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The Dell PowerEdge M520 system provides comprehensive and wider offerings of internal storage
options, including several drive types and storage controllers to choose from. The M520 supports up
to 1.2TB of internal storage.
To reduce complexity and provide manageable solutions to meet customer needs, the M520
supports three versions of the PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERCs).
The M520 is available in two different hard-drive backplane options that support up to two 2.5-inch
SAS or SATA hard drives Table 10 lists the options for backplanes, hard-drive controllers, and drive
types for the M520.
Backplane
SATA
SAS
Table 11 lists the internal hard drives supported by the M520. For the latest information on supported
hard drives, visit Dell.com.
Form
Type
factor
SATA (3Gb)
Nearline SAS (6Gb)
SAS (6Gb)
2.5"
SAS (6Gb)
SAS SSD (SLC, 6Gb)
SATA SSD (MLC, 3Gb)
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Controller
System board-embedded SATA
PERC H310, H710, H710P
Speed
Capacities
(rpm)
7.2K 250GB, 500GB, 1TB
7.2K 500GB, 1TB
10K 300GB, 600GB, 900GB
15K 146GB, 300Gb
N/A 100GB, 200Gb, 400GB
N/A 100GB, 200GB
Drive types
SATA SSD/HDD
SAS SSD/HDD,
SATA SSD/HDD