PowerEdge T20 manual said to use an optical drive (slim) of 9.5 mm, but it is too small

Seemed to be a no-brainer to install an optical drive in my new PowerEdge T20 but, no.

The manual says:

NOTE: Only thin 9.5 mm drive SATA DVD - ROM or DVD +/-RW drive can be installed in your system. External optical drives can be connected through USB ports.

It's wrong of the manual, I think. A high 9.5 mm drive is too small (not big enough).

Or am I missing something completely obvious?

TIA

Bob Crabtree

Hello.

You seem to be correct. All the information that I've looked up indicates that the DVD, SATA Assembly is 12.7 mm and 9.5 mm height not. I'll wear this discrepancy to the attention of a dedicated team for correcting the manuals.

Thank you

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