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About your system
The Dell PowerEdge R430 is a rack server that supports up to two processors based on the Intel Xeon EP
E5-2600 v3 family, up to 12 DIMMs, and up to ten hard drives/SSDs.
The R430 systems are available in the following configurations:
System Configuration
Four hard-drive
systems
Up to four 3.5 inch, cabled hard drives with non-redundant or redundant Power
Supply Unit (PSU)
Up to four 3.5 inch, hot-swappable hard drives with non-redundant or redundant
PSU
Eight hard-drive
systems
Up to eight 2.5 inch, hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs with redundant PSU
Ten hard-drive
systems
Up to ten 2.5 inch, hot-swappable hard drives/SSDs with redundant PSU
Front-panel features and indicators
Figure 1. Front-panel features and indicators—four 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard-drive chassis
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the system
power is on. The power button controls the power
supply output to the system.
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