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Information update—SATA drive speed on the 12th generation of PowerEdge serversThis document provides information about the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems that support SATA drives. The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations that support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.Table 1. Systems—Backplane without expander chipSystems R620 R820 T320 T420 T620Backplane configuration 4x 2.5 inch with 2x 2.5 inch PCIe SSD 8x 2.5 inch 8x 3.5 inch 8x 3.5 inch 8x 3.5 inchStorage controller H310, H710, H710P H710, H710P H310, H710, H710P H310, H710, H710P H310, H710, H710PTable 2. Systems—Backplane with expander chipSystems R620 R720 R720xd R820 T320 T420 T620Backplane configuration 10x 2.5 inch 16x 2.5 inch 12x 3.5 inch 16x 2.5 inch 16x 2.5 inch 16x 2.5 inch 16x 2.5 inch 12x 3.5 inch 32x 2.5 inchRev. A00 2016 - 03The following tables list the 12th generation of PowerEdge systems with the backplane configurations that do not support SATA drives at 6 Gbps speed.Table 3. Systems—Backplane without expander chipSystems R620Backplane configuration 4x 2.5 inch 8x 2.5 inchStorage controller H310, H710, H710PR7208x 2.5 inch 8x 3.5 inchH310, H710, H710PR820 R3208x 2.5 inch 8x 2.5 inch 4x 3.5 inchH310 H310, H710, H710PR4208x 2.5 inch 4x 3.5 inchH310, H710, H710PR5208x 3.5 inchH310, H710, H710PTable 4. Systems—Backplane with expander chipSystem R720xdBackplane configuration 24x 2.5 inch