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Dell removable drive kit chassis with the front classification window reading Unclassified

Dell RDK · For National Security Systems

Removable Drive Kit

Mark the drive, not the machine. Classified storage that locks, pulls, and moves, at full NVMe speed.

TheclassifieddriveslidesoutandlocksawayatfullNVMespeed.

Lock it in a safe. Move it between machines. Mark the drive, not the machine

One chassis.
Every classification.

The drive's classification shows through a window on the front. Swap the drive and the machine's marking changes with it, so the label lives on the media, not the hardware.

  • Dell RDK chassis, front window marked Unclassified
    Unclassified
  • Dell RDK chassis, front window marked Secret
    Secret
  • Dell RDK chassis, front window marked Top Secret / SCI
    Top Secret / SCI

Classification sleeves per the Dell RDK brochure

Full NVMe speed.
Nothing lost to the tray.

Removing the drive costs nothing in throughput. The kit benchmarks at parity with a directly-attached Dell drive, and roughly five times a SATA III internal drive.

~5×

the speed of a SATA III internal drive

Per Dell's published benchmarks

Directly-attached Dell drive Removable Drive Kit

Sequential read

6925 MB/s
6829 MB/s

Sequential write

5601 MB/s
5658 MB/s

Sequential throughput · Dell's published benchmarks

Close-up of the RDK front lock mechanism with its two keys Two keys Keyed lock
FIG · KEYED LOCK

Security

A lock you can hold.

A keyed lock and two keys, built into the metal tray. Latch it shut, slide the drive out, and lock it in a safe overnight. Front status lights read the drive's state at a glance.

  • Keyed lock
  • Two keys
  • Latching mechanism
  • Front status lights
The removable metal drive tray, slid out to show the M.2 drive bay and pull latch Metal frame M.2 drive bay Pull latch
FIG · REMOVABLE TRAY

Build

One metal tray.

A single-piece metal frame in industrial-strength nylon, machined for the Dell chassis. It carries an M.2 2230 to 2280 drive at full NVMe speed, and slides in and out by hand.

  • Metal frame + slide
  • Industrial nylon
  • Single piece per chassis
  • M.2 2230 to 2280

One kit.
The whole fleet.

One tray design scales across the Dell desktop line, from a single removable drive to eight. Keep scrolling to walk the configurations.

CFG·01

Single front-removable

Dell Pro Slim Max · Pro Slip Plus

  • FaceFront
  • Bays×1
  • M.22230 to 2280

CFG·02

Single rear-removable

All Dell desktop models · adapter for Slim

  • FaceRear
  • Bays×1
  • M.22230 to 2280

CFG·03

Dual rear-removable

Dell T2 tower

  • FaceRear
  • Bays×2
  • M.22230 to 2280

CFG·04

Dual front-removable

Dell T2 · keeps the optical drive

  • FaceFront
  • Bays×2
  • M.22230 to 2280

CFG·05

Quad front-removable

Dell T2 · replaces optical

  • FaceFront
  • Bays×4
  • M.22230 to 2280

CFG·06

8-drive front-removable

Dell T2 · replaces optical

  • FaceFront
  • Bays×8
  • M.22230 to 2280

Enclosures available separately · trays accept 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 M.2 · per the Dell RDK brochure

Data sheet

Performance

Sequential read
6,829 MB/s
Sequential write
5,658 MB/s
Vs. direct-attached
At parity
Vs. SATA III
~5× (per Dell)

Drive support

Interface
NVMe PCIe
M.2 sizes
2230 · 2242 · 2260 · 2280
Enclosure
Available separately
Product
SKU'd Dell product

Security

Lock
Keyed · two keys
Marking
Front classification window
Sleeves
Unclass · Secret · TS/SCI
Status
Front light codes

Build

Frame
Metal frame + slide
Body
Industrial-strength nylon
Construction
Single piece per chassis
Compliance
For National Security Systems

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