 9
Memory
Architecture 800, 1066 or 1333 MHz DDR3 registered or
unbuffered Error Correcting Code (ECC)
DIMMs. Support for Advanced ECC or
memory-optimized operation.
Memory module sockets Twelve 240-pin
Memory module capacities 1 GB or 2 GB UDIMMs;
2 GB, 4 GB, or 8 GB RDIMMs, single-, dual-,
or quad-ranked
Minimum RAM 1 GB with a single CPU
Maximum RAM 96 GB (with 8 GB RDIMMs) or
24 GB (with 2 GB UDIMMs)
Drives
Hard drives Up to six 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable
SAS or SATA hard drives with backplane
support
Diskette Drive Optional external USB 1.44-MB drive
Optical drive One optional internal slimline SATA DVD-
ROM or DVD+RW drive
Optional external USB DVD
NOTE: DVD devices are data only
Flash Drive Optional internal USB
Optional internal Secure Digital (SD)
memory card
Optional external SD memory card
Connectors
Back
NIC Four RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Serial 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible
USB Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant
Video 15-pin VGA
Optional external VFlash card One optional flash memory card slot with
iDRAC6 Enterprise