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QuickSpecs
HP xw8400 Workstation
Storage
Tower configuration
Quantity Supported
Position Supported
Controller
FDD
1
3
4
3
1, 2, 3
5
(4 standard drive bays native)
IDE
IDE
SATA or SAS
1
6
(5th drive is supported here,
tools required for attach, no
acoustic dampening)
SATA or SAS
Minitower
Optional Diskette Drive
5.25" Storage Drive Bays
3.5" Storage Drive Bays with
acoustic dampening rail
assemblies
3.5" Storage Drive Bay
SATA and SAS may be only
mixed in a Windows
configuration. Here are the rules
for mixing hard drives:
1. The boot/data drive must
be SATA to load before
any SAS drive.
2. Any size or speeds may
be chosen for drives 1-3.
3. However, hard drive 4
must be the same
size/speed as hard drive
3
4.
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