HighPoint SSD7000 Series & Dell Alienware Area 51 R3 Tower Compatibility Report
Written by Support Team
Updated at August 4th, 2021
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Hardware:
HighPoint Product:
SSD7000, SSD7500, SSD6200 & SSD6540 Series
Host Platform or External Device:
Alienware (Dell) Area 51 R3 Tower Workstations/Gaming platforms
Compatibility Status:
Compatible (Data RAID)
Description:
Dell’s Alienware Area 51 R3 series of Tower Workstations and gaming platforms are capable of supporting HighPoint SSD7000 series NVMe RAID controllers. These systems are built around AMD chipsets and processors. The older, but still supported base models utilize the x399 chipset, and support PCIe 3.0 devices. Newer platforms utilize AMD Threadripper chipsets (PCIe 4.0) and are capable of supporting SSD7500 series controllers when paired with a PCIe 4.0 capable CPU. The SSD6540 series NVMe RAID enclosures utilize a PCIe Gen3 x16 NVMe HBA for external connectivity, which appear to be compatible with this platform. The motherboard’s BIOS provides UEFI support, but it is not clear if it supports bootable NVMe configurations.
Compatibility Details:
PCIe Host Interface:
Depending on the Generation, Area 51 R3 platforms support either PCIe Gen3 (PCIe 3.0) or PCIe Gen4 (PCIe 4.0) host interfaces. Each system provides 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 electrical) slots.
Chipset & Processor
Pg15
Link: https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/alienware-area51-r3_setup-guide2_en-us.pdf
Boot RAID Support (NVMe arrays used to boot a system):
Not compatible: Alienware Area 51 R platforms utilizes a EUFI BIOS. However, their user guides do not cover UEFI boot capability or option ROM support, as these sytems are generally shipped with a pre-configured, single NVMe boot drive.
Source: https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/alienware-area51-r3_service-manual_en-us.pdf pg168
Data RAID Support (NVMe arrays used for data storage):
There are no apparent restrictions for data-only storage configurations.
Manufacturer Reference Material
Product Website:
User Guide:
Link：https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/alienware-area51-r3_service-manual_en-us.pdf