Dell PowerEdge R220 upgrades

Two cabled drive bays and four DDR3 ECC UDIMM sockets (32 GB max). No M.2 or NVMe slot is listed. A PCIe adapter might be a workaround, but no source confirms it.

DDR3 UDIMM sockets (240-pin) 4 × DDR3 DIMM · up to 32 GB total · 1600 MT/s · ECC

Unbuffered ECC DDR3/DDR3L only (1.35 V or 1.5 V). Registered/buffered DIMMs are not supported. Dell lists 4 GB and 8 GB modules; 4 GB minimum, 32 GB maximum. Dell sources don't say whether non-ECC UDIMMs work.

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3.5" or 2.5" drive bays (cabled) 2 × HDD / SSD 3.5" / 2.5" (SATA / SAS)

Two bays, configured as either 2 x 3.5" or 2 x 2.5". Drives are cabled to the motherboard SATA connector; SAS needs an add-in controller. 3.5" SAS/NL-SAS/SATA; 2.5" SAS/NL-SAS/SSD/SATA. Largest listed drives: 4 TB for 3.5", 1.2 TB for 2.5". No thickness limit documented.

$/TB Price Capacity Product Condition Store Link
$7.50 $59.99 8 TB Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5" HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 5400 rpm · SMR Used eBay US +2 View deal
$19.73 $315.68 16 TB Seagate Exos X18 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm Used eBay US +2 View deal
$31.19 $499.00 16 TB Seagate Exos X18 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm Refurbished eBay US +1 View deal
$31.25 $249.99 8 TB Seagate IronWolf 8TB 3.5" NAS HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm Used eBay US +2 View deal
$31.25 $500.00 16 TB Seagate Exos X18 16TB 3.5" SATA HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm New eBay US +2 View deal
$31.49 $125.95 4 TB Seagate IronWolf 4TB 3.5" NAS HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 5400 rpm Used eBay US +2 View deal
$31.67 $380.00 12 TB Toshiba N300 12TB 3.5" NAS HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm Used eBay US View deal
$34.03 $40.84 1.2 TB Seagate Exos 10E2400 1.2TB 2.5" SAS 10K HDD 2.5" HDD · SAS · 10000 rpm · 15 mm Used eBay US +2 View deal
$34.37 $274.99 8 TB Seagate IronWolf 8TB 3.5" NAS HDD 3.5" HDD · SATA · 7200 rpm New eBay US +2 View deal
$34.94 $559.00 16 TB WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 3.5" SAS HDD 3.5" HDD · SAS · 7200 rpm Refurbished eBay US View deal

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