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H200 H300 or H310 Which one?
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jgreco
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None of them "support" a battery. HBA's don't do batteries. They're just SAS ports.
I don't know what an H300 is. If you mean an S300, don't do that.
The H200 was designed for the 10th and 11th gen PowerEdge servers, while the H310 is for newer 12th gen. They are both older PCIe 2.0 cards and the primary differentiator is that the H200 has top-facing ports while the H310 has end-facing ones. The H310 is slightly more sensitive to improper airflow but both of them need direct airflow over them.
When refurbishing R510's, we find that the H200 is the best choice to replace the standard H710i because the connectors are in the right place, while we also add an H310 to the system to handle boot drives.
I don't know what an H300 is. If you mean an S300, don't do that.
The H200 was designed for the 10th and 11th gen PowerEdge servers, while the H310 is for newer 12th gen. They are both older PCIe 2.0 cards and the primary differentiator is that the H200 has top-facing ports while the H310 has end-facing ones. The H310 is slightly more sensitive to improper airflow but both of them need direct airflow over them.
When refurbishing R510's, we find that the H200 is the best choice to replace the standard H710i because the connectors are in the right place, while we also add an H310 to the system to handle boot drives.
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We've been refurb'ing the 12 bay R510's for a customer.
If your unit has an H700i installed in the internal "RAID" card slot, you will notice that the card is clamped on both sides by a retaining bracket, and the cabling is connected to the top edge of the H700i. You may remove the H700i (don't forget to remove the BBU) and then you will find that an H200 will fit just fine. You can take a standard H200 with slot bracket, remove the bracket, cross-flash it to IT mode, and drop it in as a replacement for the H700i. All the cabling works out nicely that way.
If your unit has an H700i installed in the internal "RAID" card slot, you will notice that the card is clamped on both sides by a retaining bracket, and the cabling is connected to the top edge of the H700i. You may remove the H700i (don't forget to remove the BBU) and then you will find that an H200 will fit just fine. You can take a standard H200 with slot bracket, remove the bracket, cross-flash it to IT mode, and drop it in as a replacement for the H700i. All the cabling works out nicely that way.
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The information in this video might be useful to you:
How to fix: "Invalid PCIe card found in the Internal Storage slot!" error in Dell PowerEdge R710
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0AEHVdc_go
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-H200-...i-P20-IT-Mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID/163142320696
jgreco
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Doesn't seem to happen on the R510.
