Storage
Primary storage
Precision 3640 supports up to 4x 2.5" HDD or up to 3x 3.5" HDD. Also, Precision 3640 supports up to 3x M.2 NVMe SSDs. (2x
via M.2 2280 slots on motherboard and 1x via Dell Ultra Speed Drive)
Your computer supports one or any combination of the following storage configurations:
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4x 2.5 inch SATA hard-disk drive or
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3x 3.5 inch SATA hard-disk drive and
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2x M.2 2280 NVMe solid-state drive (class 40 or 50)
NOTE:
1x 2280 NVMe SSD on optional PCIe SSD M.2 Interposer Card (Dell Ultra Speed Drive).
The primary drive of your computer varies with the storage configuration. For computers:
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with a M.2 drive, the M.2 drive is the primary drive
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without a M.2 drive, the 2.5-inch/3.5-inch hard drive is the primary hard drive
Table 10. Primary Storage specifications
Storage type
Interface type
Capacity
2.5 in. hard disk drive, 5400 RPM
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
up to 2 TB
2.5 in. hard disk drive, 7200 RPM
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
Up to 1 TB
3.5 in. hard disk drive, 5400 RPM
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
4 TB
3.5 in. hard disk drive, 7200 RPM
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
Up to 2 TB
3.5 in. hard disk drive, 7200 RPM Enterprise
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
Up to 8 TB
2.5 in. hard-disk drive, 7200 RPM, FIPS Self Encrypting
SATA AHCI, upto 6 Gbps
500 GB
M.2 2280, PCIe x4 Gen 3 NVMe, Class 40 solid-state drive
NVMe 3.0 PCIe x4
Up to 2 TB
M.2 2280, PCIe x4 Gen 3 NVMe, Class 50 solid-state drive
NVMe 3.0 PCIe x4
Up to 1 TB
M.2 2280, PCIe x4 Gen 3 NVMe, Class 50 solid-state drive Self
Encrypting Opal 2.0
NVMe 3.0 PCIe x4
Up to 1 TB
NOTE:
3640 ships with only the required number of HDD bays (blue plastic carriers) and SATA cables according to the
ordered configurations. To install additional HDDs, extra HDD bays and SATA cables are available via Customer Kits. Please
refer the service manual or get in touch with our Sales Specialists if you need further advise on installing hard drives after
purchasing the system.
Optical Disk Drive (ODD)
Table 11. 8x Optical Disk 9.5mm Drive DVD +/- R/W
Description
Values
Type
8x Optical Disk 9.5 mm Drive
DVD +/- R/W
8x Optical Disk 9.5 mm Drive
DVD ROM
6x BluRay 9.5 mm Drive
DVD/CD/BD +/- R/W
External dimensions
without bezel (W x H X D)
128.0 mm (5.04 in.)/ 9.5 mm
(0.37 in.)/ 126.1 mm (4.97 in.)
128.0 mm (5.04 in.)/ 9.5 mm
(0.37 in.)/ 126.1 mm (4.97 in.)
128.0 mm (5.04 in.)/ 9.5 mm
(0.37 in.)/ 126.1 mm (4.97 in.)
Weight (max)
140 g (0.39 lb)
140 g (0.39 lb)
140 g (0.39 lb)
Interface type and speed
SATA 1.5 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s
SATA 1.5 Gb/s
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Specifications of Precision 3640 Tower