Dell PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide - Page 36

Optical Drives, External Storage

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Dell 12.6.3 SATA Repeater The M915 does not support the SATA repeater. The only SATA drives supported by M915 are the SSD drives, which are only supported with a PERC solution. 12.7 Optical Drives Optical drives are optional in all M915 systems and connect to the blade through the front USB interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on the M915:  DVD-ROM  DVD+RW PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported. 12.8 External Storage A number of external storage options are available using the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis and mezzanine card(s) in the M915 blade. See Dell.com/Storage for more information. PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide 36

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Dell
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
36
12.6.3
SATA Repeater
The M915 does not support the SATA repeater. The only SATA drives supported by M915 are the SSD
drives, which are only supported with a PERC solution.
12.7
Optical Drives
Optical drives are optional in all M915 systems and connect to the blade through the front USB
interface. The following internal slim-line drives are available on the M915:
DVD-ROM
DVD+RW
PATA (IDE) optical drives are not supported.
12.8
External Storage
A number of external storage options are available using the appropriate IOMs in the M1000e chassis
and mezzanine card(s) in the M915 blade. See
Dell.com/Storage
for more information.