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    MODEL REFERENCES

    Start with your system

    Open the existing model guide or carry a model into an advisor. Chassis choices are reference options, not confirmation of your installed hardware.

    32 models

    Dell PowerEdge R4301U Rackmount

    Referenced chassis and storage options:

    • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA (quote required) — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 3.5" Chassis up to 4 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    Dell PowerEdge R6301U Rackmount

    Referenced chassis and storage options:

    • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 2.5" Chassis up to 4 NVMe + 6 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    Dell PowerEdge R7302U Rackmount

    Referenced chassis and storage options:

    • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
    HP Z4 G4Tower

    Ask us to confirm storage options for your exact configuration.

      HP Z6 G4Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      HPE Proliant DL360 Gen91U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 4 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R730XD2U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R4401U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 4 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R5302U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R6401U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 4 NVMe/SAS/SATA + 6 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 NVMe/SAS/SATA + 2 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 NVMe/SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell Precision 5820 Tower WorkstationTower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 5 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 6 × 2.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 4 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the Ultra-Speed Quad card and compatible PCIe slot.
      HPE Proliant DL360 Gen101U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 10 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 4 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      HPE Proliant DL380 Gen92U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge T330Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      HPE Proliant DL380 Gen102U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R7402U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge R5402U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge T430Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell Precision 7820 Tower WorkstationTower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 6 × 2.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 5 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 4 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the Ultra-Speed Quad PCIe card and an available compatible slot.
      Dell PowerEdge R740XD2U Rackmount

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 SAS/SATA, 4x 2.5" Rear SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 12 NVMe/SAS/SATA + 12 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 24 NVMe/SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA, 2x 3.5" Rear SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 12 SAS/SATA, 4x 3.5" Internal SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell PowerEdge T340Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      Dell Precision 3660 Tower WorkstationTower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 3 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 4 × 2.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      Dell Precision 3680 Tower WorkstationTower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 3 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      HP Z2 Tower G9Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 2 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      • 1 × 2.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
      Dell PowerEdge T630Tower

      Referenced chassis and storage options:

      • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 3.5" Chassis up to 18 SAS/SATA (quote required) — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      • 2.5" Chassis up to 32 SAS/SATA (quote required) — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
      HP Z8 G4Tower

      Ask us to confirm storage options for your exact configuration.

        HPE Proliant ML350 Gen9Tower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        HPE Proliant ML350 Gen105U Tower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 2.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        Dell PowerEdge T4405U Tower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        Dell Precision 7920 Tower WorkstationTower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 8 × M.2 NVMe — sourceRequires two compatible Ultra-Speed Quad PCIe cards.
        Dell Precision 5860 Tower WorkstationTower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 4 × M.2 NVMe — sourceTwo internal plus two FlexBay M.2 slots; FlexBays cannot simultaneously hold SATA drives.
        • 4 × 3.5 SATA — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
        • 4 × 2.5 SATA/SAS — sourceRequires the appropriate bay, cabling and controller configuration.
        Dell PowerEdge T6405U Tower

        Referenced chassis and storage options:

        • 3.5" Chassis up to 8 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 3.5" Chassis up to 18 SAS/SATA (quote required) — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 2.5" Chassis up to 16 SAS/SATA — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.
        • 2.5" Chassis up to 32 SAS/SATA (quote required) — sourceListed CTO chassis option. Confirm backplane, controller, carriers and available components.

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        Catalog reference

        A listed platform or chassis option helps you plan. It does not establish what is installed in your system.

        Needs confirmation

        Missing or conflicting details are carried into your review request. They are never counted as a compatibility pass.

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